Sanitation facilities usage in Gambia
Gambia: Sanitation facilities usage was 1,335 people in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Sanitation facilities usage in Gambia, 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
Gambia recorded 1,335 people for sanitation facilities usage in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 29.9% on the previous year and down 96.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in Gambia peaked at 78,178 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1,335 people, in 2024.
Gambia ranks 109th of 232 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 65,850 people | 52,874 people | 78,178 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 33,010 people | 14,778 people | 49,641 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,354 people | 1,335 people | 10,320 people | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sanitation facilities usage in Gambia?
- Sanitation facilities usage in Gambia was 1,335 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 Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 78,178 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,335 people in 2024.
- How does Gambia rank for sanitation facilities usage?
- Gambia ranks 109th out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sanitation facilities usage rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 96.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Gambia 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.
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About this data
Open defecation includes defecating in fields, forests, bushes, bodies of water or other open spaces, not using any sanitation facilities.