Freshwater withdrawals as a share of internal resources in Congo
Congo: Freshwater withdrawals as a share of internal resources was 0.0% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Freshwater withdrawals as a share of internal resources in Congo, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for freshwater withdrawals as a share of internal resources in Congo is 0.0%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, freshwater withdrawals as a share of internal resources in Congo peaked at 0.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2000.
That places Congo 181st out of 182 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Freshwater withdrawals as a share of internal resources in Congo, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's 0.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 6.9%, 0% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Congo's 0.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4.2%, 1% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Congo
- 178 Equatorial Guinea 0.2% compare
- 179 Papua New Guinea 0.1% compare
- 180 Belize 0.1% compare
- 182 French Guiana 0.0% compare
More environment data for Congo
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -9.96 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -6.68 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.202 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.13 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.8453 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -0.4756 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is freshwater withdrawals as a share of internal resources in Congo?
- Freshwater withdrawals as a share of internal resources in Congo was 0.0% in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest freshwater withdrawals as a share of internal resources recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest freshwater withdrawals as a share of internal resources recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2000.
- How does Congo rank for freshwater withdrawals as a share of internal resources?
- Congo ranks 181st out of 182 countries with data for 2023.
- Is freshwater withdrawals as a share of internal resources 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Freshwater withdrawals as a share of internal resources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of available freshwater resources (%).