Share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities in Gabon
Gabon: Share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities was 31.6% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities in Gabon, 2017–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Gabon recorded 31.6% for share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities in 2024. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
That places Gabon 72nd out of 113 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities in Gabon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 31.6% | — |
| 2018 | 31.6% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 31.6% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 31.6% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 31.6% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 31.6% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 31.6% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 31.6% | +0.0% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's 31.6% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 86.3%, 37% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Gabon's 31.6% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 17.7%, 1.8× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 31.6% | 31.6% | 31.6% | 3 |
| 2020s | 31.6% | 31.6% | 31.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
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 share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities in Gabon?
- Share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities in Gabon was 31.6% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 31.6% in 2017.
- What is the lowest share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.6% in 2017.
- How does Gabon rank for share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities?
- Gabon ranks 72nd out of 113 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Gabon data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of people with access to a handwashing facility with soap and water available at home.