Share using safely managed drinking water in Democratic Republic of Congo
Democratic Republic of Congo: Share using safely managed drinking water was 11.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share using safely managed drinking water in Democratic Republic of Congo, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share using safely managed drinking water in Democratic Republic of Congo is 11.9%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share using safely managed drinking water in Democratic Republic of Congo peaked at 12.2% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 11.2%, in 2020.
That places Democratic Republic of Congo 159th out of 163 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Share using safely managed drinking water in Democratic Republic of Congo, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 12.2% | — |
| 2001 | 12.2% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 12.2% | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 12.2% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 12.2% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 12.2% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 12.1% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 12.1% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 12.1% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 12.0% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 12.0% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 11.9% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 11.9% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 11.8% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 11.8% | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 11.7% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 11.6% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 11.5% | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 11.4% | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 11.3% | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 11.2% | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 11.4% | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 11.6% | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 11.7% | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 11.9% | +1.2% |
Democratic Republic of Congo compared with similar countries
- Democratic Republic of Congo's 11.9% is below the median for low income countries, which is 18.2%, 65% of the median. (13 countries reporting)
- Democratic Republic of Congo's 11.9% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 27.4%, 43% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.2% | 12.0% | 12.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.7% | 11.3% | 12.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.6% | 11.2% | 11.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Democratic Republic of Congo
More environment data for Democratic Republic of Congo
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.26 % 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 5.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per unit of 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0.338 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share using safely managed drinking water in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Share using safely managed drinking water in Democratic Republic of Congo was 11.9% 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 share using safely managed drinking water recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 12.2% in 2001.
- What is the lowest share using safely managed drinking water recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.2% in 2020.
- How does Democratic Republic of Congo rank for share using safely managed drinking water?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 159th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share using safely managed drinking water rising or falling in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Democratic Republic of Congo 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 Share using safely managed drinking water. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of people using an improved drinking water source that is located on premises, available when needed and free from fecal and priority chemical contamination.