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Gabon
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population)

The percentage of people using at least basic sanitation services, that is, improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households. This indicator encompasses both people using basic sanitation services as well as those using safely managed sanitation services. Improved sanitation facilities include flush/pour flush to piped sewer systems, septic tanks or pit latrines; ventilated improved pit latrines, composting toilets or pit latrines with slabs.

Global rank#154out of 193 countries
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Historical trend

57.449.842.134.526.8200020122024Gabon · 2024: 57Gabon

Analytical takeaways

  • Gabon records 57 for People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population) in 2024, ranking #154 globally out of 193 countries.
  • People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population) increased from 27 in 2000 to 57 in 2024, a gain of 31.
  • The country sits in the bottom quartile of the global distribution for this metric, which also makes the page relevant for low-value and lagging-performance searches.

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