Congo, Rep.: People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban population)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2021, Congo, Rep.'s people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban population) did not change 0 percentage points on 2020 (from 27.2% to 27.2%).

Across the 20 yearly changes before that (2001 to 2020), the average change was +0.55 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 0.29 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.9 standard deviations below that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 0.79 percentage points in 2017. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2012 to 2021 the straight-line trend is upward, about 0.44 percentage points a year. A straight line explains 84% of the movement over 10 observed years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

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Closest to Congo, Rep. in the 2021 ranking

• Croatia — 1st of 2: 97.57%

What this measures

The percentage of people using at least basic sanitation services, that is, improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households. This indicator encompasses both people using basic sanitation services as well as those using safely managed sanitation services. Improved sanitation facilities include flush/pour flush to piped sewer systems, septic tanks or pit latrines; ventilated improved pit latrines, composting toilets or pit latrines with slabs.

Limitations: National, regional and income group estimates are made when data are available for at least 50 percent of the population.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.

All 22 values

People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban population) in nearby economies

• Angola — 62.84% (2022)
• Benin — 32.39% (2024)
• Botswana — 77.28% (2024)
• Burkina Faso — 48.45% (2024)
• Burundi — 42.01% (2024)
• Cabo Verde — 86.14% (2024)
• Cameroon — 61.93% (2024)
• Central African Republic — 24.55% (2024)

More health data for Congo, Rep.

• Population ages 00-04, female (% of female population) — 13.9% (2025)
• Population ages 00-04, male (% of male population) — 14.18% (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, female — 1.28 million (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, female (% of female population) — 39.57% (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, male — 1.31 million (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, male (% of male population) — 40.31% (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, total — 2.59 million (2025)
• Population ages 0-14 (% of total population) — 39.94% (2025)
• Population ages 05-09, female (% of female population) — 13% (2025)

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Questions people ask

What is Congo, Rep.'s people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban population)?

27.2% in 2021, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 2000?

It is up 10.94 percentage points from 16.25% in 2000. The highest value was 27.2% in 2017 and the lowest 16.25% in 2000.

Is the latest change in people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban population) unusual for Congo, Rep.?

In 2021, Congo, Rep.'s people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban population) did not change 0 percentage points on 2020 (from 27.2% to 27.2%). Across the 20 yearly changes before that (2001 to 2020), the average change was +0.55 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 0.29 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.9 standard deviations below that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SH.STA.BASS.UR.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO), uri: washdata.org, publisher: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org), date accessed: 2025-09-30, date published: 2025-08… Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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