People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q1 in Congo

Congo: People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q1 was 2.5% in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
2.5%
Change on year
up 2.0%
World rank
92nd
of 97 countries
All-time high
2.5%
in 2017
All-time low
1.8%
in 2000
Years of data
18
2000–2017

People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q1 in Congo, 2000–2017

00.511.522.52000200820172000: 1.8 lowest2001: 1.8 lowest2002: 1.8 lowest2003: 1.8 lowest2004: 1.8 lowest2005: 1.9 lowest2006: 1.9 lowest2007: 2 lowest2008: 2 lowest2009: 2.1 lowest2010: 2.1 lowest2011: 2.2 lowest2012: 2.2 lowest2013: 2.3 lowest2014: 2.3 lowest2015: 2.4 lowest2016: 2.4 lowest2017: 2.5 lowest

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 sanitation services (% of population): q1 in Congo is 2.5%, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.

The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 24.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q1 in Congo peaked at 2.5% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 1.8%, in 2000.

Congo ranks 92nd 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 sanitation services (% of population): Q1 in Congo, year by year

Annual values for People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q1 (lowest) in Congo, 2000 to 2017.
Year lowest Change
2000 1.8%
2001 1.8% +0.0%
2002 1.8% +0.0%
2003 1.8% +0.0%
2004 1.8% +2.8%
2005 1.9% +2.7%
2006 1.9% +2.6%
2007 2.0% +2.5%
2008 2.0% +2.5%
2009 2.1% +2.4%
2010 2.1% +2.4%
2011 2.2% +2.3%
2012 2.2% +2.3%
2013 2.3% +2.2%
2014 2.3% +2.2%
2015 2.4% +2.1%
2016 2.4% +2.1%
2017 2.5% +2.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1.9% 1.8% 2.1% 10
2010s 2.3% 2.1% 2.5% 8

Countries ranked near Congo

  1. 89 Sierra Leone 3.5% compare
  2. 90 Niger 3.1% compare
  3. 91 Togo 2.8% compare
  4. 93 Liberia 1.9% compare
  5. 94 Madagascar 1.6% compare
  6. 95 Benin 0.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q1 in Congo?
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q1 in Congo was 2.5% 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 sanitation services (% of population): q1 recorded in Congo?
The highest recorded value was 2.5% in 2017.
What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q1 recorded in Congo?
The lowest recorded value was 1.8% in 2000.
How does Congo rank for people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q1?
Congo ranks 92nd out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
Is people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q1 rising or falling in Congo?
Over the last ten years it is up 24.8%. 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 sanitation services (% of population): Q1 (lowest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q1 (lowest)
Unit
lowest
Source
WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
97 places, 1,672 data points, 2000–2017
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