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Congo: People using at least basic drinking water services

73.49percent · 2021+9.4% since 2011

The percentage of people using at least basic water services. This indicator encompasses both people using basic water services as well as those using safely managed water services. Basic drinking water services is defined as drinking water from an improved source, provided collection time is not more than 30 minutes for a round trip. Improved water sources include piped water, boreholes or tubewells, protected dug wells, protected springs, and packaged or delivered water. Annual figures for Congo from 2000 to 2021.

20002021

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
202173.488
202073.294
201973.098
201872.902
201772.706
201671.797
201570.883
201469.965
201369.042
201268.115
201167.184
201066.252
200965.316
200864.379
200763.441
200662.502
200561.561
200460.618
200359.674
200259.184
200158.692
200058.399

Source

Published by World Bank, produced by World Health Organization, UNICEF. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-07.

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World Bank (2026). People using at least basic drinking water services. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-people-using-at-least-basic-drinking-water-services-sh-h2o-basw-zs (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.

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