Sanitation facilities usage in Congo
Congo: Sanitation facilities usage was 492,205 people in 2021. ▲ Rising
Sanitation facilities usage 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 people.
Analysis
Congo recorded 492,205 people for sanitation facilities usage in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 23.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in Congo peaked at 492,205 people in 2021 and was at its lowest, 259,578 people, in 2000.
Congo ranks 47th of 232 countries on this measure, in the top 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 | 308,690 people | 259,578 people | 368,776 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 438,065 people | 385,858 people | 480,162 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 489,186 people | 486,168 people | 492,205 people | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sanitation facilities usage in Congo?
- Sanitation facilities usage in Congo was 492,205 people 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 sanitation facilities usage recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 492,205 people in 2021.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 259,578 people in 2000.
- How does Congo rank for sanitation facilities usage?
- Congo ranks 47th out of 232 countries with data for 2021.
- Is sanitation facilities usage rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.1%. 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 Sanitation facilities usage. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Open defecation includes defecating in fields, forests, bushes, bodies of water or other open spaces, not using any sanitation facilities.