Share of urban and rural population using safely managed drinking water in Gambia
Gambia: Share of urban and rural population using safely managed drinking water was 68.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of urban and rural population using safely managed drinking water in Gambia, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of urban and rural population using safely managed drinking water in Gambia is 68.4%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 13.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of urban and rural population using safely managed drinking water in Gambia peaked at 68.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 44.8%, in 2000.
That places Gambia 60th out of 105 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Share of urban and rural population using safely managed drinking water in Gambia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 44.8% | — |
| 2001 | 45.8% | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 46.9% | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 48.0% | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 49.1% | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 50.2% | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 51.3% | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 52.4% | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 53.5% | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 54.6% | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 55.7% | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 56.8% | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 57.9% | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 59.0% | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 60.1% | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 61.3% | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 62.4% | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 63.5% | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 64.7% | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 65.8% | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 66.9% | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 68.1% | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 68.2% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 68.3% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 68.4% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 49.6% | 44.8% | 54.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 60.7% | 55.7% | 65.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 68.0% | 66.9% | 68.4% | 5 |
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More environment data for Gambia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.15 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.18 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.366 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.36 °C (2025)
- Plywood and LVL — Import quantity, annual growth rate -60.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Plywood and LVL — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Plywood and LVL — Import quantity, per capita 0.0021 m3 per person (2024)
- Plywood and LVL — Import value, annual growth rate -65.63 % change on previous year (2024)
- Plywood and LVL — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of urban and rural population using safely managed drinking water in Gambia?
- Share of urban and rural population using safely managed drinking water in Gambia was 68.4% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of urban and rural population using safely managed drinking water recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 68.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of urban and rural population using safely managed drinking water recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.8% in 2000.
- How does Gambia rank for share of urban and rural population using safely managed drinking water?
- Gambia ranks 60th out of 105 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of urban and rural population using safely managed drinking water rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gambia data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of urban and rural population using safely managed drinking water. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of people using an improved drinking water source that is located on premises, available when needed and free from fecal and priority chemical contamination.