People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Congo, Democratic Republic of the
Congo, Democratic Republic of the: People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) was 14.7% in 2017. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Congo, Democratic Republic of the, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org). Measured in lowest.
Analysis
Congo, Democratic Republic of the recorded 14.7% for people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Congo, Democratic Republic of the peaked at 14.7% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 12.8%, in 2000.
That places Congo, Democratic Republic of the 97th out of 97 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Congo, Democratic Republic of the, year by year
| Year | lowest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 12.8% | — |
| 2001 | 12.9% | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 13.1% | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 13.2% | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 13.3% | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 13.4% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 13.5% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 13.7% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 13.8% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 13.9% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 14.0% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 14.1% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 14.2% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 14.4% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 14.5% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 14.6% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 14.7% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 14.7% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.4% | 12.8% | 13.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.4% | 14.0% | 14.7% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Congo, Democratic Republic of the was 14.7% in 2017, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
- What is the highest people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) recorded in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- The highest recorded value was 14.7% in 2016.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) recorded in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.8% in 2000.
- How does Congo, Democratic Republic of the rank for people using at least basic drinking water services (% of)?
- Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 97th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) rising or falling in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.8%. 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 (washdata.org), published as part of People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population): Q1 (lowest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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