Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in Congo
Congo: Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita was 0.073 people per person in 2021. ▲ Rising
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in Congo, 2000–2021
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in Congo is 0.073 people per person, measured in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in Congo peaked at 0.0772 people per person in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.0652 people per person, in 2001.
Congo ranks 36th of 171 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in Congo, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0659 people per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.0652 people per person | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0662 people per person | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0672 people per person | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0682 people per person | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0691 people per person | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 0.07 people per person | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0709 people per person | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0717 people per person | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0725 people per person | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0732 people per person | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0739 people per person | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0746 people per person | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0752 people per person | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0757 people per person | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0763 people per person | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0767 people per person | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0772 people per person | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0761 people per person | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0751 people per person | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 0.074 people per person | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 0.073 people per person | -1.4% |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's 0.073 people per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0665 people per person, 1.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Congo's 0.073 people per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0994 people per person, 73% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0687 people per person | 0.0652 people per person | 0.0725 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0754 people per person | 0.0732 people per person | 0.0772 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0735 people per person | 0.073 people per person | 0.074 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 sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in Congo?
- Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in Congo was 0.073 people per person in 2021, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0772 people per person in 2017.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0652 people per person in 2001.
- How does Congo rank for sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita?
- Congo ranks 36th out of 171 countries with data for 2021.
- Is sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.2%. 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 Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas 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
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.