People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) in Congo
Congo: People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) was 0.8% in 2017. ▬ Flat
People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) in Congo, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org). Measured in lowest.
Analysis
In 2017, people using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) in Congo stood at 0.8%. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) in Congo peaked at 0.8% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2017.
Congo ranks 95th of 97 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) in Congo, year by year
| Year | lowest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.8% | — |
| 2001 | 0.8% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.8% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.8% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.8% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.8% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.8% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.8% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.8% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.8% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.8% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.8% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.8% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.8% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.8% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.8% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.8% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.8% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Congo
- 92 Madagascar 1.3% compare
- 93 Liberia 1.3% compare
- 94 Central African Republic 0.9% compare
- 96 Benin 0.7% compare
- 97 Chad 0.3% 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)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 759.5 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 2,688 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, per capita 0.002 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate 2.2 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per capita 0.0014 units per person (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) in Congo?
- People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) in Congo was 0.8% 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, rural (% of rural) recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2017.
- How does Congo rank for people using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural)?
- Congo ranks 95th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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, rural (% of rural population): Q1 (lowest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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