Using improved drinking water sources vs. GDP per capita in Democratic Republic of Congo
Democratic Republic of Congo: Using improved drinking water sources vs. GDP per capita was 59.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Using improved drinking water sources vs. GDP per capita in Democratic Republic of Congo, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Democratic Republic of Congo recorded 59.8% for using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 11.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita in Democratic Republic of Congo peaked at 59.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 45.0%, in 2000.
That places Democratic Republic of Congo 231st out of 231 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 47.7% | 45.0% | 50.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 54.0% | 51.1% | 57.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 58.9% | 57.7% | 59.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Democratic Republic of Congo
- 228 Central African Republic 63.3% compare
- 229 Papua New Guinea 60.6% compare
- 230 Madagascar 60.4% compare
More environment data for Democratic Republic of Congo
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 58.49 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 0.5353 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 3.5 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 7.67 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 17.49 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0166 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 42.16 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0035 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.024 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 13.45 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita in Democratic Republic of Congo was 59.8% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 59.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.0% in 2000.
- How does Democratic Republic of Congo rank for using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 231st out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Democratic Republic of Congo data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Using improved drinking water sources vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of people who use an improved drinking water source, regardless of collection time. An improved drinking water source is a safely designed drinking water source and includes e.g. piped water, boreholes or tubewells and packaged or delivered water.