People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Congo
Congo: People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water was 48.2% in 2019. ▬ Flat
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Congo, 2011–2019
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Congo is 48.2%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Congo peaked at 48.2% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 47.3%, in 2011.
Congo ranks 75th of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Congo, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 47.3% | — |
| 2012 | 47.4% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 47.5% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 47.6% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 47.7% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 47.9% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 48.0% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 48.1% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 48.2% | +0.2% |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Congo?
- People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Congo was 48.2% in 2019, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 48.2% in 2019.
- What is the lowest people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.3% in 2011.
- How does Congo rank for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water?
- Congo ranks 75th out of 120 countries with data for 2019.
- Is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water (% of population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of people living in households that have a handwashing facility with soap and water available on the premises. Handwashing facilities may be fixed or mobile and include a sink with tap water, buckets with taps, tippy-taps, and jugs or basins designated for handwashing. Soap includes bar soap, liquid soap, powder detergent, and soapy water but does not include ash, soil, sand or other handwashing agents.