People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population) in Congo
Congo: People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population) was 73.5% in 2021. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic drinking water services in Congo, 2000–2021
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
Congo recorded 73.5% for people using at least basic drinking water services in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services in Congo peaked at 73.5% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 58.4%, in 2000.
That places Congo 185th out of 214 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population) in Congo, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 58.4% | — |
| 2001 | 58.7% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 59.2% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 59.7% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 60.6% | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 61.6% | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 62.5% | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 63.4% | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 64.4% | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 65.3% | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 66.3% | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 67.2% | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 68.1% | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 69.0% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 70.0% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 70.9% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 71.8% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 72.7% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 72.9% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 73.1% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 73.3% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 73.5% | +0.3% |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's 73.5% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 85.4%, 86% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Congo's 73.5% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 72.2%, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 61.4% | 58.4% | 65.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 70.2% | 66.3% | 73.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 73.4% | 73.3% | 73.5% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Congo
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- 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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 2,688 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 11 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.44 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0695 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.45 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic drinking water services in Congo?
- People using at least basic drinking water services in Congo was 73.5% 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 using at least basic drinking water services recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 73.5% in 2021.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.4% in 2000.
- How does Congo rank for people using at least basic drinking water services?
- Congo ranks 185th out of 214 countries with data for 2021.
- Is people using at least basic drinking water services rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.4%. 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, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of people using at least basic water services. This indicator encompasses both people using basic water services as well as those using safely managed water services. Basic drinking water services is defined as drinking water from an improved source, provided collection time is not more than 30 minutes for a round trip. Improved water sources include piped water, boreholes or tubewells, protected dug wells, protected springs, and packaged or delivered water.