People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Congo
Congo: People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) was 22.1% in 2017. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Congo, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org). Measured in lowest.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Congo is 22.1%, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 26.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Congo peaked at 22.1% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 15.5%, in 2000.
That places Congo 92nd 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, rural (% of) in Congo, year by year
| Year | lowest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 15.5% | — |
| 2001 | 15.5% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 15.5% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 15.5% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 16.0% | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 16.5% | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 16.9% | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 17.4% | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 17.9% | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 18.3% | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 18.8% | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 19.3% | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 19.7% | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 20.2% | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 20.7% | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 21.1% | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 21.6% | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 22.1% | +2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.5% | 15.5% | 18.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.4% | 18.8% | 22.1% | 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)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 759.5 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 2,688 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 1.1 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1979 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 1.13 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Congo?
- People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Congo was 22.1% 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, rural (% of) recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 22.1% in 2017.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.5% in 2000.
- How does Congo rank for people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of)?
- Congo ranks 92nd out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.9%. 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, rural (% of rural population): Q1 (lowest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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