Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita in Gambia
Gambia: Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita was 0.0005 people per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita in Gambia, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita in Gambia is 0.0005 people per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 31.5% on the previous year and down 80.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita in Gambia peaked at 0.0044 people per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0005 people per person, in 2024.
That places Gambia 82nd out of 182 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita in Gambia, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0044 people per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.0043 people per person | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0042 people per person | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0041 people per person | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 0.004 people per person | -2.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0039 people per person | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0037 people per person | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0036 people per person | -3.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0035 people per person | -3.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0033 people per person | -4.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0032 people per person | -4.6% |
| 2011 | 0.003 people per person | -5.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0028 people per person | -5.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0027 people per person | -5.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0025 people per person | -6.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0023 people per person | -7.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0021 people per person | -7.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0019 people per person | -8.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0017 people per person | -10.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0015 people per person | -11.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0013 people per person | -13.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0011 people per person | -15.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0009 people per person | -18.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0007 people per person | -23.6% |
| 2024 | 0.0005 people per person | -31.5% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 0.0005 people per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.0085 people per person, 6% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 0.0005 people per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0109 people per person, 4% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita in Gambia 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 | -31.5% | 0.0007 people per person | 0.0005 people per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0039 people per person | 0.0033 people per person | 0.0044 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0024 people per person | 0.0015 people per person | 0.0032 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0009 people per person | 0.0005 people per person | 0.0013 people per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
More reference data data for Gambia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0121 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2798 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.3524 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0232 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.3524 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0407 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0331 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.72 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1264 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita in Gambia?
- Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita in Gambia was 0.0005 people per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0044 people per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0005 people per person in 2024.
- How does Gambia rank for sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita?
- Gambia ranks 82nd out of 182 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 80.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Gambia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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 urban areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.