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Gambia

Location

  • Geographical region: Sub-Saharan Africa, Africa
  • SDG region: SDG Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Least Developed Countries

Land

  • Total area: --- km2
  • Land area: 10,120 km(2020)
  • Land use by sector: 60% agriculture, 24% forest and 16% other (2018 - 2020)

People

  • Total population: 2,705,992 people (2022)
  • Population density: 239 people per km2 (2020)  
  • Urbanisation: 56% lives in urban areas and 33% lives in rural areas (2020)  

Economy

  • Total GDP: 5,212,151,511 USD per year (2020)
  • GDP per capita: 1,926 USD per year (2020)
  • Value added by sector: 22% from agriculture, 51% from services and 17% from industry (2020 - 2022)
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SDG 6 snapshot in Gambia

  • Drinking water

    48 % of the population in Gambia uses a safely managed drinking water service (SDG indicator 6.1.1, 2022)
  • Sanitation

    28 % of the population in Gambia uses a safely managed sanitation service (SDG indicator 6.2.1a, 2022)
  • Hygiene

    13 % of the population in Gambia has a handwashing facility with soap and water available at home (SDG indicator 6.2.1b, 2022)
  • Wastewater

    11 % of domestic wastewater in Gambia is safely treated (SDG indicator 6.3.1, 2022)
  • Water quality

    58 % of monitored water bodies in Gambia has good ambient water quality (SDG indicator 6.3.2, 2023)
  • Efficiency

    12 $/m<sup>3</sup> is the value added from the use of water by people and the economy in Gambia (SDG indicator 6.4.1, 2021)
  • Water stress

    2 % of the renewable water resources in Gambia is being withdrawn, after taking into account environmental flow requirements (SDG indicator 6.4.2, 2021)
  • Water management

    37 % is the degree of implementation of integrated water resources management in Gambia (SDG indicator 6.5.1, 2023) 
  • Transboundary

    95 % of transboundary basin area has an operational arrangement for water cooperation (SDG indicator 6.5.2, 2023)
  • Ecosystems

    0 % of the water basins in Gambia is experiencing rapid changes in the area covered by surface waters (SDG 6 indicator 6.6.1, 2020)
  • Cooperation

    8 m$ is the amount of water- and sanitation-related official development assistance received by Gambia 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 Gambia (SDG indicator 6.b.1, 2012)

Drinking water

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

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

Sanitation and hygiene

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

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

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

Water quality and wastewater

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

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

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

Water use and scarcity

Water resources and withdrawal in Gambia, total and per capita

Long-term average annual precipitation in depth: 836 (mm/year) (2020)

Renewable water resources: 3,808 m3 per capita (2017)

Water withdrawal: 69 m3 per capita (2000)

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 Gambia, change over time, compared to other countries (and areas) in the region

6.4.1 Change in water-use efficiency over time in Gambia, 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 Gambia, 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 Gambia, 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 Gambia, 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 Gambia, over time

6.a.1 Amount of water- and sanitation-related official development assistance received by Gambia 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 Gambia, by funding source

Community participation

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

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