Percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services in Gabon
Gabon: Percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services was 57 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services in Gabon, 2000–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Gabon recorded 57 % for percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 29.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services in Gabon peaked at 57 % in 2023 and was at its lowest, 27 %, in 2000.
Gabon ranks 147th of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services in Gabon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 27 % | — |
| 2001 | 28 % | +3.7% |
| 2002 | 29 % | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 30 % | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 32 % | +6.7% |
| 2005 | 33 % | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 34 % | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 35 % | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 36 % | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 38 % | +5.6% |
| 2010 | 39 % | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 40 % | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 42 % | +5.0% |
| 2013 | 43 % | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 44 % | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 46 % | +4.5% |
| 2016 | 47 % | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 49 % | +4.3% |
| 2018 | 50 % | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 51 % | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 53 % | +3.9% |
| 2021 | 54 % | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 56 % | +3.7% |
| 2023 | 57 % | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 57 % | +0.0% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's 57 % is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 93 %, 61% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Gabon's 57 % is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 42.5 %, 1.3× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32.2 % | 27 % | 38 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 45.1 % | 39 % | 51 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 55.4 % | 53 % | 57 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
- 146 Mauritania 59 % compare
- 147 Comoros 57 % compare
- 149 Afghanistan 54 % compare
- 150 Angola 50 % compare
More agriculture & rural data for Gabon
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 5.56 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0675 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 557.95 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.6835 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.0791 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 6.8% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 6.8% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 3.9% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.3% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services in Gabon?
- Percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services in Gabon was 57 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 57 % in 2023.
- What is the lowest percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 27 % in 2000.
- How does Gabon rank for percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services?
- Gabon ranks 147th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gabon data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services (percent) — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Suite of Food Security Indicators presents the core set of food security indicators. Following the recommendation of experts gathered in the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) Round Table on hunger measurement, hosted at FAO headquarters in September 2011, an initial set of indicators aiming to capture various aspects of food insecurity is presented here. The choice of the indicators has been informed by expert judgement and the availability of data with sufficient coverage to enable comparisons across regions and over time. Many of these indicators are produced and published elsewhere by FAO and other international organizations. They are reported here in a single database with the aim of building a wide food security information system. More indicators will be added to this set as more data will become available. Indicators are classified along the four dimensions of food security -- availability, access, utilization and stability.