Basic drinking water access in Republic of the Congo
73.5% of people in Republic of the Congo used at least basic drinking water services in 2021. The value for 2021 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2000.
The latest value for Republic of the Congo is for 2021. Most countries have figures for 2024.
Republic of the Congo, 2021
73.5%
Change from 2020
+0.2percentage points
World, 2021
90.4%
Basic drinking water access in Republic of the Congo over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
% of population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Republic of the Congo | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | – | 91.5% |
| 2023 | – | 91.2% |
| 2022 | – | 90.9% |
| 2021 | 73.5% | 90.4% |
| 2020 | 73.3% | 90.0% |
| 2019 | 73.1% | 89.6% |
| 2018 | 72.9% | 89.3% |
| 2017 | 72.7% | 88.9% |
| 2016 | 71.8% | 88.5% |
| 2015 | 70.9% | 88.1% |
| 2014 | 70.0% | 87.7% |
| 2013 | 69.0% | 87.3% |
| 2012 | 68.1% | 86.9% |
| 2011 | 67.2% | 86.5% |
| 2010 | 66.3% | 86.1% |
| 2009 | 65.3% | 85.7% |
| 2008 | 64.4% | 85.2% |
| 2007 | 63.4% | 84.8% |
| 2006 | 62.5% | 84.3% |
| 2005 | 61.6% | 83.9% |
| 2004 | 60.6% | 82.6% |
| 2003 | 59.7% | 82.1% |
| 2002 | 59.2% | 81.6% |
| 2001 | 58.7% | 80.9% |
| 2000 | 58.4% | 80.6% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.2 percentage points from 73.3% in 2020.
- Since 2011, when it was 67.2%, the figure has changed by +6.3 percentage points.
- The figure for the world in 2021 was 90.4%.