Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita in Congo
Congo: Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita was 0.0105 people per person in 2021. ▼ Falling
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita in Congo, 2000–2021
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
Congo recorded 0.0105 people per person for sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita in 2021.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and down 17.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita in Congo peaked at 0.0166 people per person in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.0103 people per person, in 2017.
Congo ranks 31st of 182 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita in Congo, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0165 people per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.0166 people per person | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0162 people per person | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0159 people per person | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0155 people per person | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0152 people per person | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0148 people per person | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0144 people per person | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 0.014 people per person | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0137 people per person | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0133 people per person | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0128 people per person | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0124 people per person | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 0.012 people per person | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0116 people per person | -3.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0112 people per person | -3.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0107 people per person | -4.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0103 people per person | -4.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0103 people per person | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0104 people per person | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0105 people per person | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0105 people per person | +0.7% |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's 0.0105 people per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0035 people per person, 3.0× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Congo's 0.0105 people per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0109 people per person, 97% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0153 people per person | 0.0137 people per person | 0.0166 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0115 people per person | 0.0103 people per person | 0.0133 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0105 people per person | 0.0105 people per person | 0.0105 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 urban areas, per capita in Congo?
- Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita in Congo was 0.0105 people per person in 2021, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0166 people per person in 2001.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0103 people per person in 2017.
- How does Congo rank for sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita?
- Congo ranks 31st out of 182 countries with data for 2021.
- Is sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.9%. 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 Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sanitation facilities usage in urban 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 urban areas ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sanitation facilities usage in urban 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 urban areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.