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

Latest (2017)
12.2%
Change on year
up 3.6%
World rank
82nd
of 97 countries
All-time high
12.2%
in 2017
All-time low
6.2%
in 2000
Years of data
18
2000–2017

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

02.557.51012.52000200820172000: 6.22001: 6.22002: 6.22003: 6.22004: 6.72005: 7.12006: 7.52007: 7.92008: 8.42009: 8.82010: 9.22011: 9.72012: 10.12013: 10.52014: 10.92015: 11.42016: 11.82017: 12.2

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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 7.1% 6.2% 8.8% 10
2010s 10.7% 9.2% 12.2% 8

Countries ranked near Congo

  1. 79 Guinea 14.3% compare
  2. 80 Mozambique 13.1% compare
  3. 81 Mauritania 12.3% compare
  4. 83 Burkina Faso 11.8% compare
  5. 84 Côte d'Ivoire 11.8% compare
  6. 85 Ghana 11.7% compare

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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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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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