Congo, Dem. Rep.
Capital: Kinshasa · Low income · Pop. 109.3 million
Source: World Bank Open Data (WHO/UNICEF JMP & FAO AQUASTAT) · drinking water 2024
In Congo, Dem. Rep., 11.87% of the population uses safely managed drinking water — an improved source, located on premises, available when needed, and free from contamination (2024 estimate). That leaves roughly 96.3 million people without safely managed drinking water at home.
Sanitation tracks closely: 13.08% use safely managed sanitation services and 16.3% have at least a basic service (2024).
Congo, Dem. Rep. has about 8,789 cubic meters of renewable internal freshwater per person each year. It withdraws the equivalent of 0% of those internal resources annually (low water stress).
Agriculture accounts for about 11% of Congo, Dem. Rep.'s water withdrawals, the rest going to households and industry.
Common questions
How many people in Congo, Dem. Rep. have safe drinking water?
11.87% of Congo, Dem. Rep.'s population uses safely managed drinking water (2024), per WHO/UNICEF data; about 96.3 million people do not.
Does Congo, Dem. Rep. have enough freshwater?
Congo, Dem. Rep. has roughly 8,789 m³ of renewable internal freshwater per person per year, and uses about 0% of it annually (low stress).