People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Congo
Congo: People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) was 88.2% in 2017. β² Rising
People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Congo, 2000β2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
Analysis
Congo recorded 88.2% 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 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Congo peaked at 88.2% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 82.7%, in 2000.
Congo ranks 65th 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 83.5% | 82.7% | 85.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 86.8% | 85.5% | 88.2% | 8 |
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More health data for Congo
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.4813 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.9705 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 759.5 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 2,688 (2100)
- Population, male, annual growth rate 2.39 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, male, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, male, per capita 0.4999 units per person (2025)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 48,985 (2025)
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 88.2% 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 88.2% in 2017.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 82.7% in 2000.
- How does Congo rank for people using at least basic drinking water services (% of)?
- Congo ranks 65th 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 4.7%. 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): Q4. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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