Dem. Rep. Congo - Access to safely managed sanitation services

People using safely managed sanitation services, rural (% of rural population)

People using safely managed sanitation services, rural (% of rural population) in Dem. Rep. Congo was 11.17 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 23.65 in 2000, while its lowest value was 11.17 in 2020.

Definition: The percentage of people using improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households and where excreta are safely disposed of in situ or transported and treated offsite. Improved sanitation facilities include flush/pour flush to piped sewer systems, septic tanks or pit latrines: ventilated improved pit latrines, compositing toilets or pit latrines with slabs.

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).

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Year Value
2000 23.65
2001 23.06
2002 22.47
2003 21.89
2004 21.30
2005 20.71
2006 20.03
2007 19.36
2008 18.69
2009 18.04
2010 17.39
2011 16.75
2012 16.11
2013 15.47
2014 14.84
2015 14.22
2016 13.60
2017 12.98
2018 12.37
2019 11.77
2020 11.17

People using safely managed sanitation services, urban (% of urban population)

People using safely managed sanitation services, urban (% of urban population) in Dem. Rep. Congo was 14.50 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 19.66 in 2000, while its lowest value was 14.50 in 2020.

Definition: The percentage of people using improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households and where excreta are safely disposed of in situ or transported and treated offsite. Improved sanitation facilities include flush/pour flush to piped sewer systems, septic tanks or pit latrines: ventilated improved pit latrines, compositing toilets or pit latrines with slabs.

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).

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Year Value
2000 19.66
2001 19.59
2002 19.51
2003 19.44
2004 19.37
2005 19.30
2006 19.11
2007 18.92
2008 18.73
2009 18.36
2010 17.99
2011 17.63
2012 17.27
2013 16.91
2014 16.56
2015 16.21
2016 15.86
2017 15.51
2018 15.17
2019 14.84
2020 14.50

People using safely managed sanitation services (% of population)

People using safely managed sanitation services (% of population) in Dem. Rep. Congo was 12.69 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 22.25 in 2000, while its lowest value was 12.69 in 2020.

Definition: The percentage of people using improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households and where excreta are safely disposed of in situ or transported and treated offsite. Improved sanitation facilities include flush/pour flush to piped sewer systems, septic tanks or pit latrines: ventilated improved pit latrines, compositing toilets or pit latrines with slabs.

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).

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Year Value
2000 22.25
2001 21.83
2002 21.41
2003 20.99
2004 20.58
2005 20.18
2006 19.68
2007 19.19
2008 18.71
2009 18.17
2010 17.63
2011 17.10
2012 16.58
2013 16.07
2014 15.57
2015 15.07
2016 14.58
2017 14.09
2018 13.62
2019 13.15
2020 12.69

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Disease prevention