People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q2 in Congo
Congo: People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q2 was 6.0% in 2017. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q2 in Congo, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
Analysis
The most recent figure for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q2 in Congo is 6.0%, measured in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of down 9.1% on the previous year and down 50.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation (% of population): q2 in Congo peaked at 14.5% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 6.0%, in 2017.
That places Congo 48th out of 97 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q2 in Congo, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 14.5% | — |
| 2001 | 14.5% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 14.5% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 14.5% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 13.9% | -4.2% |
| 2005 | 13.3% | -4.4% |
| 2006 | 12.7% | -4.6% |
| 2007 | 12.1% | -4.8% |
| 2008 | 11.5% | -5.0% |
| 2009 | 10.9% | -5.3% |
| 2010 | 10.3% | -5.6% |
| 2011 | 9.7% | -5.9% |
| 2012 | 9.1% | -6.3% |
| 2013 | 8.5% | -6.7% |
| 2014 | 7.8% | -7.2% |
| 2015 | 7.2% | -7.7% |
| 2016 | 6.6% | -8.4% |
| 2017 | 6.0% | -9.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.2% | 10.9% | 14.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.2% | 6.0% | 10.3% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q2 in Congo?
- People practicing open defecation (% of population): q2 in Congo was 6.0% in 2017, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
- What is the highest people practicing open defecation (% of population): q2 recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 14.5% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation (% of population): q2 recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.0% in 2017.
- How does Congo rank for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q2?
- Congo ranks 48th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q2 rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Congo data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org), published as part of People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q2. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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