People using safely managed drinking water services in Congo
Congo: People using safely managed drinking water services was 45.9% in 2021. ▲ Rising
People using safely managed drinking water services in Congo, 2000–2021
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
Congo recorded 45.9% for people using safely managed drinking water services in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using safely managed drinking water services in Congo peaked at 45.9% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 27.9%, in 2000.
Congo ranks 115th of 151 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
People using safely managed drinking water services in Congo, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 27.9% | — |
| 2001 | 28.1% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 28.3% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 28.4% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 30.0% | +5.5% |
| 2005 | 31.6% | +5.3% |
| 2006 | 33.2% | +5.1% |
| 2007 | 34.8% | +4.9% |
| 2008 | 36.4% | +4.7% |
| 2009 | 38.1% | +4.6% |
| 2010 | 39.8% | +4.4% |
| 2011 | 41.5% | +4.3% |
| 2012 | 42.5% | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 43.0% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 43.5% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 44.1% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 44.6% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 45.1% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 45.3% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 45.5% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 45.7% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 45.9% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31.7% | 27.9% | 38.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.5% | 39.8% | 45.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.8% | 45.7% | 45.9% | 2 |
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- 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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 759.5 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 2,688 (2100)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 4.99 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita 0.0306 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate 2.4 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.5001 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using safely managed drinking water services in Congo?
- People using safely managed drinking water services in Congo was 45.9% 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 safely managed drinking water services recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 45.9% in 2021.
- What is the lowest people using safely managed drinking water services recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.9% in 2000.
- How does Congo rank for people using safely managed drinking water services?
- Congo ranks 115th out of 151 countries with data for 2021.
- Is people using safely managed drinking water services rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.6%. 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 safely managed drinking water services (% of population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The percentage of people using drinking water from an improved source that is accessible on premises, available when needed and free from fecal and priority chemical contamination. Improved water sources include piped water, boreholes or tubewells, protected dug wells, protected springs, and packaged or delivered water.