People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q3 in Congo

Congo: People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q3 was 14.6% in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
14.6%
Change on year
up 3.2%
World rank
88th
of 97 countries
All-time high
14.6%
in 2017
All-time low
8.3%
in 2000
Years of data
18
2000–2017

People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q3 in Congo, 2000–2017

0510152000200820172000: 8.32001: 8.32002: 8.32003: 8.32004: 8.72005: 9.22006: 9.62007: 10.12008: 10.52009: 112010: 11.42011: 11.92012: 12.32013: 12.82014: 13.22015: 13.72016: 14.22017: 14.6

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

Analysis

Congo recorded 14.6% for people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q3 in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.2% on the previous year and up 44.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q3 in Congo peaked at 14.6% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 8.3%, in 2000.

Congo ranks 88th 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 9.2% 8.3% 11.0% 10
2010s 13.0% 11.4% 14.6% 8

Countries ranked near Congo

  1. 85 Uganda 16.2% compare
  2. 86 Burkina Faso 15.2% compare
  3. 87 Ghana 15.0% compare
  4. 89 Central African Republic 11.9% compare
  5. 90 Sierra Leone 10.8% compare
  6. 91 Liberia 7.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q3 in Congo?
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q3 in Congo was 14.6% 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): q3 recorded in Congo?
The highest recorded value was 14.6% in 2017.
What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q3 recorded in Congo?
The lowest recorded value was 8.3% in 2000.
How does Congo rank for people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q3?
Congo ranks 88th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
Is people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q3 rising or falling in Congo?
Over the last ten years it is up 44.9%. 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): Q3. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q3
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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