People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Congo

Congo: People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) was 32.7% in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
32.7%
Change on year
up 3.3%
World rank
90th
of 97 countries
All-time high
32.7%
in 2017
All-time low
18.1%
in 2000
Years of data
18
2000–2017

People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Congo, 2000–2017

01020302000200820172000: 18.1 lowest2001: 18.1 lowest2002: 18.1 lowest2003: 18.1 lowest2004: 19.1 lowest2005: 20.1 lowest2006: 21.2 lowest2007: 22.2 lowest2008: 23.3 lowest2009: 24.3 lowest2010: 25.4 lowest2011: 26.4 lowest2012: 27.4 lowest2013: 28.5 lowest2014: 29.5 lowest2015: 30.6 lowest2016: 31.6 lowest2017: 32.7 lowest

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org). Measured in lowest.

Analysis

In 2017, people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Congo stood at 32.7%. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.3% on the previous year and up 46.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Congo peaked at 32.7% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 18.1%, in 2000.

That places Congo 90th 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, year by year

Annual values for People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population): Q1 (lowest) in Congo, 2000 to 2017.
Year lowest Change
2000 18.1%
2001 18.1% +0.0%
2002 18.1% +0.0%
2003 18.1% +0.0%
2004 19.1% +5.8%
2005 20.1% +5.5%
2006 21.2% +5.2%
2007 22.2% +4.9%
2008 23.3% +4.7%
2009 24.3% +4.5%
2010 25.4% +4.3%
2011 26.4% +4.1%
2012 27.4% +3.9%
2013 28.5% +3.8%
2014 29.5% +3.7%
2015 30.6% +3.5%
2016 31.6% +3.4%
2017 32.7% +3.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 20.3% 18.1% 24.3% 10
2010s 29.0% 25.4% 32.7% 8

Countries ranked near Congo

  1. 87 Uganda 33.6% compare
  2. 88 Mauritania 33.5% compare
  3. 89 Zambia 33.1% compare
  4. 91 Haiti 28.2% compare
  5. 92 Tanzania, United Republic of 25.1% compare
  6. 93 Ethiopia 25.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Congo?
People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Congo was 32.7% 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?
The highest recorded value was 32.7% in 2017.
What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) recorded in Congo?
The lowest recorded value was 18.1% in 2000.
How does Congo rank for people using at least basic drinking water services (% of)?
Congo ranks 90th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
Is people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) rising or falling in Congo?
Over the last ten years it is up 46.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
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 using at least basic drinking water services (% of population): Q1 (lowest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population): Q1 (lowest)
Unit
lowest
Source
WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
97 places, 1,672 data points, 2000–2017
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