People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q4 in Congo
Congo: People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q4 was 21.9% in 2017. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q4 in Congo, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
Analysis
In 2017, people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q4 in Congo stood at 21.9%. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.6% on the previous year and up 33.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q4 in Congo peaked at 21.9% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 14.2%, in 2000.
Congo ranks 86th 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.
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q4 in Congo, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 14.2% | — |
| 2001 | 14.2% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 14.2% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 14.2% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 14.8% | +3.9% |
| 2005 | 15.3% | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 15.9% | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 16.4% | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 17.0% | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 17.5% | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 18.1% | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 18.6% | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 19.2% | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 19.7% | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 20.3% | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 20.8% | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 21.4% | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 21.9% | +2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.4% | 14.2% | 17.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.0% | 18.1% | 21.9% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Congo
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): q4 in Congo?
- People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q4 in Congo was 21.9% 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): q4 recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 21.9% in 2017.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q4 recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.2% in 2000.
- How does Congo rank for people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q4?
- Congo ranks 86th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q4 rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.5%. 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): Q4. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 18 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).