People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q2 in Congo, Democratic Republic of the

Congo, Democratic Republic of the: People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q2 was 17.8% in 2017. ▼ Falling

Latest (2017)
17.8%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
74th
of 97 countries
All-time high
21.2%
in 2000
All-time low
17.8%
in 2016
Years of data
18
2000–2017

People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q2 in Congo, Democratic Republic of the, 2000–2017

051015202000200820172000: 21.22001: 212002: 20.82003: 20.62004: 20.42005: 20.22006: 202007: 19.72008: 19.52009: 19.32010: 19.12011: 18.92012: 18.72013: 18.52014: 18.32015: 18.12016: 17.82017: 17.8

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).

Analysis

Congo, Democratic Republic of the recorded 17.8% for people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q2 in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.

That represents a change of down 9.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q2 in Congo, Democratic Republic of the peaked at 21.2% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 17.8%, in 2016.

That places Congo, Democratic Republic of the 74th out of 97 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.

People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q2 in Congo, Democratic Republic of the, year by year

Annual values for People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q2 in Congo, Democratic Republic of the, 2000 to 2017.
Year Value Change
2000 21.2%
2001 21.0% -1.0%
2002 20.8% -1.0%
2003 20.6% -1.0%
2004 20.4% -1.0%
2005 20.2% -1.0%
2006 20.0% -1.1%
2007 19.7% -1.1%
2008 19.5% -1.1%
2009 19.3% -1.1%
2010 19.1% -1.1%
2011 18.9% -1.1%
2012 18.7% -1.1%
2013 18.5% -1.1%
2014 18.3% -1.1%
2015 18.1% -1.2%
2016 17.8% -1.2%
2017 17.8% +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 20.3% 19.3% 21.2% 10
2010s 18.4% 17.8% 19.1% 8

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  1. 71 Tanzania, United Republic of 18.6% compare
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  3. 73 Haiti 18.1% compare
  4. 75 Somalia 17.0% compare
  5. 76 Guinea-Bissau 15.1% compare
  6. 77 Gabon 14.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q2 in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q2 in Congo, Democratic Republic of the was 17.8% 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): q2 recorded in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
The highest recorded value was 21.2% in 2000.
What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q2 recorded in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
The lowest recorded value was 17.8% in 2016.
How does Congo, Democratic Republic of the rank for people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q2?
Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 74th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
Is people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q2 rising or falling in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
Over the last ten years it is down 9.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
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 sanitation services (% of population): Q2. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q2
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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