Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in Congo
Congo: Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre was 0.182 people per square kilometre in 2021. ▲ Rising
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in Congo, 2000–2021
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per square kilometre.
Analysis
Congo recorded 0.182 people per square kilometre for sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.1% on the previous year and up 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in Congo peaked at 0.182 people per square kilometre in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.1518 people per square kilometre, in 2000.
Congo ranks 62nd of 182 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 urban areas, per square kilometre in Congo, year by year
| Year | people per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.1518 people per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 0.1589 people per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2002 | 0.1594 people per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.1604 people per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.1623 people per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 0.1643 people per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 0.1664 people per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 0.1682 people per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 0.1692 people per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.1712 people per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 0.1732 people per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 0.1734 people per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.1726 people per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.1709 people per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 0.1689 people per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 0.1665 people per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 0.1639 people per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 0.1609 people per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 0.166 people per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 0.1712 people per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 0.1765 people per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 0.182 people per square kilometre | +3.1% |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's 0.182 people per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2257 people per square kilometre, 81% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Congo's 0.182 people per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5739 people per square kilometre, 32% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1632 people per square kilometre | 0.1518 people per square kilometre | 0.1712 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1687 people per square kilometre | 0.1609 people per square kilometre | 0.1734 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1792 people per square kilometre | 0.1765 people per square kilometre | 0.182 people per square kilometre | 2 |
Countries ranked near Congo
- 59 Colombia 0.1989 people per square kilometre compare
- 60 Tunisia 0.1959 people per square kilometre compare
- 61 Gambia 0.1882 people per square kilometre compare
- 63 South Africa 0.1758 people per square kilometre compare
- 64 Tanzania 0.1725 people per square kilometre compare
- 65 Yemen 0.1711 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 urban areas, per square kilometre in Congo?
- Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in Congo was 0.182 people per square kilometre in 2021, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 0.182 people per square kilometre in 2021.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1518 people per square kilometre in 2000.
- How does Congo rank for sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre?
- Congo ranks 62nd out of 182 countries with data for 2021.
- Is sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.9%. 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 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.
About this data
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.