Access to basic sanitation — all countries

Access to basic sanitation — Republic of the Congo

Access to basic sanitation in the Republic of the Congo in 2021 — 20.6%. Ranked 193 in the world out of 201. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 8.6 pp.

2021 20.6% +0.1 pp vs 2020
World rank 193of 201
Period maximum 20.6%2021
Period minimum 11.9%2000

Trend over time

2000–2021 · % of population

Access to basic sanitation — Republic of the Congo, 2000–20211012.51517.52022.5200020032006200920122015201820212000: 11.9%2001: 12%2002: 12.3%2003: 12.6%2004: 13.1%2005: 13.6%2006: 14%2007: 14.5%2008: 15%2009: 15.6%2010: 16.1%2011: 16.6%2012: 17.2%2013: 17.8%2014: 18.3%2015: 18.9%2016: 19.5%2017: 20.2%2018: 20.3%2019: 20.4%2020: 20.5%2021: 20.6%
Change over the period: +8.6 pp Annual average: 0.41 pp

Comparison, 2021

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Republic of the Congo

Republic of the Congo 20.6%
World 79.4%
Middle Africa computed 26.7%
Access to basic sanitation — Republic of the Congo, by year Republic of the Congo All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2021 20.6 +0.1 pp
2020 20.5 +0.1 pp
2019 20.4 +0.1 pp
2018 20.3 +0.1 pp
2017 20.2 +0.6 pp
2016 19.5 +0.6 pp
2015 18.9 +0.6 pp
2014 18.3 +0.6 pp
2013 17.8 +0.6 pp
2012 17.2 +0.6 pp
2011 16.6 +0.5 pp
2010 16.1 +0.5 pp
2009 15.6 +0.5 pp
2008 15 +0.5 pp
2007 14.5 +0.5 pp
2006 14 +0.5 pp
2005 13.6 +0.5 pp
2004 13.1 +0.5 pp
2003 12.6 +0.3 pp
2002 12.3 +0.3 pp
2001 12 +0 pp
2000 11.9

About the indicator

The share of the population using improved sanitation facilities not shared with other households: sewerage, septic tanks, improved pit latrines. Alongside access to clean water this is the basic condition for reducing child mortality from intestinal infections.

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.