People using safely managed sanitation services, urban in Congo, Democratic Republic of the
Congo, Democratic Republic of the: People using safely managed sanitation services, urban was 15.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
People using safely managed sanitation services, urban in Congo, Democratic Republic of the, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of urban population.
Analysis
Congo, Democratic Republic of the recorded 15.2% for people using safely managed sanitation services, urban in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using safely managed sanitation services, urban in Congo, Democratic Republic of the peaked at 19.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 15.2%, in 2022.
Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 118th of 124 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 sanitation services, urban in Congo, Democratic Republic of the, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 19.0% | — |
| 2001 | 18.8% | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 18.7% | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 18.5% | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 18.3% | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 18.2% | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 18.1% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 18.1% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 18.1% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 17.9% | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 17.7% | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 17.5% | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 17.3% | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 17.1% | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 16.8% | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 16.6% | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 16.4% | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 16.1% | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 15.9% | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 15.6% | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 15.4% | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 15.3% | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 15.2% | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 15.2% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 15.2% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.4% | 17.9% | 19.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.7% | 15.6% | 17.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.2% | 15.2% | 15.4% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using safely managed sanitation services, urban in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- People using safely managed sanitation services, urban in Congo, Democratic Republic of the was 15.2% 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 sanitation services, urban recorded in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- The highest recorded value was 19.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people using safely managed sanitation services, urban recorded in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.2% in 2022.
- How does Congo, Democratic Republic of the rank for people using safely managed sanitation services, urban?
- Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 118th out of 124 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using safely managed sanitation services, urban rising or falling in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.0%. 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 sanitation services, urban (% of urban population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The percentage of people using improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households and where excreta are safely disposed of in situ or transported and treated offsite. 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.