Percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services in Gambia
Gambia: Percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services was 48 % in 2024. ▬ Flat
Percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services in Gambia, 2000–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Gambia recorded 48 % for percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services in Gambia peaked at 51 % in 2000 and was at its lowest, 46 %, in 2006.
That places Gambia 153rd out of 186 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services in Gambia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 51 % | — |
| 2001 | 50 % | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 49 % | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 48 % | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 47 % | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 47 % | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 46 % | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 46 % | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 46 % | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 46 % | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 46 % | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 46 % | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 46 % | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 46 % | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 47 % | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 47 % | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 47 % | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 47 % | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 47 % | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 47 % | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 47 % | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 48 % | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 48 % | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 48 % | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 48 % | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 47.6 % | 46 % | 51 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 46.6 % | 46 % | 47 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 47.8 % | 47 % | 48 % | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Gambia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 25.87 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2385 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 219.17 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.2766 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3501 units per person (2025)
- Agriculture share gdp 23.85 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 23.85 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.1% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services in Gambia?
- Percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services in Gambia was 48 % 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 Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 51 % in 2000.
- What is the lowest percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 46 % in 2006.
- How does Gambia rank for percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services?
- Gambia ranks 153rd out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Gambia 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.