Rural without improved sanitation in Gabon
Gabon: Rural without improved sanitation was 154,235 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
154,235
Change on year
down 1.0%
World rank
82nd
of 175 countries
All-time high
216,225
in 2000
All-time low
154,235
in 2024
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Rural without improved sanitation in Gabon, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Gabon recorded 154,235 for rural without improved sanitation in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 14.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural without improved sanitation in Gabon peaked at 216,225 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 154,235, in 2024.
That places Gabon 82nd out of 175 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Rural without improved sanitation in Gabon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 216,225 | — |
| 2001 | 212,863 | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 209,559 | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 206,334 | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 203,229 | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 200,320 | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 197,602 | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 195,072 | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 192,677 | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 190,479 | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 188,468 | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 186,610 | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 184,756 | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 182,793 | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 180,648 | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 178,222 | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 175,510 | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 172,597 | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 169,644 | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 166,772 | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 163,923 | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 161,116 | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 158,394 | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 155,772 | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 154,235 | -1.0% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's 154,235 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 36,902, 4.2× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Gabon's 154,235 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 5.04 million, 3% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 202,436 | 190,479 | 216,225 | 10 |
| 2010s | 178,602 | 166,772 | 188,468 | 10 |
| 2020s | 158,688 | 154,235 | 163,923 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
- 79 East Timor 169,853 compare
- 80 Equatorial Guinea 161,933 compare
- 81 Armenia 154,504 compare
- 83 Rwanda 146,381 compare
- 84 Uzbekistan 136,792 compare
- 85 Dominican Republic 132,877 compare
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 rural without improved sanitation in Gabon?
- Rural without improved sanitation in Gabon was 154,235 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest rural without improved sanitation recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 216,225 in 2000.
- What is the lowest rural without improved sanitation recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 154,235 in 2024.
- How does Gabon rank for rural without improved sanitation?
- Gabon ranks 82nd out of 175 countries with data for 2024.
- Is rural without improved sanitation rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Gabon data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Rural without improved sanitation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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