People using improved drinking water sources in Congo, Democratic Republic of the
Congo, Democratic Republic of the: People using improved drinking water sources was 35.46 million people in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using improved drinking water sources in Congo, Democratic Republic of the, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people using improved drinking water sources in Congo, Democratic Republic of the is 35.46 million people, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 27.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using improved drinking water sources in Congo, Democratic Republic of the peaked at 35.46 million people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 18.93 million people, in 2000.
Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 2nd of 231 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
People using improved drinking water sources in Congo, Democratic Republic of the, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 18.93 million people | — |
| 2001 | 19.49 million people | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 20.05 million people | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 20.59 million people | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 21.15 million people | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 21.74 million people | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 22.35 million people | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 22.96 million people | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 23.57 million people | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 24.21 million people | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 24.89 million people | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 25.60 million people | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 26.34 million people | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 27.12 million people | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 27.90 million people | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 28.67 million people | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 29.53 million people | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 30.44 million people | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 31.27 million people | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 32.05 million people | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 32.86 million people | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 33.33 million people | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 33.78 million people | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 34.62 million people | +2.5% |
| 2024 | 35.46 million people | +2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.50 million people | 18.93 million people | 24.21 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.38 million people | 24.89 million people | 32.05 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.01 million people | 32.86 million people | 35.46 million people | 5 |
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More environment data for Congo, Democratic Republic of the
- Heating Degree Days 5.23 (2024)
- Cooling Degree Days 4,768 (2024)
- Total fisheries production 271,765 metric tons (2024)
- Capture fisheries production 265,975 metric tons (2024)
- Aquaculture production 5,790 metric tons (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste 0.4887 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0554 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0044 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 7.48 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Processes 3.59 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using improved drinking water sources in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- People using improved drinking water sources in Congo, Democratic Republic of the was 35.46 million people 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 people using improved drinking water sources recorded in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- The highest recorded value was 35.46 million people in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using improved drinking water sources recorded in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.93 million people in 2000.
- How does Congo, Democratic Republic of the rank for people using improved drinking water sources?
- Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 2nd out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using improved drinking water sources rising or falling in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Congo, Democratic Republic of the 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 People using improved drinking water sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people using only unimproved drinking water sources.