People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Congo
Congo: People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) was 88.4% in 2017. ▬ Flat
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).
Analysis
In 2017, people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Congo stood at 88.4%. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Congo peaked at 88.4% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 85.3%, in 2000.
That places Congo 82nd out of 97 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.
People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Congo, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 85.3% | — |
| 2001 | 85.3% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 85.3% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 85.3% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 85.5% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 85.8% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 86.0% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 86.2% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 86.4% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 86.6% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 86.8% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 87.1% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 87.3% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 87.5% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 87.7% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 87.9% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 88.1% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 88.4% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 85.8% | 85.3% | 86.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 87.6% | 86.8% | 88.4% | 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 80 and above, female, per capita 0.002 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate 2.2 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per capita 0.0014 units per person (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 88.4% 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 88.4% in 2017.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 85.3% in 2000.
- How does Congo rank for people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of)?
- Congo ranks 82nd 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 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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): Q3. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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