Share of the population using improved sanitation facilities in Congo
Congo: Share of the population using improved sanitation facilities was 55.0% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Share of the population using improved sanitation facilities in Congo, 2000–2021
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Congo recorded 55.0% for share of the population using improved sanitation facilities in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 17.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population using improved sanitation facilities in Congo peaked at 55.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 35.7%, in 2000.
Congo ranks 213th of 232 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 | 39.7% | 35.7% | 44.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.6% | 45.6% | 54.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 54.8% | 54.7% | 55.0% | 2 |
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More population data for Congo
- World population growth 0.7% (2100)
- Population density 58.64 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 1.51 million people (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development 0.7% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 4.11 births per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 4.11 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 62,052 people (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 4.11 births per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. Share of people who are religious 4.16 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age 3.89 children per women (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population using improved sanitation facilities in Congo?
- Share of the population using improved sanitation facilities in Congo was 55.0% in 2021, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 55.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest share of the population using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.7% in 2000.
- How does Congo rank for share of the population using improved sanitation facilities?
- Congo ranks 213th out of 232 countries with data for 2021.
- Is share of the population using improved sanitation facilities rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.5%. 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 for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population using improved sanitation facilities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of people using improved sanitation facilities, such as toilets or latrines, regardless of whether they are shared with other households.