Gabon - Access to basic drinking water services

People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of rural population)

People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of rural population) in Gabon was 44.75 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 44.75 in 2020, while its lowest value was 42.87 in 2000.

Definition: The percentage of people using at least basic water services. This indicator encompasses both people using basic water services as well as those using safely managed water services. Basic drinking water services is defined as drinking water from an improved source, provided collection time is not more than 30 minutes for a round trip. Improved water sources include piped water, boreholes or tubewells, protected dug wells, protected springs, and packaged or delivered water.

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).

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Year Value
2000 42.87
2001 42.92
2002 42.96
2003 43.00
2004 43.03
2005 43.06
2006 43.08
2007 43.10
2008 43.11
2009 43.11
2010 43.11
2011 43.11
2012 43.09
2013 43.08
2014 43.05
2015 43.39
2016 43.73
2017 44.07
2018 44.41
2019 44.75
2020 44.75

People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of urban population)

People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of urban population) in Gabon was 89.81 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 91.04 in 2000, while its lowest value was 89.19 in 2014.

Definition: The percentage of people using at least basic water services. This indicator encompasses both people using basic water services as well as those using safely managed water services. Basic drinking water services is defined as drinking water from an improved source, provided collection time is not more than 30 minutes for a round trip. Improved water sources include piped water, boreholes or tubewells, protected dug wells, protected springs, and packaged or delivered water.

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).

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Year Value
2000 91.04
2001 90.92
2002 90.79
2003 90.66
2004 90.53
2005 90.40
2006 90.27
2007 90.14
2008 90.00
2009 89.87
2010 89.74
2011 89.60
2012 89.47
2013 89.33
2014 89.19
2015 89.32
2016 89.44
2017 89.56
2018 89.68
2019 89.81
2020 89.81

People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population)

People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population) in Gabon was 85.34 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 85.34 in 2020, while its lowest value was 80.87 in 2000.

Definition: The percentage of people using at least basic water services. This indicator encompasses both people using basic water services as well as those using safely managed water services. Basic drinking water services is defined as drinking water from an improved source, provided collection time is not more than 30 minutes for a round trip. Improved water sources include piped water, boreholes or tubewells, protected dug wells, protected springs, and packaged or delivered water.

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).

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Year Value
2000 80.87
2001 81.14
2002 81.40
2003 81.64
2004 81.87
2005 82.09
2006 82.30
2007 82.49
2008 82.67
2009 82.84
2010 82.99
2011 83.13
2012 83.27
2013 83.39
2014 83.49
2015 83.86
2016 84.21
2017 84.55
2018 84.87
2019 85.18
2020 85.34

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Disease prevention