Basic sanitation access in Democratic Republic of the Congo
16.3% of people in Democratic Republic of the Congo used at least basic sanitation services in 2024.
Democratic Republic of the Congo, 2024
16.3%
Change from 2023
+0.1percentage points
World, 2024
82.2%
Position in 2024
188th of 193
Basic sanitation 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 | 16.3% | 82.2% |
| 2023 | 16.2% | 81.5% |
| 2022 | 16.2% | 80.4% |
| 2021 | 16.1% | 79.4% |
| 2020 | 16.1% | 78.3% |
| 2019 | 16.4% | 77.2% |
| 2018 | 16.7% | 76.0% |
| 2017 | 17.0% | 74.9% |
| 2016 | 17.4% | 73.8% |
| 2015 | 17.7% | 72.6% |
| 2014 | 18.0% | 71.4% |
| 2013 | 18.4% | 70.2% |
| 2012 | 18.8% | 68.9% |
| 2011 | 19.1% | 67.8% |
| 2010 | 19.5% | 66.7% |
| 2009 | 19.9% | 65.5% |
| 2008 | 20.3% | 64.3% |
| 2007 | 20.7% | 63.1% |
| 2006 | 21.1% | 61.9% |
| 2005 | 21.5% | 60.7% |
| 2004 | 21.9% | 59.6% |
| 2003 | 22.4% | 58.4% |
| 2002 | 22.8% | 57.3% |
| 2001 | 23.3% | 55.6% |
| 2000 | 23.7% | 54.8% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.1 percentage points from 16.2% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 18.0%, the figure has changed by −1.7 percentage points.
- Among the 193 countries with data for 2024, Democratic Republic of the Congo has the 188th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 82.2%.