Safely managed drinking water in Gambia
48.2% of people in Gambia used safely managed drinking water in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2000.
Gambia, 2024
48.2%
Change from 2023
+0.5percentage points
World, 2024
73.7%
Position in 2024
109th of 148
Safely managed drinking water in Gambia over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
% of population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Gambia | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 48.2% | 73.7% |
| 2023 | 47.7% | 72.0% |
| 2022 | 47.3% | 71.5% |
| 2021 | 46.7% | 71.0% |
| 2020 | 45.5% | 70.5% |
| 2019 | 44.3% | 69.9% |
| 2018 | 43.1% | 69.4% |
| 2017 | 41.9% | 68.8% |
| 2016 | 40.7% | 68.2% |
| 2015 | 39.5% | 67.7% |
| 2014 | 38.4% | 67.1% |
| 2013 | 37.2% | 66.5% |
| 2012 | 36.1% | 65.9% |
| 2011 | 34.9% | 65.3% |
| 2010 | 33.8% | 64.8% |
| 2009 | 32.7% | 64.3% |
| 2008 | 31.6% | 63.8% |
| 2007 | 30.6% | 63.4% |
| 2006 | 29.5% | 63.1% |
| 2005 | 28.5% | 62.8% |
| 2004 | 27.4% | 62.5% |
| 2003 | 26.4% | 62.1% |
| 2002 | 25.4% | 61.8% |
| 2001 | 24.3% | 61.5% |
| 2000 | 23.3% | 61.2% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.5 percentage points from 47.7% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 38.4%, the figure has changed by +9.8 percentage points.
- Among the 148 countries with data for 2024, Gambia has the 109th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 73.7%.