Percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services in Congo
Congo: Percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services was 21 % in 2021. ▲ Rising
Percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services in Congo, 2000–2021
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services in Congo is 21 %, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.0% on the previous year and up 23.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services in Congo peaked at 21 % in 2021 and was at its lowest, 12 %, in 2000.
Congo ranks 179th of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services in Congo, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 12 % | — |
| 2001 | 12 % | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 12 % | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 13 % | +8.3% |
| 2004 | 13 % | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 14 % | +7.7% |
| 2006 | 14 % | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 14 % | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 15 % | +7.1% |
| 2009 | 16 % | +6.7% |
| 2010 | 16 % | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 17 % | +6.2% |
| 2012 | 17 % | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 18 % | +5.9% |
| 2014 | 18 % | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 19 % | +5.6% |
| 2016 | 20 % | +5.3% |
| 2017 | 20 % | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 20 % | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 20 % | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 20 % | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 21 % | +5.0% |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's 21 % is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 58 %, 36% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Congo's 21 % is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 42.5 %, 49% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.5 % | 12 % | 16 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.5 % | 16 % | 20 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.5 % | 20 % | 21 % | 2 |
Countries ranked near Congo
- 177 Liberia 23 % compare
- 178 Benin 22 % compare
- 180 Niger 16 % compare
- 181 Madagascar 15 % compare
- 182 Central African Republic 14 % compare
- 182 South Sudan 14 % compare
More agriculture & rural data for Congo
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 11.08 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1011 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 254.21 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.72 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3588 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 10.1% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 10.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.4% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services in Congo?
- Percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services in Congo was 21 % in 2021, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 21 % in 2021.
- What is the lowest percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 12 % in 2000.
- How does Congo rank for percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services?
- Congo ranks 179th out of 186 countries with data for 2021.
- Is percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Congo data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services (percent) — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Suite of Food Security Indicators presents the core set of food security indicators. Following the recommendation of experts gathered in the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) Round Table on hunger measurement, hosted at FAO headquarters in September 2011, an initial set of indicators aiming to capture various aspects of food insecurity is presented here. The choice of the indicators has been informed by expert judgement and the availability of data with sufficient coverage to enable comparisons across regions and over time. Many of these indicators are produced and published elsewhere by FAO and other international organizations. They are reported here in a single database with the aim of building a wide food security information system. More indicators will be added to this set as more data will become available. Indicators are classified along the four dimensions of food security -- availability, access, utilization and stability.