People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q5 in Congo

Congo: People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q5 was 48.9% in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
48.9%
Change on year
up 2.0%
World rank
85th
of 97 countries
All-time high
48.9%
in 2017
All-time low
35.3%
in 2000
Years of data
18
2000–2017

People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q5 in Congo, 2000–2017

010203040502000200820172000: 35.3 highest2001: 35.3 highest2002: 35.3 highest2003: 35.3 highest2004: 36.3 highest2005: 37.3 highest2006: 38.2 highest2007: 39.2 highest2008: 40.2 highest2009: 41.1 highest2010: 42.1 highest2011: 43.1 highest2012: 44 highest2013: 45 highest2014: 46 highest2015: 46.9 highest2016: 47.9 highest2017: 48.9 highest

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q5 in Congo is 48.9%, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and up 24.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q5 in Congo peaked at 48.9% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 35.3%, in 2000.

Congo ranks 85th 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 37.4% 35.3% 41.1% 10
2010s 45.5% 42.1% 48.9% 8

Countries ranked near Congo

  1. 82 Nigeria 52.1% compare
  2. 83 Somalia 51.4% compare
  3. 84 Kenya 51.0% compare
  4. 86 Benin 46.1% compare
  5. 87 Ghana 45.1% compare
  6. 88 Togo 44.2% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q5 in Congo?
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q5 in Congo was 48.9% 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): q5 recorded in Congo?
The highest recorded value was 48.9% in 2017.
What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q5 recorded in Congo?
The lowest recorded value was 35.3% in 2000.
How does Congo rank for people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q5?
Congo ranks 85th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
Is people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q5 rising or falling in Congo?
Over the last ten years it is up 24.7%. 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): Q5 (highest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q5 (highest)
Unit
highest
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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