People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) in Congo
Congo: People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) was 6.3% in 2021. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic sanitation services, rural in Congo, 2000–2021
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of rural population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people using at least basic sanitation services, rural in Congo is 6.3%, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services, rural in Congo peaked at 6.3% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 5.8%, in 2000.
That places Congo 167th out of 171 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) in Congo, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.8% | — |
| 2001 | 5.8% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 5.8% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 5.8% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 5.8% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 5.9% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 5.9% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 5.9% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 6.0% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 6.0% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 6.0% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 6.1% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 6.1% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 6.1% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 6.2% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 6.2% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 6.2% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 6.3% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 6.3% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 6.3% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 6.3% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 6.3% | +0.0% |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's 6.3% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 48.0%, 13% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Congo's 6.3% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 24.6%, 25% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.9% | 5.8% | 6.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.2% | 6.0% | 6.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.3% | 6.3% | 6.3% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Congo
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.9705 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 2,688 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 11 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.44 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0695 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.45 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0709 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation services, rural in Congo?
- People using at least basic sanitation services, rural in Congo was 6.3% in 2021, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest people using at least basic sanitation services, rural recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 6.3% in 2017.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services, rural recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.8% in 2000.
- How does Congo rank for people using at least basic sanitation services, rural?
- Congo ranks 167th out of 171 countries with data for 2021.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services, rural rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. 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, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of people using at least basic sanitation services, that is, improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households. This indicator encompasses both people using basic sanitation services as well as those using safely managed sanitation services. Improved sanitation facilities include flush/pour flush to piped sewer systems, septic tanks or pit latrines; ventilated improved pit latrines, composting toilets or pit latrines with slabs.