Basic drinking water access in Democratic Republic of the Congo
35.7% of people in Democratic Republic of the Congo used at least basic drinking water services in 2024.
Democratic Republic of the Congo, 2024
35.7%
Change from 2023
+0.3percentage points
World, 2024
91.5%
Position in 2024
202nd of 202
Basic drinking water access in Democratic Republic of the Congo over time
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% of population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Democratic Republic of the Congo | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 35.7% | 91.5% |
| 2023 | 35.4% | 91.2% |
| 2022 | 35.1% | 90.9% |
| 2021 | 35.3% | 90.4% |
| 2020 | 35.5% | 90.0% |
| 2019 | 35.7% | 89.6% |
| 2018 | 35.9% | 89.3% |
| 2017 | 36.0% | 88.9% |
| 2016 | 36.2% | 88.5% |
| 2015 | 36.3% | 88.1% |
| 2014 | 36.4% | 87.7% |
| 2013 | 36.6% | 87.3% |
| 2012 | 36.7% | 86.9% |
| 2011 | 36.8% | 86.5% |
| 2010 | 36.9% | 86.1% |
| 2009 | 37.0% | 85.7% |
| 2008 | 37.1% | 85.2% |
| 2007 | 37.2% | 84.8% |
| 2006 | 37.3% | 84.3% |
| 2005 | 37.3% | 83.9% |
| 2004 | 37.4% | 82.6% |
| 2003 | 37.4% | 82.1% |
| 2002 | 37.5% | 81.6% |
| 2001 | 37.5% | 80.9% |
| 2000 | 37.5% | 80.6% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.3 percentage points from 35.4% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 36.4%, the figure has changed by −0.8 percentage points.
- Among the 202 countries with data for 2024, Democratic Republic of the Congo has the 202nd highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 91.5%.