People practicing open defecation, rural in Congo, Democratic Republic of the
Congo, Democratic Republic of the: People practicing open defecation, rural was 18.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People practicing open defecation, rural in Congo, Democratic Republic of the, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of rural population.
Analysis
Congo, Democratic Republic of the recorded 18.8% for people practicing open defecation, rural in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation, rural in Congo, Democratic Republic of the peaked at 18.8% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 14.7%, in 2000.
That places Congo, Democratic Republic of the 30th out of 171 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
People practicing open defecation, rural in Congo, Democratic Republic of the, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 14.7% | — |
| 2001 | 14.9% | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 15.1% | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 15.3% | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 15.5% | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 15.8% | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 16.0% | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 16.2% | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 16.4% | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 16.6% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 16.8% | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 17.0% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 17.2% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 17.4% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 17.6% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 17.8% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 18.0% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 18.2% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 18.4% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 18.6% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 18.8% | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 18.8% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 18.8% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 18.8% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 18.8% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.6% | 14.7% | 16.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.7% | 16.8% | 18.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.8% | 18.8% | 18.8% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation, rural in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- People practicing open defecation, rural in Congo, Democratic Republic of the was 18.8% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest people practicing open defecation, rural recorded in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- The highest recorded value was 18.8% in 2020.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation, rural recorded in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.7% in 2000.
- How does Congo, Democratic Republic of the rank for people practicing open defecation, rural?
- Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 30th out of 171 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people practicing open defecation, rural rising or falling in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Congo, Democratic Republic of the data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
People practicing open defecation refers to the percentage of the population defecating in the open, such as in fields, forest, bushes, open bodies of water, on beaches, in other open spaces or disposed of with solid waste.