Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in Gabon
Gabon: Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre was 0.1068 people per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in Gabon, 2000–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per square kilometre.
Analysis
Gabon recorded 0.1068 people per square kilometre for sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in Gabon peaked at 0.1068 people per square kilometre in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0756 people per square kilometre, in 2000.
Gabon ranks 72nd of 182 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in Gabon, year by year
| Year | people per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0756 people per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 0.0771 people per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0786 people per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0802 people per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0817 people per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0834 people per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0851 people per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0869 people per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0887 people per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0907 people per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0927 people per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0948 people per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0969 people per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 0.099 people per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 0.1008 people per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 0.1024 people per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 0.1036 people per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 0.1046 people per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.1054 people per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.106 people per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.1064 people per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.1067 people per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.1068 people per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.1068 people per square kilometre | -0.0% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's 0.1068 people per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0047 people per square kilometre, 22.7× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Gabon's 0.1068 people per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5739 people per square kilometre, 19% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0828 people per square kilometre | 0.0756 people per square kilometre | 0.0907 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1006 people per square kilometre | 0.0927 people per square kilometre | 0.106 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1067 people per square kilometre | 0.1064 people per square kilometre | 0.1068 people per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
- 69 Mali 0.127 people per square kilometre compare
- 70 Vanuatu 0.1198 people per square kilometre compare
- 71 Panama 0.1101 people per square kilometre compare
- 73 Zambia 0.1025 people per square kilometre compare
- 74 Morocco 0.0799 people per square kilometre compare
- 75 Mauritania 0.0748 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 urban areas, per square kilometre in Gabon?
- Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in Gabon was 0.1068 people per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1068 people per square kilometre in 2022.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0756 people per square kilometre in 2000.
- How does Gabon rank for sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre?
- Gabon ranks 72nd out of 182 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gabon data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sanitation facilities usage in urban 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 urban 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 urban areas ÷ Land area (sq. km)
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
- 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.
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Sanitation facilities usage in urban 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.