Access to electricity in Comoros
Comoros: Access to electricity was 72.2% in 2016. ◆ Volatile
Access to electricity in Comoros, 1990–2016
Source: World Bank Global Electrification Database 2013. Measured in % of rural population.
Analysis
Comoros recorded 72.2% for access to electricity in 2016. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.9% on the previous year and up 58.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to electricity in Comoros peaked at 72.2% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 3.0%, in 1990.
That places Comoros 145th out of 202 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Access to electricity in Comoros, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3.0% | — |
| 1991 | 5.5% | +81.5% |
| 1992 | 8.2% | +49.7% |
| 1993 | 11.0% | +34.0% |
| 1994 | 13.7% | +25.3% |
| 1995 | 16.5% | +20.1% |
| 1996 | 19.6% | +18.9% |
| 1997 | 21.9% | +12.0% |
| 1998 | 24.6% | +12.3% |
| 1999 | 27.3% | +10.8% |
| 2000 | 29.9% | +9.7% |
| 2001 | 32.6% | +8.7% |
| 2002 | 32.5% | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 37.7% | +16.1% |
| 2004 | 40.3% | +6.8% |
| 2005 | 42.9% | +6.4% |
| 2006 | 45.5% | +6.0% |
| 2007 | 48.1% | +5.7% |
| 2008 | 50.7% | +5.5% |
| 2009 | 53.4% | +5.2% |
| 2010 | 56.0% | +5.0% |
| 2011 | 58.7% | +4.8% |
| 2012 | 61.4% | +4.6% |
| 2013 | 64.1% | +4.4% |
| 2014 | 66.8% | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 69.5% | +4.0% |
| 2016 | 72.2% | +3.9% |
Comoros compared with similar countries
- Comoros's 72.2% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 50.2%, 1.4× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Comoros's 72.2% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 18.0%, 4.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Access to electricity in Comoros changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +81.5% | 3.0% | 5.5% |
| 1992 | +49.7% | 5.5% | 8.2% |
| 1993 | +34.0% | 8.2% | 11.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.1% | 3.0% | 27.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 41.4% | 29.9% | 53.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 64.1% | 56.0% | 72.2% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Comoros
More reference data data for Comoros
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.002 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0385 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0444 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0039 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0444 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0068 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0026 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1837 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2155 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0211 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to electricity in Comoros?
- Access to electricity in Comoros was 72.2% in 2016, according to World Bank Global Electrification Database 2013.
- What is the highest access to electricity recorded in Comoros?
- The highest recorded value was 72.2% in 2016.
- What is the lowest access to electricity recorded in Comoros?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.0% in 1990.
- How does Comoros rank for access to electricity?
- Comoros ranks 145th out of 202 countries with data for 2016.
- Is access to electricity rising or falling in Comoros?
- Over the last ten years it is up 58.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Comoros data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Global Electrification Database 2013, published as part of Access to electricity (% of rural population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Access to electricity is the percentage of rural population with access to electricity.