Sanitation facilities coverage in Gabon

Gabon: Sanitation facilities coverage was 33,996 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
33,996
Change on year
up 1.9%
World rank
77th
of 232 countries
All-time high
34,364
in 2016
All-time low
31,538
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Sanitation facilities coverage in Gabon, 2000–2024

010.0k20.0k30.0k2000201220242000: 31.5k2001: 31.6k2002: 31.6k2003: 31.7k2004: 31.8k2005: 31.9k2006: 32.1k2007: 32.3k2008: 32.5k2009: 32.7k2010: 33.0k2011: 33.3k2012: 33.6k2013: 33.9k2014: 34.2k2015: 34.3k2016: 34.4k2017: 34.3k2018: 34.3k2019: 34.2k2020: 34.0k2021: 33.8k2022: 33.6k2023: 33.4k2024: 34.0k

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2024, sanitation facilities coverage in Gabon stood at 33,996.

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 coverage in Gabon peaked at 34,364 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 31,538, 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 coverage in Gabon, year by year

Annual values for Sanitation facilities coverage in Gabon, 2000 to 2024.
Year Value Change
2000 31,538 —
2001 31,587 +0.2%
2002 31,648 +0.2%
2003 31,721 +0.2%
2004 31,814 +0.3%
2005 31,936 +0.4%
2006 32,091 +0.5%
2007 32,277 +0.6%
2008 32,490 +0.7%
2009 32,734 +0.8%
2010 33,014 +0.9%
2011 33,323 +0.9%
2012 33,637 +0.9%
2013 33,928 +0.9%
2014 34,162 +0.7%
2015 34,309 +0.4%
2016 34,364 +0.2%
2017 34,340 -0.1%
2018 34,266 -0.2%
2019 34,161 -0.3%
2020 34,016 -0.4%
2021 33,831 -0.5%
2022 33,614 -0.6%
2023 33,368 -0.7%
2024 33,996 +1.9%

Gabon compared with similar countries

  • Gabon's 33,996 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3,951, 8.6× the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • Gabon's 33,996 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.31 million, 3% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 31,984 31,538 32,734 10
2010s 33,950 33,014 34,364 10
2020s 33,765 33,368 34,016 5

Countries ranked near Gabon

  1. 74 Kiribati 43,532 compare
  2. 75 Saudi Arabia 42,627 compare
  3. 76 Libya 41,969 compare
  4. 78 Tunisia 30,561 compare
  5. 79 Paraguay 23,685 compare
  6. 80 Morocco 20,780 compare

See the full ranking of 232 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is sanitation facilities coverage in Gabon?
Sanitation facilities coverage in Gabon was 33,996 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest sanitation facilities coverage recorded in Gabon?
The highest recorded value was 34,364 in 2016.
What is the lowest sanitation facilities coverage recorded in Gabon?
The lowest recorded value was 31,538 in 2000.
How does Gabon rank for sanitation facilities coverage?
Gabon ranks 77th out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
Is sanitation facilities coverage 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Sanitation facilities coverage. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Sanitation facilities coverage
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
232 places, 5,488 data points, 2000–2024
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