Share of the urban and rural population using safely managed drinking in Congo, Democratic Republic of the

Congo, Democratic Republic of the: Share of the urban and rural population using safely managed drinking was 24.15 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
24.15
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
98th
of 105 countries
All-time high
33.56
in 2000
All-time low
23.91
in 2020
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Share of the urban and rural population using safely managed drinking in Congo, Democratic Republic of the, 2000–2024

01020302000201220242000: 33.62001: 33.12002: 32.72003: 32.32004: 31.82005: 31.42006: 312007: 30.52008: 302009: 29.62010: 29.12011: 28.62012: 28.12013: 27.62014: 27.12015: 26.62016: 26.12017: 25.52018: 252019: 24.52020: 23.92021: 242022: 24.22023: 24.22024: 24.2

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for share of the urban and rural population using safely managed drinking in Congo, Democratic Republic of the is 24.15, measured in 2024.

That represents a change of down 10.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of the urban and rural population using safely managed drinking in Congo, Democratic Republic of the peaked at 33.56 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 23.91, in 2020.

Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 98th of 105 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.

Share of the urban and rural population using safely managed drinking in Congo, Democratic Republic of the, year by year

Annual values for Share of the urban and rural population using safely managed drinking water services in Congo, Democratic Republic of the, 2000 to 2024.
Year Value Change
2000 33.56
2001 33.14 -1.2%
2002 32.72 -1.3%
2003 32.29 -1.3%
2004 31.85 -1.4%
2005 31.4 -1.4%
2006 30.95 -1.4%
2007 30.49 -1.5%
2008 30.03 -1.5%
2009 29.55 -1.6%
2010 29.08 -1.6%
2011 28.59 -1.7%
2012 28.1 -1.7%
2013 27.6 -1.8%
2014 27.09 -1.8%
2015 26.58 -1.9%
2016 26.06 -2.0%
2017 25.53 -2.0%
2018 25 -2.1%
2019 24.46 -2.2%
2020 23.91 -2.2%
2021 24.03 +0.5%
2022 24.15 +0.5%
2023 24.15 +0.0%
2024 24.15 +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 31.6 29.55 33.56 10
2010s 26.81 24.46 29.08 10
2020s 24.08 23.91 24.15 5

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of the urban and rural population using safely managed drinking in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
Share of the urban and rural population using safely managed drinking in Congo, Democratic Republic of the was 24.15 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of the urban and rural population using safely managed drinking recorded in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
The highest recorded value was 33.56 in 2000.
What is the lowest share of the urban and rural population using safely managed drinking recorded in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
The lowest recorded value was 23.91 in 2020.
How does Congo, Democratic Republic of the rank for share of the urban and rural population using safely managed drinking?
Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 98th out of 105 countries with data for 2024.
Is share of the urban and rural population using safely managed drinking rising or falling in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
Over the last ten years it is down 10.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Congo, Democratic Republic of the data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the urban and rural population using safely managed drinking water services. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share of the urban and rural population using safely managed drinking water services
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
105 places, 2,610 data points, 2000–2024
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