People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q2 in Congo
Congo: People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q2 was 12.2% in 2017. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q2 in Congo, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
Analysis
Congo recorded 12.2% for people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q2 in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.6% on the previous year and up 53.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q2 in Congo peaked at 12.2% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 6.2%, in 2000.
That places Congo 82nd 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.1% | 6.2% | 8.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.7% | 9.2% | 12.2% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Congo
- 79 Guinea 14.3% compare
- 80 Mozambique 13.1% compare
- 81 Mauritania 12.3% compare
- 83 Burkina Faso 11.8% compare
- 84 Côte d'Ivoire 11.8% compare
- 85 Ghana 11.7% compare
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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 759.5 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 2,688 (2100)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 4.99 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita 0.0306 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate 2.4 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.5001 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q2 in Congo?
- People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q2 in Congo was 12.2% 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?
- The highest recorded value was 12.2% in 2017.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q2 recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.2% in 2000.
- How does Congo rank for people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q2?
- Congo ranks 82nd out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q2 rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 53.9%. 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 sanitation services (% of population): Q2. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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