People not using improved sanitation facilities in Comoros
Comoros: People not using improved sanitation facilities was 234,424 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
People not using improved sanitation facilities in Comoros, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
In 2024, people not using improved sanitation facilities in Comoros stood at 234,424 people. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.8% on the previous year and down 28.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using improved sanitation facilities in Comoros peaked at 392,350 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 234,424 people, in 2024.
Comoros ranks 86th of 232 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
People not using improved sanitation facilities in Comoros, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 392,350 people | — |
| 2001 | 390,062 people | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 387,736 people | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 384,401 people | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 380,666 people | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 377,172 people | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 373,262 people | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 368,930 people | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 364,234 people | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 359,192 people | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 353,785 people | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 348,044 people | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 341,963 people | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 335,828 people | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 329,475 people | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 322,471 people | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 314,831 people | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 306,561 people | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 297,720 people | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 288,337 people | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 278,598 people | -3.4% |
| 2021 | 268,415 people | -3.7% |
| 2022 | 257,637 people | -4.0% |
| 2023 | 246,322 people | -4.4% |
| 2024 | 234,424 people | -4.8% |
Comoros compared with similar countries
- Comoros's 234,424 people is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.57 million people, 15% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Comoros's 234,424 people is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 5.36 million people, 4% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 377,800 people | 359,192 people | 392,350 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 323,902 people | 288,337 people | 353,785 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 257,079 people | 234,424 people | 278,598 people | 5 |
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 people not using improved sanitation facilities in Comoros?
- People not using improved sanitation facilities in Comoros was 234,424 people in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest people not using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Comoros?
- The highest recorded value was 392,350 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest people not using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Comoros?
- The lowest recorded value was 234,424 people in 2024.
- How does Comoros rank for people not using improved sanitation facilities?
- Comoros ranks 86th out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people not using improved sanitation facilities rising or falling in Comoros?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Comoros data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of People not using improved sanitation facilities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
If no improved sanitation facility is available, people might practice open defecation or use unimproved sanitation facilities.