Share of the population using improved water sources wash in Congo
Congo: Share of the population using improved water sources wash was 83.84 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Share of the population using improved water sources wash in Congo, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Congo recorded 83.84 for share of the population using improved water sources wash in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population using improved water sources wash in Congo peaked at 83.84 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 68.76, in 2000.
That places Congo 207th out of 231 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 | 71.72 | 68.76 | 75.81 | 10 |
| 2010s | 80.64 | 76.77 | 83.44 | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.74 | 83.64 | 83.84 | 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 share of the population using improved water sources wash in Congo?
- Share of the population using improved water sources wash in Congo was 83.84 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population using improved water sources wash recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 83.84 in 2021.
- What is the lowest share of the population using improved water sources wash recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 68.76 in 2000.
- How does Congo rank for share of the population using improved water sources wash?
- Congo ranks 207th out of 231 countries with data for 2021.
- Is share of the population using improved water sources wash rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Congo data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population using improved water sources wash. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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