People not using safely managed sanitation facilities in Comoros
Comoros: People not using safely managed sanitation facilities was 438,900 people in 2024. ▲ Rising
People not using safely managed 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
The most recent figure for people not using safely managed sanitation facilities in Comoros is 438,900 people, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using safely managed sanitation facilities in Comoros peaked at 438,900 people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 406,326 people, in 2000.
Comoros ranks 111th of 150 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
People not using safely managed sanitation facilities in Comoros, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 406,326 people | — |
| 2001 | 406,359 people | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 408,303 people | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 409,574 people | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 410,690 people | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 412,364 people | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 413,905 people | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 415,315 people | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 416,670 people | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 418,007 people | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 419,317 people | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 420,654 people | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 422,030 people | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 423,830 people | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 425,891 people | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 427,682 people | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 429,224 people | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 430,527 people | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 431,677 people | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 432,724 people | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 433,968 people | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 435,312 people | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 436,539 people | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 437,756 people | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 438,900 people | +0.3% |
Comoros compared with similar countries
- Comoros's 438,900 people is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 9.24 million people, 5% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Comoros's 438,900 people is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 16.78 million people, 3% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 411,751 people | 406,326 people | 418,007 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 426,356 people | 419,317 people | 432,724 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 436,495 people | 433,968 people | 438,900 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 safely managed sanitation facilities in Comoros?
- People not using safely managed sanitation facilities in Comoros was 438,900 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 safely managed sanitation facilities recorded in Comoros?
- The highest recorded value was 438,900 people in 2024.
- What is the lowest people not using safely managed sanitation facilities recorded in Comoros?
- The lowest recorded value was 406,326 people in 2000.
- How does Comoros rank for people not using safely managed sanitation facilities?
- Comoros ranks 111th out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people not using safely managed sanitation facilities rising or falling in Comoros?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 safely managed sanitation facilities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
People not using safely managed sanitation services might practice open defecation, use unimproved sanitation facilities, or use improved facilities that do not safely manage human waste.