Sanitation facilities usage in Gabon
Gabon: Sanitation facilities usage was 33,996 people in 2024. ▲ Rising
Sanitation facilities usage in Gabon, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
In 2024, sanitation facilities usage in Gabon stood at 33,996 people.
That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in Gabon peaked at 34,364 people in 2016 and was at its lowest, 31,538 people, in 2000.
That places Gabon 77th out of 232 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Sanitation facilities usage in Gabon, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 31,538 people | — |
| 2001 | 31,587 people | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 31,648 people | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 31,721 people | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 31,814 people | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 31,936 people | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 32,091 people | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 32,277 people | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 32,490 people | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 32,734 people | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 33,014 people | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 33,323 people | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 33,637 people | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 33,928 people | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 34,162 people | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 34,309 people | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 34,364 people | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 34,340 people | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 34,266 people | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 34,161 people | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 34,016 people | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 33,831 people | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 33,614 people | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 33,368 people | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 33,996 people | +1.9% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's 33,996 people is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3,951 people, 8.6× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Gabon's 33,996 people is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.31 million people, 3% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31,984 people | 31,538 people | 32,734 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 33,950 people | 33,014 people | 34,364 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 33,765 people | 33,368 people | 34,016 people | 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 sanitation facilities usage in Gabon?
- Sanitation facilities usage in Gabon was 33,996 people in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest sanitation facilities usage recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 34,364 people in 2016.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 31,538 people in 2000.
- How does Gabon rank for sanitation facilities usage?
- Gabon ranks 77th out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sanitation facilities usage rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gabon data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Sanitation facilities usage. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 25 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Open defecation includes defecating in fields, forests, bushes, bodies of water or other open spaces, not using any sanitation facilities.