Municipal water withdrawal in Congo
Congo: Municipal water withdrawal was 63.70 million cubic meters in 2023. ▲ Rising
Municipal water withdrawal in Congo, 1987–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – AQUASTAT (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in cubic meters.
Analysis
Congo recorded 63.70 million cubic meters for municipal water withdrawal in 2023. That is the highest value across all 37 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, municipal water withdrawal in Congo peaked at 63.70 million cubic meters in 2005 and was at its lowest, 24.80 million cubic meters, in 1987.
That places Congo 150th out of 183 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.
Municipal water withdrawal in Congo, year by year
| Year | cubic meters | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 24.80 million cubic meters | — |
| 1988 | 25.28 million cubic meters | +1.9% |
| 1989 | 25.76 million cubic meters | +1.9% |
| 1990 | 26.24 million cubic meters | +1.9% |
| 1991 | 26.72 million cubic meters | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 27.20 million cubic meters | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 27.68 million cubic meters | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 28.16 million cubic meters | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 28.64 million cubic meters | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 29.12 million cubic meters | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 29.60 million cubic meters | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 30.08 million cubic meters | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 30.56 million cubic meters | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 31.04 million cubic meters | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 31.52 million cubic meters | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 32.00 million cubic meters | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 42.57 million cubic meters | +33.0% |
| 2004 | 53.13 million cubic meters | +24.8% |
| 2005 | 63.70 million cubic meters | +19.9% |
| 2006 | 63.70 million cubic meters | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 63.70 million cubic meters | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 63.70 million cubic meters | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 63.70 million cubic meters | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 63.70 million cubic meters | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 63.70 million cubic meters | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 63.70 million cubic meters | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 63.70 million cubic meters | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 63.70 million cubic meters | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 63.70 million cubic meters | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 63.70 million cubic meters | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 63.70 million cubic meters | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 63.70 million cubic meters | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 63.70 million cubic meters | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 63.70 million cubic meters | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 63.70 million cubic meters | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 63.70 million cubic meters | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 63.70 million cubic meters | +0.0% |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's 63.70 million cubic meters is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 245.90 million cubic meters, 26% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Congo's 63.70 million cubic meters is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 144.05 million cubic meters, 44% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Municipal water withdrawal in Congo changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +33.0% | 32.00 million cubic meters | 42.57 million cubic meters |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 25.28 million cubic meters | 24.80 million cubic meters | 25.76 million cubic meters | 3 |
| 1990s | 28.40 million cubic meters | 26.24 million cubic meters | 30.56 million cubic meters | 10 |
| 2000s | 50.88 million cubic meters | 31.04 million cubic meters | 63.70 million cubic meters | 10 |
| 2010s | 63.70 million cubic meters | 63.70 million cubic meters | 63.70 million cubic meters | 10 |
| 2020s | 63.70 million cubic meters | 63.70 million cubic meters | 63.70 million cubic meters | 4 |
Countries ranked near Congo
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)
- 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is municipal water withdrawal in Congo?
- Municipal water withdrawal in Congo was 63.70 million cubic meters in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – AQUASTAT (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest municipal water withdrawal recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 63.70 million cubic meters in 2005.
- What is the lowest municipal water withdrawal recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.80 million cubic meters in 1987.
- How does Congo rank for municipal water withdrawal?
- Congo ranks 150th out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is municipal water withdrawal 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – AQUASTAT (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Municipal water withdrawal. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 37 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Water withdrawn each year for direct use by the population, usually measured as the total supplied by the public distribution network.