Share of the population with access to handwashing facilities in Congo, Democratic Republic of the

Congo, Democratic Republic of the: Share of the population with access to handwashing facilities was 19.35 in 2022. ▬ Flat

Latest (2022)
19.35
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
98th
of 113 countries
All-time high
19.35
in 2022
All-time low
18.74
in 2015
Years of data
8
2015–2022

Share of the population with access to handwashing facilities in Congo, Democratic Republic of the, 2015–2022

051015202015201820222015: 18.72016: 18.82017: 18.92018: 192019: 19.12020: 19.22021: 19.32022: 19.4

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for share of the population with access to handwashing facilities in Congo, Democratic Republic of the is 19.35, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.

The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 3.3% over ten years.

Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 98th of 113 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Share of the population with access to handwashing facilities in Congo, Democratic Republic of the, year by year

Annual values for Share of the population with access to handwashing facilities in Congo, Democratic Republic of the, 2015 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2015 18.74
2016 18.82 +0.5%
2017 18.91 +0.5%
2018 19 +0.5%
2019 19.08 +0.5%
2020 19.17 +0.5%
2021 19.26 +0.5%
2022 19.35 +0.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 18.91 18.74 19.08 5
2020s 19.26 19.17 19.35 3

Countries ranked near Congo, Democratic Republic of the

  1. 95 Lesotho 20.85 compare
  2. 96 Guinea 20.64 compare
  3. 97 Guinea-Bissau 19.76 compare
  4. 99 Sierra Leone 18.74 compare
  5. 100 Rwanda 18.45 compare
  6. 101 Zambia 18.38 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of the population with access to handwashing facilities in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
Share of the population with access to handwashing facilities in Congo, Democratic Republic of the was 19.35 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of the population with access to handwashing facilities recorded in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
The highest recorded value was 19.35 in 2022.
What is the lowest share of the population with access to handwashing facilities recorded in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
The lowest recorded value was 18.74 in 2015.
How does Congo, Democratic Republic of the rank for share of the population with access to handwashing facilities?
Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 98th out of 113 countries with data for 2022.
Is share of the population with access to handwashing facilities rising or falling in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
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 population with access to handwashing facilities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share of the population with access to handwashing facilities
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
113 places, 1,032 data points, 2015–2024
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