People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Congo
Congo: People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per was 0.2692 people per person in 2021. ▼ Falling
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Congo, 2000–2021
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
In 2021, people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Congo stood at 0.2692 people per person. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Congo peaked at 0.355 people per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.2692 people per person, in 2021.
That places Congo 29th out of 171 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Congo, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.355 people per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.351 people per person | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 0.3468 people per person | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 0.3426 people per person | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 0.3384 people per person | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 0.3342 people per person | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 0.3301 people per person | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.326 people per person | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 0.3218 people per person | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 0.3177 people per person | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 0.3136 people per person | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 0.3094 people per person | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 0.3053 people per person | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.3012 people per person | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 0.297 people per person | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 0.2929 people per person | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 0.2888 people per person | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 0.2847 people per person | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 0.2808 people per person | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 0.2769 people per person | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 0.273 people per person | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 0.2692 people per person | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3364 people per person | 0.3177 people per person | 0.355 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.295 people per person | 0.2769 people per person | 0.3136 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2711 people per person | 0.2692 people per person | 0.273 people per person | 2 |
Countries ranked near Congo
More reference data data for Congo
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0199 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1866 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2108 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0031 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.2108 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0668 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0724 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.9126 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.08 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.017 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Congo?
- People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Congo was 0.2692 people per person in 2021, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 0.355 people per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2692 people per person in 2021.
- How does Congo rank for people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per?
- Congo ranks 29th out of 171 countries with data for 2021.
- Is people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Congo data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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 in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.