People using at least: Q2 … drinking Q2 in Congo
Congo: People using at least: Q2 … drinking Q2 was 71.9% in 2017. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Congo, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
Analysis
Congo recorded 71.9% for people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.9% on the previous year and up 88.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Congo peaked at 71.9% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 24.6%, in 2000.
Congo ranks 60th of 97 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
People using at least: Q2 … drinking Q2 in Congo, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 24.6% | — |
| 2001 | 24.6% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 24.6% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 24.6% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 28.0% | +13.7% |
| 2005 | 31.4% | +12.1% |
| 2006 | 34.7% | +10.8% |
| 2007 | 38.1% | +9.7% |
| 2008 | 41.5% | +8.9% |
| 2009 | 44.9% | +8.1% |
| 2010 | 48.2% | +7.5% |
| 2011 | 51.6% | +7.0% |
| 2012 | 55.0% | +6.5% |
| 2013 | 58.4% | +6.1% |
| 2014 | 61.7% | +5.8% |
| 2015 | 65.1% | +5.5% |
| 2016 | 68.5% | +5.2% |
| 2017 | 71.9% | +4.9% |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's 71.9% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 67.8%, 1.1× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Congo's 71.9% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 52.7%, 1.4× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31.7% | 24.6% | 44.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 60.0% | 48.2% | 71.9% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Congo
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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 71.9% 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 71.9% in 2017.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.6% in 2000.
- How does Congo rank for people using at least basic drinking water services (% of)?
- Congo ranks 60th 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 88.5%. 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): Q2. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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