Access to clean water — all countries

Access to clean water — Republic of the Congo

Access to clean water in the Republic of the Congo in 2021 — 73.5%. Ranked 173 in the world out of 204. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 15.1 pp.

2021 73.5% +0.2 pp vs 2020
World rank 173of 204
Period maximum 73.5%2021
Period minimum 58.4%2000

Trend over time

2000–2021 · % of population

Access to clean water — Republic of the Congo, 2000–20215560657075200020032006200920122015201820212000: 58.4%2001: 58.7%2002: 59.2%2003: 59.7%2004: 60.6%2005: 61.6%2006: 62.5%2007: 63.4%2008: 64.4%2009: 65.3%2010: 66.3%2011: 67.2%2012: 68.1%2013: 69%2014: 70%2015: 70.9%2016: 71.8%2017: 72.7%2018: 72.9%2019: 73.1%2020: 73.3%2021: 73.5%
Change over the period: +15.1 pp Annual average: 0.72 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 73.5%
World 90.4%
Middle Africa computed 49.1%
Access to clean water — Republic of the Congo, by year Republic of the Congo All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2021 73.5 +0.2 pp
2020 73.3 +0.2 pp
2019 73.1 +0.2 pp
2018 72.9 +0.2 pp
2017 72.7 +0.9 pp
2016 71.8 +0.9 pp
2015 70.9 +0.9 pp
2014 70 +0.9 pp
2013 69 +0.9 pp
2012 68.1 +0.9 pp
2011 67.2 +0.9 pp
2010 66.3 +0.9 pp
2009 65.3 +0.9 pp
2008 64.4 +0.9 pp
2007 63.4 +0.9 pp
2006 62.5 +0.9 pp
2005 61.6 +0.9 pp
2004 60.6 +0.9 pp
2003 59.7 +0.5 pp
2002 59.2 +0.5 pp
2001 58.7 +0.3 pp
2000 58.4

About the indicator

The share of the population using improved sources of drinking water — piped supply, protected wells and springs located no further than 30 minutes away round trip. An improved source does not guarantee that the water is safe, but it is the minimum threshold below which the risk of intestinal infections rises sharply.

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