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Gambia: People using at least basic drinking water services

87.10percent · 2024+7.2% since 2014

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. Annual figures for Gambia from 2000 to 2024.

20002024

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
202487.103
202386.716
202286.321
202185.696
202085.068
201984.436
201883.801
201783.162
201682.52
201581.874
201481.224
201380.571
201279.915
201179.256
201078.594
200977.93
200877.263
200776.593
200675.922
200575.248
200474.572
200373.894
200273.187
200172.471
200071.752

Source

Published by World Bank, produced by World Health Organization, UNICEF. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-07.

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World Bank (2026). People using at least basic drinking water services. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-people-using-at-least-basic-drinking-water-services-sh-h2o-basw-zs (accessed 2026-11-08). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.

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