People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Congo
Congo: People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) was 57.0% in 2017. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Congo, 2000–2017
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, urban (% of urban) in Congo is 57.0%, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 19.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Congo peaked at 57.0% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 44.2%, in 2000.
Congo ranks 93rd 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, urban (% of urban) in Congo, year by year
| Year | highest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 44.2% | — |
| 2001 | 44.2% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 44.2% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 44.2% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 45.2% | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 46.1% | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 47.0% | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 47.9% | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 48.8% | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 49.7% | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 50.6% | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 51.5% | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 52.4% | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 53.3% | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 54.2% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 55.2% | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 56.1% | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 57.0% | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 46.2% | 44.2% | 49.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 53.8% | 50.6% | 57.0% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Congo?
- People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Congo was 57.0% 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, urban (% of urban) recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 57.0% in 2017.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.2% in 2000.
- How does Congo rank for people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban)?
- Congo ranks 93rd out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.0%. 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, urban (% of urban population): Q5 (highest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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