The Gambia - 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 The Gambia was 69.19 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 69.19 in 2020, while its lowest value was 65.23 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 65.23
2001 65.44
2002 65.65
2003 65.86
2004 66.07
2005 66.27
2006 66.48
2007 66.68
2008 66.88
2009 67.08
2010 67.28
2011 67.48
2012 67.68
2013 67.87
2014 68.06
2015 68.25
2016 68.44
2017 68.63
2018 68.82
2019 69.00
2020 69.19

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 The Gambia was 87.97 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 87.97 in 2020, while its lowest value was 83.14 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 83.14
2001 83.38
2002 83.62
2003 83.86
2004 84.10
2005 84.34
2006 84.58
2007 84.82
2008 85.06
2009 85.30
2010 85.54
2011 85.78
2012 86.03
2013 86.27
2014 86.51
2015 86.75
2016 86.99
2017 87.24
2018 87.48
2019 87.72
2020 87.97

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

People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population) in The Gambia was 80.94 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 80.94 in 2020, while its lowest value was 73.80 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 73.80
2001 74.19
2002 74.58
2003 74.96
2004 75.32
2005 75.67
2006 76.03
2007 76.38
2008 76.74
2009 77.09
2010 77.45
2011 77.80
2012 78.15
2013 78.51
2014 78.86
2015 79.21
2016 79.56
2017 79.91
2018 80.25
2019 80.60
2020 80.94

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Disease prevention