People practicing open defecation of population, per square kilometre in Democratic Republic of Congo
Democratic Republic of Congo: People practicing open defecation of population, per square kilometre was 0 units per square kilometre in 2024. ▲ Rising
People practicing open defecation of population, per square kilometre in Democratic Republic of Congo, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
Democratic Republic of Congo recorded 0 units per square kilometre for people practicing open defecation of population, per square kilometre in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and up 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation of population, per square kilometre in Democratic Republic of Congo peaked at 0 units per square kilometre in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0 units per square kilometre, in 2000.
That places Democratic Republic of Congo 90th out of 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
People practicing open defecation of population, per square kilometre in Democratic Republic of Congo, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0 units per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 0 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 0 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 0 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 0 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 0 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 0 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 0 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 0 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 0 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 0 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 0 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 0 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 0 units per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 0 units per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 0 units per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 0 units per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 0 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 0 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 0 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 0 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 0 units per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 0 units per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 0 units per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 0 units per square kilometre | -0.8% |
Democratic Republic of Congo compared with similar countries
- Democratic Republic of Congo's 0 units per square kilometre is below the median for low income countries, which is 0 units per square kilometre, 22% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Democratic Republic of Congo's 0 units per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0 units per square kilometre, 16% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 5 |
Countries ranked near Democratic Republic of Congo
More population data for Democratic Republic of Congo
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate 0.6699 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate 1.57 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate 0.6699 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate 0.6537 % change on previous year (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.1964 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate 0.658 (2100)
- Population density 189.99 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 33.44 million (2100)
- Population growth rate by level of development 0.658 (2100)
- Urbanization vs gdp, annual growth rate 0.8224 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation of population, per square kilometre in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- People practicing open defecation of population, per square kilometre in Democratic Republic of Congo was 0 units per square kilometre in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest people practicing open defecation of population, per square kilometre recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 0 units per square kilometre in 2020.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation of population, per square kilometre recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per square kilometre in 2000.
- How does Democratic Republic of Congo rank for people practicing open defecation of population, per square kilometre?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 90th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people practicing open defecation of population, per square kilometre rising or falling in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Democratic Republic of Congo data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of People practicing open defecation of population, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
People practicing open defecation of population divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
People practicing open defecation of population ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- People practicing open defecation of population Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
People practicing open defecation of population divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.