Sanitation facilities usage, per capita in Comoros
Comoros: Sanitation facilities usage, per capita was 0.0181 people per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Sanitation facilities usage, per capita in Comoros, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
Comoros recorded 0.0181 people per person for sanitation facilities usage, per capita in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 36.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage, per capita in Comoros peaked at 0.0181 people per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0061 people per person, in 2000.
That places Comoros 71st out of 214 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, per capita in Comoros, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0061 people per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.0066 people per person | +8.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0071 people per person | +7.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0076 people per person | +7.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0081 people per person | +6.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0087 people per person | +6.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0092 people per person | +5.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0097 people per person | +5.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0102 people per person | +5.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0107 people per person | +5.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0112 people per person | +4.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0117 people per person | +4.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0122 people per person | +4.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0127 people per person | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0132 people per person | +3.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0137 people per person | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0142 people per person | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0147 people per person | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0152 people per person | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0157 people per person | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0162 people per person | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0167 people per person | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0171 people per person | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0176 people per person | +2.8% |
| 2024 | 0.0181 people per person | +2.7% |
Comoros compared with similar countries
- Comoros's 0.0181 people per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0674 people per person, 27% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Comoros's 0.0181 people per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1215 people per person, 15% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0084 people per person | 0.0061 people per person | 0.0107 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0135 people per person | 0.0112 people per person | 0.0157 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0171 people per person | 0.0162 people per person | 0.0181 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, per capita in Comoros?
- Sanitation facilities usage, per capita in Comoros was 0.0181 people per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sanitation facilities usage, per capita recorded in Comoros?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0181 people per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage, per capita recorded in Comoros?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0061 people per person in 2000.
- How does Comoros rank for sanitation facilities usage, per capita?
- Comoros ranks 71st out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sanitation facilities usage, per capita rising or falling in Comoros?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.9%. 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, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sanitation facilities usage 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 ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sanitation facilities usage 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 divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.