Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in Democratic Republic of Congo
Democratic Republic of Congo: Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre was 0.8635 people per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in Democratic Republic of Congo, 2000–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in Democratic Republic of Congo stood at 0.8635 people per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.7% on the previous year and up 80.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in Democratic Republic of Congo peaked at 0.8635 people per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.202 people per square kilometre, in 2000.
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 35th of 182 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in Democratic Republic of Congo, year by year
| Year | people per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.202 people per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 0.2167 people per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 2002 | 0.232 people per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 2003 | 0.2479 people per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 2004 | 0.2647 people per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 2005 | 0.2829 people per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 2006 | 0.3023 people per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 2007 | 0.3227 people per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 2008 | 0.3442 people per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 2009 | 0.3673 people per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 2010 | 0.3922 people per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 2011 | 0.419 people per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 2012 | 0.4478 people per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 2013 | 0.4786 people per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 2014 | 0.5113 people per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 2015 | 0.5455 people per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 2016 | 0.5833 people per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 2017 | 0.6241 people per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 2018 | 0.6655 people per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 2019 | 0.7082 people per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 2020 | 0.7537 people per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 2021 | 0.7887 people per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2022 | 0.8251 people per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2023 | 0.8635 people per square kilometre | +4.7% |
Democratic Republic of Congo compared with similar countries
- Democratic Republic of Congo's 0.8635 people per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.3756 people per square kilometre, 2.3× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Democratic Republic of Congo's 0.8635 people per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5739 people per square kilometre, 1.5× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2783 people per square kilometre | 0.202 people per square kilometre | 0.3673 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5375 people per square kilometre | 0.3922 people per square kilometre | 0.7082 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8078 people per square kilometre | 0.7537 people per square kilometre | 0.8635 people per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Democratic Republic of Congo
- 32 Lesotho 0.9081 people per square kilometre compare
- 33 Ethiopia 0.903 people per square kilometre compare
- 34 Mozambique 0.8765 people per square kilometre compare
- 36 Pakistan 0.7602 people per square kilometre compare
- 37 Honduras 0.7017 people per square kilometre compare
- 38 Guatemala 0.6767 people per square kilometre compare
More reference data data for Democratic Republic of Congo
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.3528 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.31 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.335 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.31 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.18 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.44 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 6.66 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 11.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.82 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in Democratic Republic of Congo was 0.8635 people per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8635 people per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.202 people per square kilometre in 2000.
- How does Democratic Republic of Congo rank for sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 35th out of 182 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre rising or falling in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 80.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Democratic Republic of Congo data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sanitation facilities usage in urban 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 urban 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 urban areas ÷ Land area (sq. km)
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
- 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.
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Sanitation facilities usage in urban 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.