1.4.1.b Proportion of the population using basic sanitation services in Gabon
Gabon: 1.4.1.b Proportion of the population using basic sanitation services was 49.9 in 2022. ▲ Rising
1.4.1.b Proportion of the population using basic sanitation services in Gabon, 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Gabon recorded 49.9 for 1.4.1.b proportion of the population using basic sanitation services in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, 1.4.1.b proportion of the population using basic sanitation services in Gabon peaked at 49.9 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 33.98, in 2000.
Gabon ranks 161st of 200 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
1.4.1.b Proportion of the population using basic sanitation services in Gabon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 33.98 | — |
| 2001 | 34.94 | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 35.9 | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 36.88 | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 37.87 | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 38.87 | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 39.88 | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 40.9 | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 41.93 | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 42.97 | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 44.02 | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 45.08 | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 46.15 | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 47.23 | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 48.33 | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 48.62 | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 48.91 | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 49.2 | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 49.49 | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 49.78 | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 49.82 | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 49.86 | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 49.9 | +0.1% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's 49.9 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 92.16, 54% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Gabon's 49.9 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 36.71, 1.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 38.41 | 33.98 | 42.97 | 10 |
| 2010s | 47.68 | 44.02 | 49.78 | 10 |
| 2020s | 49.86 | 49.82 | 49.9 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
More population data for Gabon
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate 0.6319 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate 1.35 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate 0.6319 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate 0.2453 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 3,757 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 1.78 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate 0.0336 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth 0.6% (2100)
- Population density 26.79 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 467,914 people (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is 1.4.1.b proportion of the population using basic sanitation services in Gabon?
- 1.4.1.b proportion of the population using basic sanitation services in Gabon was 49.9 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest 1.4.1.b proportion of the population using basic sanitation services recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 49.9 in 2022.
- What is the lowest 1.4.1.b proportion of the population using basic sanitation services recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.98 in 2000.
- How does Gabon rank for 1.4.1.b proportion of the population using basic sanitation services?
- Gabon ranks 161st out of 200 countries with data for 2022.
- Is 1.4.1.b proportion of the population using basic sanitation services rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gabon data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of 1.4.1.b Proportion of the population using basic sanitation services (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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