Gambia, The
Capital: Banjul · Low income · Pop. 2.8 million
Source: World Bank Open Data (WHO/UNICEF JMP & FAO AQUASTAT) · drinking water 2024
In Gambia, The, 48.18% of the population uses safely managed drinking water — an improved source, located on premises, available when needed, and free from contamination (2024 estimate). That leaves roughly 1.4 million people without safely managed drinking water at home.
Sanitation tracks closely: 28.09% use safely managed sanitation services and 48.17% have at least a basic service (2024).
Gambia, The has about 1,138 cubic meters of renewable internal freshwater per person each year. It withdraws the equivalent of 3% of those internal resources annually (low water stress).
Agriculture accounts for about 39% of Gambia, The's water withdrawals, the rest going to households and industry.
Common questions
How many people in Gambia, The have safe drinking water?
48.18% of Gambia, The's population uses safely managed drinking water (2024), per WHO/UNICEF data; about 1.4 million people do not.
Does Gambia, The have enough freshwater?
Gambia, The has roughly 1,138 m³ of renewable internal freshwater per person per year, and uses about 3% of it annually (low stress).