Proportion of population using improved drinking water sources in Gabon
Gabon: Proportion of population using improved drinking water sources was 94.38 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of population using improved drinking water sources in Gabon, 2000–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Gabon recorded 94.38 for proportion of population using improved drinking water sources in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population using improved drinking water sources in Gabon peaked at 94.38 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 84.81, in 2000.
That places Gabon 174th out of 231 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 87.17 | 84.81 | 89.36 | 10 |
| 2010s | 91.54 | 89.8 | 93.12 | 10 |
| 2020s | 93.96 | 93.42 | 94.38 | 5 |
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More population data for Gabon
- Population growth rate by level of development 0.628 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 467,914 (2100)
- Population density 26.79 (2100)
- Population growth rate 0.628 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate 0.0336 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 1.78 Percent per annum (2030)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 3,757 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 1.78 % change on previous year (2030)
- Fertility and wanted fertility 3.59 (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum 179 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population using improved drinking water sources in Gabon?
- Proportion of population using improved drinking water sources in Gabon was 94.38 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest proportion of population using improved drinking water sources recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 94.38 in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of population using improved drinking water sources recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 84.81 in 2000.
- How does Gabon rank for proportion of population using improved drinking water sources?
- Gabon ranks 174th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population using improved drinking water sources rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. 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 Proportion of population using improved drinking water sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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