Sanitation facilities usage in Gambia
Gambia: Sanitation facilities usage was 28.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Sanitation facilities usage in Gambia, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Gambia recorded 28.1% for sanitation facilities usage in 2024.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 14.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in Gambia peaked at 43.2% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 28.0%, in 2022.
Gambia ranks 118th of 150 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Sanitation facilities usage in Gambia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 43.2% | — |
| 2001 | 42.0% | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 40.9% | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 39.7% | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 38.7% | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 38.1% | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 37.5% | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 36.9% | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 36.3% | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 35.7% | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 35.2% | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 34.6% | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 34.0% | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 33.4% | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 32.9% | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 32.3% | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 31.7% | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 31.1% | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 30.5% | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 29.9% | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 29.3% | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 28.6% | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 28.0% | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 28.0% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 28.1% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 38.9% | 35.7% | 43.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.6% | 29.9% | 35.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.4% | 28.0% | 29.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
- 115 Tonga 31.2% compare
- 116 Senegal 30.1% compare
- 117 Tanzania, United Republic of 28.5% compare
- 119 Côte d'Ivoire 27.1% compare
- 120 Thailand 26.7% compare
- 121 Costa Rica 26.3% compare
More population data for Gambia
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate 0.023 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate 1.17 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate 0.023 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate 0.1454 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 4,674 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 2.23 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.5608 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth 0.0% (2100)
- Population density 563.54 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 334,764 people (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sanitation facilities usage in Gambia?
- Sanitation facilities usage in Gambia was 28.1% 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 sanitation facilities usage recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 43.2% in 2000.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.0% in 2022.
- How does Gambia rank for sanitation facilities usage?
- Gambia ranks 118th out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sanitation facilities usage rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Gambia 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 Sanitation facilities usage. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of people using improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households and where excreta are safely disposed in situ or transported and treated off-site.