Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, annual growth rate in Gabon
Gabon: Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, annual growth rate was -0.9867 % change on previous year in 2024. ▼ Falling
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, annual growth rate in Gabon, 2001–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, annual growth rate in Gabon is -0.9867 % change on previous year, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 75.1% on the previous year and up 66.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, annual growth rate in Gabon peaked at -0.9867 % change on previous year in 2024 and was at its lowest, -3.96 % change on previous year, in 2023.
Gabon ranks 47th of 136 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, annual growth rate in Gabon, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | -2.78 % change on previous year | — |
| 2002 | -2.8 % change on previous year | +1.0% |
| 2003 | -2.82 % change on previous year | +0.7% |
| 2004 | -2.82 % change on previous year | -0.1% |
| 2005 | -2.78 % change on previous year | -1.4% |
| 2006 | -2.74 % change on previous year | -1.4% |
| 2007 | -2.7 % change on previous year | -1.4% |
| 2008 | -2.69 % change on previous year | -0.5% |
| 2009 | -2.64 % change on previous year | -1.7% |
| 2010 | -2.6 % change on previous year | -1.6% |
| 2011 | -2.58 % change on previous year | -1.0% |
| 2012 | -2.63 % change on previous year | +2.1% |
| 2013 | -2.74 % change on previous year | +4.4% |
| 2014 | -2.9 % change on previous year | +5.8% |
| 2015 | -3.12 % change on previous year | +7.6% |
| 2016 | -3.35 % change on previous year | +7.4% |
| 2017 | -3.55 % change on previous year | +5.8% |
| 2018 | -3.66 % change on previous year | +3.1% |
| 2019 | -3.7 % change on previous year | +1.3% |
| 2020 | -3.79 % change on previous year | +2.3% |
| 2021 | -3.86 % change on previous year | +2.0% |
| 2022 | -3.92 % change on previous year | +1.4% |
| 2023 | -3.96 % change on previous year | +1.2% |
| 2024 | -0.9867 % change on previous year | -75.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, annual growth rate in Gabon changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | +75.1% | -3.96 % change on previous year | -0.9867 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -2.75 % change on previous year | -2.82 % change on previous year | -2.64 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2010s | -3.08 % change on previous year | -3.7 % change on previous year | -2.58 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -3.3 % change on previous year | -3.96 % change on previous year | -0.9867 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
- 44 Haiti -0.8912 % change on previous year compare
- 45 Samoa -0.9374 % change on previous year compare
- 46 Cuba -0.9589 % change on previous year compare
- 48 Serbia -1.14 % change on previous year compare
- 49 Paraguay -1.32 % change on previous year compare
- 50 Afghanistan -1.43 % change on previous year 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 sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, annual growth rate in Gabon?
- Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, annual growth rate in Gabon was -0.9867 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, annual growth rate recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was -0.9867 % change on previous year in 2024.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, annual growth rate recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was -3.96 % change on previous year in 2023.
- How does Gabon rank for sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, annual growth rate?
- Gabon ranks 47th out of 136 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, annual growth rate rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 66.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Gabon data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.