Share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Gabon
Gabon: Share of population not using improved drinking water sources was 5.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Gabon, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Gabon stood at 5.6%. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 34.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Gabon peaked at 15.2% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 5.6%, in 2024.
That places Gabon 58th out of 231 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.8% | 10.6% | 15.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.5% | 6.9% | 10.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.0% | 5.6% | 6.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
More environment data for Gabon
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 21.78 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 8.58 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 0.1132 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.4374 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 13.97 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.1004 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 14.9 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0016 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0017 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.275 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Gabon?
- Share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Gabon was 5.6% 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 population not using improved drinking water sources recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 15.2% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of population not using improved drinking water sources recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.6% in 2024.
- How does Gabon rank for share of population not using improved drinking water sources?
- Gabon ranks 58th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of population not using improved drinking water sources rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Gabon 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 population not using improved drinking water sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Proportion of people not using improved drinking water sources. These people might use surface water sources or unprotected springs or wells, as no safe and reliable improved drinking water source is available to them.