Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in Gambia
Gambia: Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre was 0.1882 people per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in Gambia, 2000–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in Gambia is 0.1882 people per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is down 21.8% on the previous year and down 66.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in Gambia peaked at 0.6407 people per square kilometre in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.1882 people per square kilometre, in 2023.
Gambia ranks 61st of 182 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 urban areas, per square kilometre in Gambia, year by year
| Year | people per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.6321 people per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 0.6364 people per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.6394 people per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.6407 people per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.6391 people per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.6363 people per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.6325 people per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.6273 people per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.6204 people per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 0.6115 people per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 0.6006 people per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 0.5875 people per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 0.5723 people per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 0.5544 people per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 0.5333 people per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 2015 | 0.5089 people per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 2016 | 0.481 people per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 2017 | 0.4496 people per square kilometre | -6.5% |
| 2018 | 0.4146 people per square kilometre | -7.8% |
| 2019 | 0.3762 people per square kilometre | -9.3% |
| 2020 | 0.3345 people per square kilometre | -11.1% |
| 2021 | 0.2894 people per square kilometre | -13.5% |
| 2022 | 0.2407 people per square kilometre | -16.8% |
| 2023 | 0.1882 people per square kilometre | -21.8% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 0.1882 people per square kilometre is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.3756 people per square kilometre, 50% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 0.1882 people per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5739 people per square kilometre, 33% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6316 people per square kilometre | 0.6115 people per square kilometre | 0.6407 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5078 people per square kilometre | 0.3762 people per square kilometre | 0.6006 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2632 people per square kilometre | 0.1882 people per square kilometre | 0.3345 people per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
- 58 Myanmar 0.2166 people per square kilometre compare
- 59 Colombia 0.1989 people per square kilometre compare
- 60 Tunisia 0.1959 people per square kilometre compare
- 62 Congo 0.182 people per square kilometre compare
- 63 South Africa 0.1758 people per square kilometre compare
- 64 Tanzania 0.1725 people per square kilometre compare
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 square kilometre in Gambia?
- Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in Gambia was 0.1882 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 Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6407 people per square kilometre in 2003.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1882 people per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Gambia rank for sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre?
- Gambia ranks 61st out of 182 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 66.0%. 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 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.