People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Gabon
Gabon: People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita was 0.2396 people per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Gabon, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Gabon is 0.2396 people per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and down 23.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Gabon peaked at 0.442 people per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.2396 people per person, in 2024.
That places Gabon 48th out of 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Gabon, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.442 people per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.4325 people per person | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 0.423 people per person | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 0.4136 people per person | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 0.4042 people per person | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 0.3949 people per person | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 0.3857 people per person | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 0.3765 people per person | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 0.3674 people per person | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 0.3584 people per person | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 0.3495 people per person | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 0.3406 people per person | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 0.3317 people per person | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 0.323 people per person | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 0.3143 people per person | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 0.3058 people per person | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 0.2974 people per person | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 0.2891 people per person | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 0.2808 people per person | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 0.2727 people per person | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 0.2647 people per person | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 0.2567 people per person | -3.0% |
| 2022 | 0.2488 people per person | -3.1% |
| 2023 | 0.241 people per person | -3.1% |
| 2024 | 0.2396 people per person | -0.6% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's 0.2396 people per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0261 people per person, 9.2× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Gabon's 0.2396 people per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3662 people per person, 65% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3998 people per person | 0.3584 people per person | 0.442 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3105 people per person | 0.2727 people per person | 0.3495 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2502 people per person | 0.2396 people per person | 0.2647 people per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
More reference data data for Gabon
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0319 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0505 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0931 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0031 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0931 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.107 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1347 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2352 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.5278 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0167 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Gabon?
- People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Gabon was 0.2396 people per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.442 people per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2396 people per person in 2024.
- How does Gabon rank for people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita?
- Gabon ranks 48th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Gabon data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
People not using improved sanitation facilities divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
People not using improved sanitation facilities ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- People not using improved sanitation facilities WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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People not using improved sanitation facilities divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.