Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water in Congo
Congo: Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water was 45.9% in 2021. β² Rising
Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water in Congo, 2000β2021
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of population using safely managed drinking water in Congo is 45.9%, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population using safely managed drinking water in Congo peaked at 45.9% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 27.9%, in 2000.
Congo ranks 124th of 159 countries on this measure, 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 | 31.7% | 27.9% | 38.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.5% | 39.8% | 45.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.8% | 45.7% | 45.9% | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population using safely managed drinking water in Congo?
- Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water in Congo was 45.9% in 2021, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of population using safely managed drinking water recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 45.9% in 2021.
- What is the lowest proportion of population using safely managed drinking water recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.9% in 2000.
- How does Congo rank for proportion of population using safely managed drinking water?
- Congo ranks 124th out of 159 countries with data for 2021.
- Is proportion of population using safely managed drinking water rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Congo data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water services, by urban/rural (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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