Access to electricity in Comoros
Comoros: Access to electricity was 92.1% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Access to electricity in Comoros, 1990–2016
Source: World Bank Global Electrification Database 2014. Measured in % of urban population.
Analysis
In 2016, access to electricity in Comoros stood at 92.1%. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and up 23.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to electricity in Comoros peaked at 92.1% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 47.1%, in 1990.
Comoros ranks 163rd of 218 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Access to electricity in Comoros, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 47.1% | — |
| 1991 | 48.8% | +3.7% |
| 1992 | 50.6% | +3.5% |
| 1993 | 52.3% | +3.4% |
| 1994 | 54.0% | +3.3% |
| 1995 | 55.8% | +3.2% |
| 1996 | 51.8% | -7.1% |
| 1997 | 59.2% | +14.3% |
| 1998 | 60.9% | +2.9% |
| 1999 | 62.6% | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 64.3% | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 66.0% | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 74.6% | +13.0% |
| 2003 | 69.4% | -7.0% |
| 2004 | 71.1% | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 72.8% | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 74.5% | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 76.2% | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 77.9% | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 79.7% | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 81.4% | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 83.2% | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 85.1% | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 86.7% | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 88.5% | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 90.3% | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 92.1% | +2.0% |
Comoros compared with similar countries
- Comoros's 92.1% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 91.4%, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Comoros's 92.1% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 74.4%, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 54.3% | 47.1% | 62.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 72.6% | 64.3% | 79.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 86.8% | 81.4% | 92.1% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Comoros
- 160 Cape Verde 93.0% compare
- 161 South Africa 92.9% compare
- 162 Grenada 92.3% compare
- 164 Cote d'Ivoire 92.0% compare
- 165 Cameroon 91.9% compare
- 166 Mauritius 91.9% 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 92.1% in 2016, according to World Bank Global Electrification Database 2014.
- What is the highest access to electricity recorded in Comoros?
- The highest recorded value was 92.1% in 2016.
- What is the lowest access to electricity recorded in Comoros?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.1% in 1990.
- How does Comoros rank for access to electricity?
- Comoros ranks 163rd 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 23.6%. 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 2014, published as part of Access to electricity (% of urban population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Access to electricity is the percentage of total population with access to electricity.