Share of population not using improved sanitation facilities in Gabon
Gabon: Share of population not using improved sanitation facilities was 24.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of population not using improved sanitation facilities in Gabon, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of population not using improved sanitation facilities in Gabon stood at 24.0%. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 23.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population not using improved sanitation facilities in Gabon peaked at 44.2% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 24.0%, in 2024.
That places Gabon 48th out of 232 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Share of population not using improved sanitation facilities in Gabon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 44.2% | — |
| 2001 | 43.2% | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 42.3% | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 41.4% | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 40.4% | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 39.5% | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 38.6% | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 37.7% | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 36.7% | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 35.8% | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 34.9% | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 34.1% | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 33.2% | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 32.3% | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 31.4% | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 30.6% | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 29.7% | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 28.9% | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 28.1% | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 27.3% | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 26.5% | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 25.7% | -3.0% |
| 2022 | 24.9% | -3.1% |
| 2023 | 24.1% | -3.1% |
| 2024 | 24.0% | -0.6% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's 24.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.6%, 9.2× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Gabon's 24.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 36.6%, 65% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 40.0% | 35.8% | 44.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.0% | 27.3% | 34.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.0% | 24.0% | 26.5% | 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 population not using improved sanitation facilities in Gabon?
- Share of population not using improved sanitation facilities in Gabon was 24.0% 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 population not using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 44.2% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of population not using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.0% in 2024.
- How does Gabon rank for share of population not using improved sanitation facilities?
- Gabon ranks 48th out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of population not using improved sanitation facilities rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 population not using improved sanitation facilities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
If no improved sanitation facility is available, people might practice open defecation or use unimproved sanitation facilities.