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

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.

Global rank#174out of 178 countries
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Historical trend

27.224.521.719.016.3200020112021Congo, Rep. · 2021: 27Congo, Rep.

Analytical takeaways

  • Congo, Rep. records 27 for People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban population) in 2021, ranking #174 globally out of 178 countries.
  • People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban population) increased from 16 in 2000 to 27 in 2021, a gain of 11.
  • 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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