Safely managed drinking water in Republic of the Congo

45.9% of people in Republic of the Congo used safely managed drinking water in 2021. The value for 2021 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2000.

Measure: People using safely managed drinking water 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 45.9% % of population
Change from 2020 +0.2percentage points 2020: 45.7%
World, 2021 71.0% Official aggregate

Safely managed drinking water 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 safely managed drinking water services (% of population), 2000 to 2024
Period Republic of the CongoWorld
2024 – 73.7%
2023 – 72.0%
2022 – 71.5%
2021 45.9% 71.0%
2020 45.7% 70.5%
2019 45.5% 69.9%
2018 45.3% 69.4%
2017 45.1% 68.8%
2016 44.6% 68.2%
2015 44.1% 67.7%
2014 43.5% 67.1%
2013 43.0% 66.5%
2012 42.5% 65.9%
2011 41.5% 65.3%
2010 39.8% 64.8%
2009 38.1% 64.3%
2008 36.4% 63.8%
2007 34.8% 63.4%
2006 33.2% 63.1%
2005 31.6% 62.8%
2004 30.0% 62.5%
2003 28.4% 62.1%
2002 28.3% 61.8%
2001 28.1% 61.5%
2000 27.9% 61.2%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +0.2 percentage points from 45.7% in 2020.
  • Since 2011, when it was 41.5%, the figure has changed by +4.4 percentage points.
  • The figure for the world in 2021 was 71.0%.

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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.H2O.SMDW.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