People using at least basic sanitation services in Congo
Congo: People using at least basic sanitation services was 20.6% in 2021. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic sanitation services in Congo, 2000–2021
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
In 2021, people using at least basic sanitation services in Congo stood at 20.6%. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 23.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services in Congo peaked at 20.6% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 11.9%, in 2000.
Congo ranks 206th of 214 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 | 13.5% | 11.9% | 15.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.5% | 16.1% | 20.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.5% | 20.5% | 20.6% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Congo
- 203 Papua New Guinea 23.6% compare
- 204 Liberia 23.3% compare
- 205 Benin 22.2% compare
- 207 Niger 16.3% compare
- 208 Democratic Republic of Congo 16.3% compare
- 209 Madagascar 15.4% compare
More health data for Congo
- Population ages 65 and above, male 90,507 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 70,705 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 69,900 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, male, interpolated 74,470 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 2.8% (2025)
- Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 73,546 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 77,510 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 78,575 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total 198,513 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 3.3% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation services in Congo?
- People using at least basic sanitation services in Congo was 20.6% in 2021, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest people using at least basic sanitation services recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 20.6% in 2021.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.9% in 2000.
- How does Congo rank for people using at least basic sanitation services?
- Congo ranks 206th out of 214 countries with data for 2021.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Congo data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of people using at least basic sanitation services, that is, improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households. This indicator encompasses both people using basic sanitation services as well as those using safely managed sanitation services. Improved sanitation facilities include flush/pour flush to piped sewer systems, septic tanks or pit latrines; ventilated improved pit latrines, composting toilets or pit latrines with slabs.