Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per square kilometre in Gabon
Gabon: Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per square kilometre was 0.0227 people per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per square kilometre in Gabon, 2000–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per square kilometre in Gabon stood at 0.0227 people per square kilometre. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.0% on the previous year and down 30.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per square kilometre in Gabon peaked at 0.0468 people per square kilometre in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0227 people per square kilometre, in 2023.
Gabon ranks 97th of 171 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, per square kilometre in Gabon, year by year
| Year | people per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0468 people per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 0.0455 people per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0442 people per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0429 people per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0417 people per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0406 people per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0395 people per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0384 people per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0374 people per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0364 people per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0354 people per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0345 people per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0336 people per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0327 people per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0317 people per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0307 people per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0297 people per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0287 people per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0276 people per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0266 people per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0256 people per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0246 people per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0236 people per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0227 people per square kilometre | -4.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0413 people per square kilometre | 0.0364 people per square kilometre | 0.0468 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0311 people per square kilometre | 0.0266 people per square kilometre | 0.0354 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0241 people per square kilometre | 0.0227 people per square kilometre | 0.0256 people per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
- 94 Azerbaijan 0.0381 people per square kilometre compare
- 95 Costa Rica 0.0271 people per square kilometre compare
- 96 Serbia 0.0248 people per square kilometre compare
- 98 Montenegro 0.0191 people per square kilometre compare
- 99 Jordan 0.016 people per square kilometre compare
- 100 Saudi Arabia 0.0137 people per square kilometre 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, per square kilometre in Gabon?
- Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per square kilometre in Gabon was 0.0227 people per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per square kilometre recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0468 people per square kilometre in 2000.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per square kilometre recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0227 people per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Gabon rank for sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per square kilometre?
- Gabon ranks 97th out of 171 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per square kilometre rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.6%. 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, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas ÷ Land area (sq. km)
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
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.