Access to electricity (% of total population) in Comoros
Comoros: Access to electricity (% of total population) was 77.8% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Access to electricity in Comoros, 1990–2016
Source: World Bank Global Electrification Database 2012. Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
Comoros recorded 77.8% for access to electricity in 2016. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is up 3.3% on the previous year and up 45.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to electricity in Comoros peaked at 77.8% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 15.3%, in 1990.
That places Comoros 164th out of 218 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Access to electricity (% of total population) in Comoros, year by year
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 15.3% | — |
| 1991 | 17.8% | +16.1% |
| 1992 | 20.2% | +13.9% |
| 1993 | 22.7% | +12.2% |
| 1994 | 25.2% | +10.8% |
| 1995 | 27.6% | +9.7% |
| 1996 | 28.9% | +4.7% |
| 1997 | 32.5% | +12.3% |
| 1998 | 34.9% | +7.4% |
| 1999 | 37.2% | +6.8% |
| 2000 | 39.6% | +6.3% |
| 2001 | 41.9% | +5.9% |
| 2002 | 44.8% | +6.8% |
| 2003 | 46.6% | +4.0% |
| 2004 | 48.9% | +5.0% |
| 2005 | 51.2% | +4.8% |
| 2006 | 53.6% | +4.6% |
| 2007 | 55.9% | +4.4% |
| 2008 | 58.3% | +4.3% |
| 2009 | 60.7% | +4.1% |
| 2010 | 63.1% | +4.0% |
| 2011 | 65.6% | +3.9% |
| 2012 | 69.3% | +5.7% |
| 2013 | 70.5% | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 72.9% | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 75.4% | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 77.8% | +3.3% |
Comoros compared with similar countries
- Comoros's 77.8% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 64.5%, 1.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Comoros's 77.8% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 41.0%, 1.9× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 26.2% | 15.3% | 37.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 50.2% | 39.6% | 60.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 70.7% | 63.1% | 77.8% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Comoros
- 161 Nicaragua 81.8% compare
- 162 Mongolia 81.8% compare
- 163 Ghana 79.3% compare
- 165 Bangladesh 75.9% compare
- 166 Micronesia (country) 75.4% compare
- 167 Saint Martin (French Part) 72.0% compare
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 77.8% in 2016, according to World Bank Global Electrification Database 2012.
- What is the highest access to electricity recorded in Comoros?
- The highest recorded value was 77.8% in 2016.
- What is the lowest access to electricity recorded in Comoros?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.3% in 1990.
- How does Comoros rank for access to electricity?
- Comoros ranks 164th out of 218 countries with data for 2016.
- Is access to electricity rising or falling in Comoros?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Comoros data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Global Electrification Database 2012, published as part of Access to electricity (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Access to electricity is the percentage of population with access to electricity.