Share of population with improved sanitation faciltities in Gabon
Gabon: Share of population with improved sanitation faciltities was 57.4 in 2024. β² Rising
Share of population with improved sanitation faciltities in Gabon, 2000β2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of population with improved sanitation faciltities in Gabon is 57.4, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 29.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population with improved sanitation faciltities in Gabon peaked at 57.4 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 26.82, in 2000.
Gabon ranks 183rd of 225 countries on this measure, 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 | 32.14 | 26.82 | 37.7 | 10 |
| 2010s | 45.13 | 39 | 51.42 | 10 |
| 2020s | 55.54 | 52.87 | 57.4 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
- 180 Greenland 62.5 compare
- 181 American Samoa 62.12 compare
- 182 Mauritania 58.68 compare
- 184 Comoros 57.22 compare
- 185 Afghanistan 54.5 compare
- 186 Angola 50.3 compare
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)
- Fertility and wanted fertility 3.59 (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum 179 (2024)
- Fertility vs unmet contraception 3.59 (2024)
- Fertility vs contraception 3.59 (2024)
- Natural population growth 2.14 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population with improved sanitation faciltities in Gabon?
- Share of population with improved sanitation faciltities in Gabon was 57.4 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of population with improved sanitation faciltities recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 57.4 in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of population with improved sanitation faciltities recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.82 in 2000.
- How does Gabon rank for share of population with improved sanitation faciltities?
- Gabon ranks 183rd out of 225 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of population with improved sanitation faciltities rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gabon data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of population with improved sanitation faciltities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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