Basic sanitation access in Gambia

48.2% of people in Gambia used at least basic sanitation services in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest since 2002.

Measure: People using at least basic sanitation services Unit: % of population Data: 2000 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Gambia, 2024 48.2% % of population
Change from 2023 +0.2percentage points 2023: 47.9%
World, 2024 82.2% Official aggregate
Position in 2024 159th of 193 See the full ranking

Basic sanitation access in Gambia over time

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% of population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population), 2000 to 2024
Period GambiaWorld
2024 48.2% 82.2%
2023 47.9% 81.5%
2022 47.7% 80.4%
2021 47.5% 79.4%
2020 47.4% 78.3%
2019 47.2% 77.2%
2018 47.0% 76.0%
2017 46.9% 74.9%
2016 46.8% 73.8%
2015 46.7% 72.6%
2014 46.6% 71.4%
2013 46.5% 70.2%
2012 46.4% 68.9%
2011 46.4% 67.8%
2010 46.4% 66.7%
2009 46.4% 65.5%
2008 46.4% 64.3%
2007 46.4% 63.1%
2006 46.5% 61.9%
2005 46.6% 60.7%
2004 46.7% 59.6%
2003 47.7% 58.4%
2002 48.8% 57.3%
2001 49.9% 55.6%
2000 51.1% 54.8%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +0.2 percentage points from 47.9% in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 46.6%, the figure has changed by +1.6 percentage points.
  • Among the 193 countries with data for 2024, Gambia has the 159th highest value.
  • The figure for the world in 2024 was 82.2%.

Source and dates

Original producer
WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
SH.STA.BASS.ZS · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
2000 to 2024 for Gambia
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene