Sanitation facilities usage in Comoros
Comoros: Sanitation facilities usage was 15,684 people in 2024. ▲ Rising
Sanitation facilities usage 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 sanitation facilities usage in Comoros is 15,684 people, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.6% on the previous year and up 66.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in Comoros peaked at 15,684 people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3,271 people, in 2000.
That places Comoros 87th out of 232 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Sanitation facilities usage in Comoros, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3,271 people | — |
| 2001 | 3,618 people | +10.6% |
| 2002 | 3,980 people | +10.0% |
| 2003 | 4,349 people | +9.3% |
| 2004 | 4,729 people | +8.7% |
| 2005 | 5,129 people | +8.5% |
| 2006 | 5,543 people | +8.1% |
| 2007 | 5,970 people | +7.7% |
| 2008 | 6,410 people | +7.4% |
| 2009 | 6,866 people | +7.1% |
| 2010 | 7,336 people | +6.9% |
| 2011 | 7,823 people | +6.6% |
| 2012 | 8,327 people | +6.4% |
| 2013 | 8,856 people | +6.3% |
| 2014 | 9,408 people | +6.2% |
| 2015 | 9,972 people | +6.0% |
| 2016 | 10,548 people | +5.8% |
| 2017 | 11,135 people | +5.6% |
| 2018 | 11,735 people | +5.4% |
| 2019 | 12,348 people | +5.2% |
| 2020 | 12,984 people | +5.1% |
| 2021 | 13,639 people | +5.0% |
| 2022 | 14,306 people | +4.9% |
| 2023 | 14,989 people | +4.8% |
| 2024 | 15,684 people | +4.6% |
Comoros compared with similar countries
- Comoros's 15,684 people is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 585,262 people, 3% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Comoros's 15,684 people is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.31 million people, 1% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4,986 people | 3,271 people | 6,866 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 9,749 people | 7,336 people | 12,348 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 14,320 people | 12,984 people | 15,684 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Comoros
- 84 Cape Verde 17,945 people compare
- 85 Jamaica 16,325 people compare
- 86 Vanuatu 16,271 people compare
- 88 Saint Lucia 11,065 people compare
- 89 Micronesia (country) 10,298 people compare
- 90 Croatia 9,027 people 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 sanitation facilities usage in Comoros?
- Sanitation facilities usage in Comoros was 15,684 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 sanitation facilities usage recorded in Comoros?
- The highest recorded value was 15,684 people in 2024.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage recorded in Comoros?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,271 people in 2000.
- How does Comoros rank for sanitation facilities usage?
- Comoros ranks 87th out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sanitation facilities usage rising or falling in Comoros?
- Over the last ten years it is up 66.7%. 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 Sanitation facilities usage. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Open defecation includes defecating in fields, forests, bushes, bodies of water or other open spaces, not using any sanitation facilities.