Sanitation facilities usage, per square kilometre in Gabon
Gabon: Sanitation facilities usage, per square kilometre was 0.1295 people per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sanitation facilities usage, per square kilometre in Gabon, 2000–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per square kilometre.
Analysis
Gabon recorded 0.1295 people per square kilometre for sanitation facilities usage, per square kilometre in 2023.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage, per square kilometre in Gabon peaked at 0.1334 people per square kilometre in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.1224 people per square kilometre, in 2000.
Gabon ranks 103rd of 214 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, per square kilometre in Gabon, year by year
| Year | people per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.1224 people per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 0.1226 people per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.1228 people per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.1231 people per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.1235 people per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.1239 people per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.1245 people per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.1253 people per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.1261 people per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 0.127 people per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.1281 people per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 0.1293 people per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.1305 people per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.1317 people per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.1326 people per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.1331 people per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.1334 people per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.1333 people per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.133 people per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.1326 people per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.132 people per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.1313 people per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.1305 people per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 0.1295 people per square kilometre | -0.7% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's 0.1295 people per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1206 people per square kilometre, 1.1× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Gabon's 0.1295 people per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 6.23 people per square kilometre, 2% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1241 people per square kilometre | 0.1224 people per square kilometre | 0.127 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1318 people per square kilometre | 0.1281 people per square kilometre | 0.1334 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1308 people per square kilometre | 0.1295 people per square kilometre | 0.132 people per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
- 100 Turkey 0.1622 people per square kilometre compare
- 101 Croatia 0.1613 people per square kilometre compare
- 102 Northern Mariana Islands 0.1567 people per square kilometre compare
- 104 Tonga 0.1234 people per square kilometre compare
- 105 Moldova 0.1231 people per square kilometre compare
- 106 Samoa 0.1181 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, per square kilometre in Gabon?
- Sanitation facilities usage, per square kilometre in Gabon was 0.1295 people per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sanitation facilities usage, per square kilometre recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1334 people per square kilometre in 2016.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage, per square kilometre recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1224 people per square kilometre in 2000.
- How does Gabon rank for sanitation facilities usage, per square kilometre?
- Gabon ranks 103rd out of 214 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sanitation facilities usage, per square kilometre rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.7%. 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, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sanitation facilities usage 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 ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Sanitation facilities usage 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 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.