People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Congo, Democratic Republic of the
Congo, Democratic Republic of the: People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) was 22.7% in 2017. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Congo, Democratic Republic of the, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
Analysis
Congo, Democratic Republic of the recorded 22.7% for people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of up 14.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Congo, Democratic Republic of the peaked at 22.7% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 17.7%, in 2000.
Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 97th of 97 countries on this measure, 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, Democratic Republic of the, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 17.7% | — |
| 2001 | 18.0% | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 18.3% | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 18.7% | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 19.0% | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 19.3% | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 19.6% | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 19.9% | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 20.2% | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 20.5% | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 20.9% | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 21.2% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 21.5% | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 21.8% | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 22.1% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 22.4% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 22.7% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 22.7% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.1% | 17.7% | 20.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.9% | 20.9% | 22.7% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Congo, Democratic Republic of the was 22.7% 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, rural (% of) recorded in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- The highest recorded value was 22.7% in 2016.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) recorded in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.7% in 2000.
- How does Congo, Democratic Republic of the rank for people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of)?
- Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 97th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) rising or falling in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Congo, Democratic Republic of the 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): Q4. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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