Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita in Comoros
Comoros: Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita was 0.0034 people per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita in Comoros, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
Comoros recorded 0.0034 people per person for sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 33.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita in Comoros peaked at 0.0034 people per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0017 people per person, in 2000.
Comoros ranks 55th of 182 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.
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita in Comoros, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0017 people per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.0017 people per person | +3.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0018 people per person | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0018 people per person | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0019 people per person | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0019 people per person | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 0.002 people per person | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0021 people per person | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0021 people per person | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0022 people per person | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0022 people per person | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0023 people per person | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0024 people per person | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0025 people per person | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0025 people per person | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0026 people per person | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0027 people per person | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0027 people per person | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0028 people per person | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0029 people per person | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 0.003 people per person | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0031 people per person | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0032 people per person | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0033 people per person | +2.9% |
| 2024 | 0.0034 people per person | +2.9% |
Comoros compared with similar countries
- Comoros's 0.0034 people per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0035 people per person, 97% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Comoros's 0.0034 people per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0109 people per person, 31% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0019 people per person | 0.0017 people per person | 0.0022 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0026 people per person | 0.0022 people per person | 0.0029 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0032 people per person | 0.003 people per person | 0.0034 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 sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita in Comoros?
- Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita in Comoros was 0.0034 people per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita recorded in Comoros?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0034 people per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita recorded in Comoros?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0017 people per person in 2000.
- How does Comoros rank for sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita?
- Comoros ranks 55th out of 182 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita rising or falling in Comoros?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Comoros data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas 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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Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.