Municipal water as a share of total water withdrawals in Congo
Congo: Municipal water as a share of total water withdrawals was 69.47 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
69.47
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
14th
of 180 countries
All-time high
69.57
in 2002
All-time low
62
in 1987
Years of data
36
1987–2022
Municipal water as a share of total water withdrawals in Congo, 1987–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for municipal water as a share of total water withdrawals in Congo is 69.47, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, municipal water as a share of total water withdrawals in Congo peaked at 69.57 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 62, in 1987.
Congo ranks 14th of 180 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Municipal water as a share of total water withdrawals in Congo, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 62 | — |
| 1988 | 62.57 | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 63.14 | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 63.69 | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 64.23 | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 64.76 | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 65.28 | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 65.79 | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 66.3 | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 66.79 | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 67.27 | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 67.75 | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 68.21 | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 68.67 | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 69.12 | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 69.57 | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 69.52 | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 69.49 | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 69.47 | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 69.47 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 69.47 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 69.47 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 69.47 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 69.47 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 69.47 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 69.47 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 69.47 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 69.47 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 69.47 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 69.47 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 69.47 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 69.47 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 69.47 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 69.47 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 69.47 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 69.47 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 62.57 | 62 | 63.14 | 3 |
| 1990s | 66.01 | 63.69 | 68.21 | 10 |
| 2000s | 69.37 | 68.67 | 69.57 | 10 |
| 2010s | 69.47 | 69.47 | 69.47 | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.47 | 69.47 | 69.47 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Congo
- 11 Equatorial Guinea 79.8 compare
- 12 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 73.95 compare
- 13 Jamaica 73.43 compare
- 15 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 68.01 compare
- 16 Ireland 66.1 compare
- 17 Seychelles 65.69 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)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, per capita 0.0018 1000 USD per person (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, annual growth rate -56.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, per capita 0.001 t per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is municipal water as a share of total water withdrawals in Congo?
- Municipal water as a share of total water withdrawals in Congo was 69.47 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest municipal water as a share of total water withdrawals recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 69.57 in 2002.
- What is the lowest municipal water as a share of total water withdrawals recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 62 in 1987.
- How does Congo rank for municipal water as a share of total water withdrawals?
- Congo ranks 14th out of 180 countries with data for 2022.
- Is municipal water as a share of total water withdrawals rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Congo data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Municipal water as a share of total water withdrawals. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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