Basic sanitation access in Republic of the Congo

20.6% of people in Republic of the Congo used at least basic sanitation services in 2021. The value for 2021 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2000.

Measure: People using at least basic sanitation services Unit: % of population Data: 2000 to 2021 Source: World Bank
The latest value for Republic of the Congo is for 2021. Most countries have figures for 2024.
Republic of the Congo, 2021 20.6% % of population
Change from 2020 +0.1percentage points 2020: 20.5%
World, 2021 79.4% Official aggregate

Basic sanitation access in 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.

People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population), 2000 to 2024
Period Republic of the CongoWorld
2024 – 82.2%
2023 – 81.5%
2022 – 80.4%
2021 20.6% 79.4%
2020 20.5% 78.3%
2019 20.4% 77.2%
2018 20.3% 76.0%
2017 20.2% 74.9%
2016 19.5% 73.8%
2015 18.9% 72.6%
2014 18.3% 71.4%
2013 17.8% 70.2%
2012 17.2% 68.9%
2011 16.6% 67.8%
2010 16.1% 66.7%
2009 15.6% 65.5%
2008 15.0% 64.3%
2007 14.5% 63.1%
2006 14.0% 61.9%
2005 13.6% 60.7%
2004 13.1% 59.6%
2003 12.6% 58.4%
2002 12.3% 57.3%
2001 12.0% 55.6%
2000 11.9% 54.8%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +0.1 percentage points from 20.5% in 2020.
  • Since 2011, when it was 16.6%, the figure has changed by +3.9 percentage points.
  • The figure for the world in 2021 was 79.4%.

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Source and dates

Original producer
WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
SH.STA.BASS.ZS · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
2000 to 2021 for Republic of the Congo
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene