Population using at least basic sanitation services in Congo
Congo: Population using at least basic sanitation services was 6.3% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Population using at least basic sanitation services in Congo, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Congo recorded 6.3% for population using at least basic sanitation services in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population using at least basic sanitation services in Congo peaked at 6.3% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 5.8%, in 2000.
That places Congo 170th out of 174 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.9% | 5.8% | 6.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.2% | 6.0% | 6.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.3% | 6.3% | 6.3% | 2 |
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More environment data for Congo
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 24.62 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 3.89 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 0.4604 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.4601 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 13.3 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0013 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 14.96 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0052 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0073 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.7254 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population using at least basic sanitation services in Congo?
- Population using at least basic sanitation services in Congo was 6.3% in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest population using at least basic sanitation services recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 6.3% in 2017.
- What is the lowest population using at least basic sanitation services recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.8% in 2000.
- How does Congo rank for population using at least basic sanitation services?
- Congo ranks 170th out of 174 countries with data for 2021.
- Is population using at least basic sanitation services rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Congo data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Population using at least basic sanitation services (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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