People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in Congo
Congo: People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre was 7.77 people per square kilometre in 2021. ▲ Rising
People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in Congo, 2000–2021
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per square kilometre.
Analysis
Congo recorded 7.77 people per square kilometre for people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in Congo peaked at 7.77 people per square kilometre in 2021 and was at its lowest, 5.93 people per square kilometre, in 2000.
That places Congo 71st out of 214 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in Congo, year by year
| Year | people per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.93 people per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 6.14 people per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 6.19 people per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 6.26 people per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 6.36 people per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 6.48 people per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 6.61 people per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 6.73 people per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 6.82 people per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 6.96 people per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 7.1 people per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 7.18 people per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 7.23 people per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 7.24 people per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 7.24 people per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 7.24 people per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 7.24 people per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 7.23 people per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 7.36 people per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 7.5 people per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 7.63 people per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 7.77 people per square kilometre | +1.8% |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's 7.77 people per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 12.28 people per square kilometre, 63% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Congo's 7.77 people per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 20.84 people per square kilometre, 37% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.45 people per square kilometre | 5.93 people per square kilometre | 6.96 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.26 people per square kilometre | 7.1 people per square kilometre | 7.5 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.7 people per square kilometre | 7.63 people per square kilometre | 7.77 people per square kilometre | 2 |
Countries ranked near Congo
- 68 Angola 8.33 people per square kilometre compare
- 69 Eswatini 8.32 people per square kilometre compare
- 70 Moldova 8.21 people per square kilometre compare
- 72 Romania 7.66 people per square kilometre compare
- 73 Dominican Republic 7.55 people per square kilometre compare
- 74 Vanuatu 7.22 people per square kilometre compare
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 square kilometre in Congo?
- People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in Congo was 7.77 people per square kilometre in 2021, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 7.77 people per square kilometre in 2021.
- What is the lowest people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.93 people per square kilometre in 2000.
- How does Congo rank for people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre?
- Congo ranks 71st out of 214 countries with data for 2021.
- Is people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Congo data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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 ÷ Land area (sq. km)
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
- 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 not using improved sanitation facilities 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.