People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) in Congo
Congo: People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) was 8.0% in 2017. ▲ Rising
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).
Analysis
Congo recorded 8.0% for people using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 30.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) in Congo peaked at 8.0% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 5.3%, in 2000.
That places Congo 90th out of 97 countries with data for 2017, putting it 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, rural (% of rural) in Congo, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.3% | — |
| 2001 | 5.3% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 5.3% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 5.3% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 5.5% | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 5.7% | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 5.9% | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 6.1% | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 6.3% | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 6.5% | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 6.7% | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 6.8% | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 7.0% | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 7.2% | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 7.4% | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 7.6% | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 7.8% | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 8.0% | +2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.7% | 5.3% | 6.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.3% | 6.7% | 8.0% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Congo
- 87 Guinea-Bissau 11.2% compare
- 88 Sierra Leone 8.7% compare
- 89 Central African Republic 8.2% compare
- 91 Niger 7.3% compare
- 92 Ethiopia 6.7% compare
- 93 Benin 6.1% compare
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- 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)
- Total tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 11 (2025)
- Total tetanus - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Diphtheria - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2023)
- Diphtheria - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2023)
- Measles - number of reported cases, gaps filled 519 (2025)
- Measles - number of reported cases, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (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 8.0% 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 8.0% in 2017.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.3% in 2000.
- How does Congo rank for people using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural)?
- Congo ranks 90th 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 up 30.9%. 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, rural (% of rural population): Q4. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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