People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Congo
Congo: People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) was 78.6% in 2017. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Congo, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org). Measured in lowest.
Analysis
In 2017, people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Congo stood at 78.6%. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Congo peaked at 78.6% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 70.7%, in 2000.
Congo ranks 68th 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.
People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Congo, year by year
| Year | lowest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 70.7% | — |
| 2001 | 70.7% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 70.7% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 70.7% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 71.3% | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 71.9% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 72.4% | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 73.0% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 73.5% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 74.1% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 74.7% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 75.2% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 75.8% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 76.4% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 76.9% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 77.5% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 78.1% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 78.6% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 71.9% | 70.7% | 74.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 76.7% | 74.7% | 78.6% | 8 |
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- 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 75-79, female, annual growth rate 4.55 % change on previous year (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Congo?
- People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Congo was 78.6% 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, urban (% of) recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 78.6% in 2017.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.7% in 2000.
- How does Congo rank for people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of)?
- Congo ranks 68th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.7%. 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, urban (% of urban population): Q1 (lowest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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