People using safely managed drinking water services, rural in Congo, Democratic Republic of the

Congo, Democratic Republic of the: People using safely managed drinking water services, rural was 0.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
0.5%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
85th
of 85 countries
All-time high
0.7%
in 2000
All-time low
0.5%
in 2020
Years of data
25
2000–2024

People using safely managed drinking water services, rural in Congo, Democratic Republic of the, 2000–2024

00.20.40.62000201220242000: 0.655 % of rural population2001: 0.65 % of rural population2002: 0.644 % of rural population2003: 0.639 % of rural population2004: 0.633 % of rural population2005: 0.627 % of rural population2006: 0.62 % of rural population2007: 0.614 % of rural population2008: 0.607 % of rural population2009: 0.599 % of rural population2010: 0.592 % of rural population2011: 0.584 % of rural population2012: 0.577 % of rural population2013: 0.568 % of rural population2014: 0.56 % of rural population2015: 0.551 % of rural population2016: 0.543 % of rural population2017: 0.533 % of rural population2018: 0.524 % of rural population2019: 0.515 % of rural population2020: 0.505 % of rural population2021: 0.509 % of rural population2022: 0.513 % of rural population2023: 0.513 % of rural population2024: 0.513 % of rural population

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of rural population.

Analysis

In 2024, people using safely managed drinking water services, rural in Congo, Democratic Republic of the stood at 0.5%.

That represents a change of down 8.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, people using safely managed drinking water services, rural in Congo, Democratic Republic of the peaked at 0.7% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2020.

Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 85th of 85 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.

People using safely managed drinking water services, rural in Congo, Democratic Republic of the, year by year

Annual values for People using safely managed drinking water services, rural (% of rural population) in Congo, Democratic Republic of the, 2000 to 2024.
Year % of rural population Change
2000 0.7%
2001 0.6% -0.8%
2002 0.6% -0.8%
2003 0.6% -0.9%
2004 0.6% -0.9%
2005 0.6% -1.0%
2006 0.6% -1.0%
2007 0.6% -1.1%
2008 0.6% -1.1%
2009 0.6% -1.2%
2010 0.6% -1.2%
2011 0.6% -1.3%
2012 0.6% -1.3%
2013 0.6% -1.4%
2014 0.6% -1.5%
2015 0.6% -1.5%
2016 0.5% -1.6%
2017 0.5% -1.7%
2018 0.5% -1.8%
2019 0.5% -1.8%
2020 0.5% -1.9%
2021 0.5% +0.9%
2022 0.5% +0.9%
2023 0.5% +0.0%
2024 0.5% +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.6% 0.6% 0.7% 10
2010s 0.6% 0.5% 0.6% 10
2020s 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 5

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Frequently asked questions

What is people using safely managed drinking water services, rural in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
People using safely managed drinking water services, rural in Congo, Democratic Republic of the was 0.5% in 2024, 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, rural recorded in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2000.
What is the lowest people using safely managed drinking water services, rural recorded in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2020.
How does Congo, Democratic Republic of the rank for people using safely managed drinking water services, rural?
Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 85th out of 85 countries with data for 2024.
Is people using safely managed drinking water services, rural rising or falling in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
Over the last ten years it is down 8.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Congo, Democratic Republic of the 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, rural (% of rural population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
People using safely managed drinking water services, rural (% of rural population)
Unit
% of rural population
Source
WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
112 places, 2,731 data points, 2000–2024
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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.