People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Congo
Congo: People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) was 72.9% 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 highest.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Congo is 72.9%, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.8% on the previous year and up 57.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Congo peaked at 72.9% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 35.5%, in 2000.
That places Congo 76th 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 | highest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 35.5% | — |
| 2001 | 35.5% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 35.5% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 35.5% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 38.1% | +7.5% |
| 2005 | 40.8% | +7.0% |
| 2006 | 43.5% | +6.5% |
| 2007 | 46.1% | +6.1% |
| 2008 | 48.8% | +5.8% |
| 2009 | 51.5% | +5.5% |
| 2010 | 54.2% | +5.2% |
| 2011 | 56.8% | +4.9% |
| 2012 | 59.5% | +4.7% |
| 2013 | 62.2% | +4.5% |
| 2014 | 64.8% | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 67.5% | +4.1% |
| 2016 | 70.2% | +4.0% |
| 2017 | 72.9% | +3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 41.1% | 35.5% | 51.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 63.5% | 54.2% | 72.9% | 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)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.2015 units per person (2025)
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 72.9% 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, rural (% of) recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 72.9% in 2017.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.5% in 2000.
- How does Congo rank for people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of)?
- Congo ranks 76th 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 57.9%. 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): Q5 (highest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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