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Gabon

Location

  • Geographical region: Sub-Saharan Africa, Africa
  • SDG region: SDG Sub-Saharan Africa

Land

  • Total area: --- km2
  • Land area: 257,670 km(2020)
  • Land use by sector: 9% agriculture, 91% forest and 0% other (2018 - 2020)

People

  • Total population: 2,388,992 people (2022)
  • Population density: 9 people per km2 (2020)  
  • Urbanisation: 84% lives in urban areas and 9% lives in rural areas (2020)  

Economy

  • Total GDP: 31,874,304,912 USD per year (2020)
  • GDP per capita: 13,342 USD per year (2020)
  • Value added by sector: 6% from agriculture, 46% from services and 57% from industry (2020 - 2022)
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SDG 6 snapshot in Gabon

  • Drinking water

    --- % of the population in Gabon uses a safely managed drinking water service (SDG indicator 6.1.1, 2022)
  • Sanitation

    --- % of the population in Gabon uses a safely managed sanitation service (SDG indicator 6.2.1a, 2022)
  • Hygiene

    --- % of the population in Gabon has a handwashing facility with soap and water available at home (SDG indicator 6.2.1b, 2022)
  • Wastewater

    --- % of domestic wastewater in Gabon is safely treated (SDG indicator 6.3.1, 2022)
  • Water quality

    94 % of monitored water bodies in Gabon has good ambient water quality (SDG indicator 6.3.2, 2023)
  • Efficiency

    99 $/m<sup>3</sup> is the value added from the use of water by people and the economy in Gabon (SDG indicator 6.4.1, 2021)
  • Water stress

    1 % of the renewable water resources in Gabon is being withdrawn, after taking into account environmental flow requirements (SDG indicator 6.4.2, 2021)
  • Water management

    33 % is the degree of implementation of integrated water resources management in Gabon (SDG indicator 6.5.1, 2023) 
  • Transboundary

    0 % of transboundary basin area has an operational arrangement for water cooperation (SDG indicator 6.5.2, 2020)
  • Ecosystems

    50 % of the water basins in Gabon is experiencing rapid changes in the area covered by surface waters (SDG 6 indicator 6.6.1, 2020)
  • Cooperation

    1 m$ is the amount of water- and sanitation-related official development assistance received by Gabon in 2022 (SDG indicator 6.a.1)
  • Participation

    + is the number of sub-sectors (out of 6) with a high level of participation by communities in Gabon (SDG indicator 6.b.1, 2021)

Drinking water

6.1.1 Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water services in Gabon, progress over time

6.1.1 Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water services in Gabon, by service level and location (2022)

Sanitation and hygiene

6.2.1a Proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services in Gabon, progress over time

6.2.1a Proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services in Gabon, by service level and location (2022)

6.2.1b Proportion of population with a handwashing facility with soap and water available at home in Gabon, by service level and location (2022)

Water quality and wastewater

6.3.1 Proportion of wastewater flow (safely) treated > Domestic in Gabon (2022), compared to other countries (and areas) in the region

6.3.1 Proportion of wastewater flow (safely) treated in Gabon, by source (2022)

6.3.2 Level 1 Proportion of bodies of water with good ambient water quality in Gabon (2020-2023), compared to other countries (and areas) in the region

Water use and scarcity

Water resources and withdrawal in Gabon, total and per capita

Long-term average annual precipitation in depth: 1,831 (mm/year) (2020)

Renewable water resources: 81,975 m3 per capita (2017)

Water withdrawal: 93 m3 per capita (2005)

Environmental flow requirements: % of the renewable water resources ()

6.4.2 Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of available freshwater resources in Gabon, change over time, compared to other countries (and areas) in the region

6.4.1 Change in water-use efficiency over time in Gabon, by sector (2020)

Water-use efficiency for ‘Agriculture, forestry and fishing’ only takes into account the proportion of gross value added that comes from irrigated agriculture, since that activity is associated with water withdrawal (other activities are rain-fed).

6.4.1 Change in water-use efficiency over time in Gabon, progress over time, compared to other countries (and areas) in the region

Water resources management

6.5.1 Degree of integrated water resources management implementation (0-100) in Gabon, progress over time, by dimension

Very low (0-10) – Low (11-30) – Medium-low (31-50) – Medium-high (51-70) – High (71-90) – Very high (91-100)

6.5.2 Proportion of transboundary basin area with an operational arrangement for water cooperation in Gabon, progress over time, by component

Very low (0-10) – Low (11-30) – Medium-low (31-50) – Medium-high (51-70) – High (71-90) – Very high (91-100)

International cooperation and capacity-building

6.a.1 Amount of water- and sanitation-related official development assistance received by Gabon, over time

6.a.1 Amount of water- and sanitation-related official development assistance received by Gabon in 2022, by sub-sector

Water and sanitation-related official development assistance includes water sector policy and governance, water supply, sanitation, water sector policy, water resources conservation, river basins development, waste management/disposal, education and training, agricultural water resources and hydroelectric power.

Annual expenditure for drinking water, sanitation and hygiene in Gabon, by funding source

Community participation

6.b.1 Procedures in law or policy for participation by users/communities and level of participation in Gabon (2019-2021)

6.b.1 Level of participation by users/communities in Gabon, progress over time, by sub-sector