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

Latest (2017)
21.9%
Change on year
up 2.6%
World rank
86th
of 97 countries
All-time high
21.9%
in 2017
All-time low
14.2%
in 2000
Years of data
18
2000–2017

People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q4 in Congo, 2000–2017

051015202000200820172000: 14.22001: 14.22002: 14.22003: 14.22004: 14.82005: 15.32006: 15.92007: 16.42008: 172009: 17.52010: 18.12011: 18.62012: 19.22013: 19.72014: 20.32015: 20.82016: 21.42017: 21.9

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

Annual values for People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q4 in Congo, 2000 to 2017.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 15.4% 14.2% 17.5% 10
2010s 20.0% 18.1% 21.9% 8

Countries ranked near Congo

  1. 83 Zambia 26.6% compare
  2. 84 Burkina Faso 26.1% compare
  3. 85 Malawi 24.1% compare
  4. 87 Guinea-Bissau 21.3% compare
  5. 88 Ghana 19.9% compare
  6. 89 Liberia 19.4% compare

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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.

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Indicator
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q4
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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