People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q5 in Congo
Congo: People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q5 was 0.4% in 2017. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q5 in Congo, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org). Measured in highest.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q5 in Congo is 0.4%, measured in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.5% on the previous year and down 56.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation (% of population): q5 in Congo peaked at 1.1% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2017.
That places Congo 23rd out of 97 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q5 in Congo, year by year
| Year | highest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.1% | — |
| 2001 | 1.1% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1.1% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1.1% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1.1% | -4.6% |
| 2005 | 1.0% | -4.8% |
| 2006 | 1.0% | -5.1% |
| 2007 | 0.9% | -5.3% |
| 2008 | 0.9% | -5.6% |
| 2009 | 0.8% | -6.0% |
| 2010 | 0.8% | -6.4% |
| 2011 | 0.7% | -6.8% |
| 2012 | 0.7% | -7.3% |
| 2013 | 0.6% | -7.9% |
| 2014 | 0.6% | -8.5% |
| 2015 | 0.5% | -9.3% |
| 2016 | 0.4% | -10.3% |
| 2017 | 0.4% | -11.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.0% | 0.8% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.4% | 0.8% | 8 |
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- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 1.1 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q5 in Congo?
- People practicing open defecation (% of population): q5 in Congo was 0.4% 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): q5 recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 1.1% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation (% of population): q5 recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2017.
- How does Congo rank for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q5?
- Congo ranks 23rd out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q5 rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 56.4%. 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): Q5 (highest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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