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Congo, Dem. Rep.
People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of rural population)

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.

Global rank#168out of 168 countries
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Historical trend

19.618.216.715.313.8200020122024Congo, Dem. Rep. · 2024: 14Congo, Dem. Rep.

Analytical takeaways

  • Congo, Dem. Rep. records 14 for People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of rural population) in 2024, ranking #168 globally out of 168 countries.
  • People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of rural population) declined from 20 in 2000 to 14 in 2024, a decrease of 6.
  • The country sits in the bottom quartile of the global distribution for this metric, which also makes the page relevant for low-value and lagging-performance searches.

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