Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per square kilometre in Congo
Congo: Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per square kilometre was 1.26 people per square kilometre in 2021. ▲ Rising
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per square kilometre in Congo, 2000–2021
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per square kilometre in Congo is 1.26 people per square kilometre, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 26.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per square kilometre in Congo peaked at 1.26 people per square kilometre in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.6083 people per square kilometre, in 2000.
Congo ranks 62nd of 171 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per square kilometre in Congo, year by year
| Year | people per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.6083 people per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 0.6246 people per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 0.6498 people per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2003 | 0.6784 people per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2004 | 0.7121 people per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2005 | 0.7483 people per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 2006 | 0.787 people per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 2007 | 0.8263 people per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2008 | 0.8638 people per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2009 | 0.9087 people per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 2010 | 0.9567 people per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 2011 | 0.9976 people per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2012 | 1.03 people per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 1.07 people per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 1.1 people per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 1.14 people per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 1.17 people per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 1.21 people per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 1.22 people per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 1.23 people per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 1.25 people per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 1.26 people per square kilometre | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7407 people per square kilometre | 0.6083 people per square kilometre | 0.9087 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.11 people per square kilometre | 0.9567 people per square kilometre | 1.23 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.25 people per square kilometre | 1.25 people per square kilometre | 1.26 people per square kilometre | 2 |
Countries ranked near Congo
- 59 Central African Republic 1.81 people per square kilometre compare
- 60 Guatemala 1.75 people per square kilometre compare
- 61 Ecuador 1.44 people per square kilometre compare
- 63 Palestine 1.16 people per square kilometre compare
- 64 Vanuatu 1.13 people per square kilometre compare
- 65 Mauritius 0.9765 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 sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per square kilometre in Congo?
- Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per square kilometre in Congo was 1.26 people per square kilometre in 2021, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per square kilometre recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 1.26 people per square kilometre in 2021.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per square kilometre recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6083 people per square kilometre in 2000.
- How does Congo rank for sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per square kilometre?
- Congo ranks 62nd out of 171 countries with data for 2021.
- Is sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per square kilometre rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.2%. 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 square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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 ÷ Land area (sq. km)
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
- 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
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas 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.