People practicing open defecation, urban in Congo
Congo: People practicing open defecation, urban was 1.5% in 2021. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation, urban in Congo, 2000–2021
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of urban population.
Analysis
Congo recorded 1.5% for people practicing open defecation, urban in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 23.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation, urban in Congo peaked at 2.8% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.5%, in 2017.
Congo ranks 37th of 182 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
People practicing open defecation, urban in Congo, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.8% | — |
| 2001 | 2.8% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 2.7% | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 2.6% | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 2.6% | -3.0% |
| 2005 | 2.5% | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 2.4% | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 2.3% | -3.3% |
| 2008 | 2.3% | -3.4% |
| 2009 | 2.2% | -3.5% |
| 2010 | 2.1% | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 2.0% | -3.8% |
| 2012 | 1.9% | -3.9% |
| 2013 | 1.9% | -4.1% |
| 2014 | 1.8% | -4.2% |
| 2015 | 1.7% | -4.4% |
| 2016 | 1.6% | -4.6% |
| 2017 | 1.5% | -4.8% |
| 2018 | 1.5% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.5% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.5% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.5% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.5% | 2.2% | 2.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.8% | 1.5% | 2.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.5% | 1.5% | 1.5% | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation, urban in Congo?
- People practicing open defecation, urban in Congo was 1.5% in 2021, 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, urban recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 2.8% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation, urban recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.5% in 2017.
- How does Congo rank for people practicing open defecation, urban?
- Congo ranks 37th out of 182 countries with data for 2021.
- Is people practicing open defecation, urban rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.4%. 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, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban 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.