People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Comoros
Comoros: People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita was 0.2705 people per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Comoros, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Comoros is 0.2705 people per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 6.6% on the previous year and down 41.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Comoros peaked at 0.7319 people per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.2705 people per person, in 2024.
Comoros ranks 44th of 214 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Comoros, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.7319 people per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.7128 people per person | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 0.6937 people per person | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 0.6746 people per person | -2.8% |
| 2004 | 0.6555 people per person | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 0.6364 people per person | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 0.6172 people per person | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 0.598 people per person | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 0.5788 people per person | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 0.5595 people per person | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 0.5403 people per person | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 0.521 people per person | -3.6% |
| 2012 | 0.5017 people per person | -3.7% |
| 2013 | 0.4824 people per person | -3.8% |
| 2014 | 0.4631 people per person | -4.0% |
| 2015 | 0.4438 people per person | -4.2% |
| 2016 | 0.4244 people per person | -4.4% |
| 2017 | 0.4051 people per person | -4.5% |
| 2018 | 0.3859 people per person | -4.8% |
| 2019 | 0.3666 people per person | -5.0% |
| 2020 | 0.3473 people per person | -5.3% |
| 2021 | 0.3281 people per person | -5.5% |
| 2022 | 0.3088 people per person | -5.9% |
| 2023 | 0.2897 people per person | -6.2% |
| 2024 | 0.2705 people per person | -6.6% |
Comoros compared with similar countries
- Comoros's 0.2705 people per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2638 people per person, 1.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Comoros's 0.2705 people per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3662 people per person, 74% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6459 people per person | 0.5595 people per person | 0.7319 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4534 people per person | 0.3666 people per person | 0.5403 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3089 people per person | 0.2705 people per person | 0.3473 people per person | 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, per capita in Comoros?
- People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Comoros was 0.2705 people per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita recorded in Comoros?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7319 people per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita recorded in Comoros?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2705 people per person in 2024.
- How does Comoros rank for people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita?
- Comoros ranks 44th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita rising or falling in Comoros?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Comoros data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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People not using improved sanitation facilities divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
People not using improved sanitation facilities ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- People not using improved sanitation facilities WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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People not using improved sanitation facilities divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.