People with basic handwashing facilities including soap … rural in Congo
Congo: People with basic handwashing facilities including soap … rural was 31.8% 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 rural population.
Analysis
Congo recorded 31.8% for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in 2019. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Congo peaked at 31.8% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 31.8%, in 2011.
That places Congo 71st out of 113 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap … rural in Congo, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 31.8% | — |
| 2012 | 31.8% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 31.8% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 31.8% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 31.8% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 31.8% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 31.8% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 31.8% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 31.8% | +0.0% |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's 31.8% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 32.2%, 99% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Congo's 31.8% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 17.7%, 1.8× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Congo
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths 2,688 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 11 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.44 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0695 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.45 % change on previous year (2025)
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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 31.8% 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 31.8% in 2011.
- What is the lowest people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.8% in 2011.
- How does Congo rank for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water?
- Congo ranks 71st out of 113 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 unchanged. 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, rural (% of rural 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.