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.
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q2 in Congo, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.2% | — |
| 2001 | 6.2% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 6.2% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 6.2% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 6.7% | +6.9% |
| 2005 | 7.1% | +6.4% |
| 2006 | 7.5% | +6.0% |
| 2007 | 7.9% | +5.7% |
| 2008 | 8.4% | +5.4% |
| 2009 | 8.8% | +5.1% |
| 2010 | 9.2% | +4.9% |
| 2011 | 9.7% | +4.6% |
| 2012 | 10.1% | +4.4% |
| 2013 | 10.5% | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 10.9% | +4.1% |
| 2015 | 11.4% | +3.9% |
| 2016 | 11.8% | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 12.2% | +3.6% |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's 12.2% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 25.5%, 48% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Congo's 12.2% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 14.9%, 82% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
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 Cote 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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 2,688 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 11 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.44 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0695 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.45 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0709 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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