Safe sanitation without in Gambia

Gambia: Safe sanitation without was 1.98 million in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
1.98 million
Change on year
up 2.2%
World rank
74th
of 150 countries
All-time high
1.98 million
in 2024
All-time low
825,868
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Safe sanitation without in Gambia, 2000–2024

0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M2000201220242000: 825.9k2001: 866.6k2002: 908.3k2003: 950.7k2004: 994.3k2005: 1.0M2006: 1.1M2007: 1.1M2008: 1.2M2009: 1.2M2010: 1.2M2011: 1.3M2012: 1.3M2013: 1.4M2014: 1.5M2015: 1.5M2016: 1.6M2017: 1.6M2018: 1.7M2019: 1.7M2020: 1.8M2021: 1.8M2022: 1.9M2023: 1.9M2024: 2.0M

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2024, safe sanitation without in Gambia stood at 1.98 million. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.2% on the previous year and up 36.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, safe sanitation without in Gambia peaked at 1.98 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 825,868, in 2000.

Gambia ranks 74th of 150 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.

Safe sanitation without in Gambia, year by year

Annual values for Safe sanitation without in Gambia, 2000 to 2024.
Year Value Change
2000 825,868 —
2001 866,563 +4.9%
2002 908,312 +4.8%
2003 950,734 +4.7%
2004 994,347 +4.6%
2005 1.03 million +3.8%
2006 1.07 million +3.9%
2007 1.11 million +3.9%
2008 1.16 million +3.9%
2009 1.20 million +3.9%
2010 1.25 million +3.9%
2011 1.30 million +3.9%
2012 1.35 million +3.9%
2013 1.40 million +3.9%
2014 1.45 million +3.8%
2015 1.51 million +3.7%
2016 1.56 million +3.6%
2017 1.61 million +3.5%
2018 1.67 million +3.3%
2019 1.72 million +3.3%
2020 1.78 million +3.3%
2021 1.84 million +3.3%
2022 1.90 million +3.3%
2023 1.94 million +2.3%
2024 1.98 million +2.2%

Gambia compared with similar countries

  • Gambia's 1.98 million is below the median for low income countries, which is 19.58 million, 10% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
  • Gambia's 1.98 million is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 16.78 million, 12% of the median. (29 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1.01 million 825,868 1.20 million 10
2010s 1.48 million 1.25 million 1.72 million 10
2020s 1.89 million 1.78 million 1.98 million 5

Countries ranked near Gambia

  1. 71 Jordan 2.30 million compare
  2. 72 Laos 2.22 million compare
  3. 73 Puerto Rico 2.19 million compare
  4. 75 Romania 1.94 million compare
  5. 76 Guinea-Bissau 1.70 million compare
  6. 77 Bulgaria 1.64 million compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is safe sanitation without in Gambia?
Safe sanitation without in Gambia was 1.98 million in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest safe sanitation without recorded in Gambia?
The highest recorded value was 1.98 million in 2024.
What is the lowest safe sanitation without recorded in Gambia?
The lowest recorded value was 825,868 in 2000.
How does Gambia rank for safe sanitation without?
Gambia ranks 74th out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
Is safe sanitation without rising or falling in Gambia?
Over the last ten years it is up 36.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Gambia data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Safe sanitation without. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Safe sanitation without
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
150 places, 3,667 data points, 2000–2024
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