Share of the population using improved sanitation facilities in Gabon
Gabon: Share of the population using improved sanitation facilities was 76.04 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of the population using improved sanitation facilities in Gabon, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of the population using improved sanitation facilities in Gabon is 76.04, 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 10.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population using improved sanitation facilities in Gabon peaked at 76.04 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 55.8, in 2000.
Gabon ranks 185th of 232 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 | 60.02 | 55.8 | 64.16 | 10 |
| 2010s | 68.95 | 65.05 | 72.73 | 10 |
| 2020s | 74.98 | 73.53 | 76.04 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
More population data for Gabon
- Population growth rate 0.628 (2100)
- Population density 26.79 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 467,914 (2100)
- Population growth rate by level of development 0.628 (2100)
- Fertility vs contraception 3.59 (2024)
- Fertility vs unmet contraception 3.59 (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum 179 (2024)
- Fertility and wanted fertility 3.59 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs share that are religious 3.65 (2023)
- Effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to surviv 3.45 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population using improved sanitation facilities in Gabon?
- Share of the population using improved sanitation facilities in Gabon was 76.04 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 76.04 in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of the population using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.8 in 2000.
- How does Gabon rank for share of the population using improved sanitation facilities?
- Gabon ranks 185th out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population using improved sanitation facilities rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.9%. 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 the population using improved sanitation facilities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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