People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Congo
Congo: People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita was 0.4505 people per person in 2021. ▼ Falling
People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Congo, 2000–2021
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
Congo recorded 0.4505 people per person for people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and down 15.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Congo peaked at 0.6425 people per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.4505 people per person, in 2021.
That places Congo 20th out of 214 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Congo, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.6425 people per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.6408 people per person | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.6305 people per person | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 0.62 people per person | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 0.6095 people per person | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 0.5988 people per person | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 0.588 people per person | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 0.5771 people per person | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 0.566 people per person | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 0.5549 people per person | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 0.5436 people per person | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 0.5322 people per person | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 0.5207 people per person | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 0.509 people per person | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 0.4972 people per person | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 0.4853 people per person | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 0.4733 people per person | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 0.4611 people per person | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 0.4584 people per person | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.4558 people per person | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.4531 people per person | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.4505 people per person | -0.6% |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's 0.4505 people per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2638 people per person, 1.7× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Congo's 0.4505 people per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3662 people per person, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6028 people per person | 0.5549 people per person | 0.6425 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4937 people per person | 0.4558 people per person | 0.5436 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4518 people per person | 0.4505 people per person | 0.4531 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 not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Congo?
- People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Congo was 0.4505 people per person in 2021, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6425 people per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4505 people per person in 2021.
- How does Congo rank for people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita?
- Congo ranks 20th out of 214 countries with data for 2021.
- Is people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.4%. 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 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 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 not using improved sanitation facilities ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- People 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)
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People 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.