Share rural basic handwashing in Comoros
Comoros: Share rural basic handwashing was 32.2 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
32.2
Change on year
up 4.8%
World rank
70th
of 113 countries
All-time high
32.2
in 2024
All-time low
11.73
in 2006
Years of data
19
2006–2024
Share rural basic handwashing in Comoros, 2006–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Comoros recorded 32.2 for share rural basic handwashing in 2024. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
The figure is up 4.8% on the previous year and up 83.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share rural basic handwashing in Comoros peaked at 32.2 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 11.73, in 2006.
That places Comoros 70th out of 113 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Share rural basic handwashing in Comoros, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 11.73 | — |
| 2007 | 11.73 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 11.73 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 11.73 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 11.73 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 13.19 | +12.5% |
| 2012 | 14.65 | +11.1% |
| 2013 | 16.12 | +10.0% |
| 2014 | 17.58 | +9.1% |
| 2015 | 19.04 | +8.3% |
| 2016 | 20.5 | +7.7% |
| 2017 | 21.96 | +7.1% |
| 2018 | 23.43 | +6.7% |
| 2019 | 24.89 | +6.2% |
| 2020 | 26.35 | +5.9% |
| 2021 | 27.81 | +5.5% |
| 2022 | 29.27 | +5.3% |
| 2023 | 30.74 | +5.0% |
| 2024 | 32.2 | +4.8% |
Comoros compared with similar countries
- Comoros's 32.2 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 32.2, 1.0× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Comoros's 32.2 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 17.73, 1.8× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.73 | 11.73 | 11.73 | 4 |
| 2010s | 18.31 | 11.73 | 24.89 | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.27 | 26.35 | 32.2 | 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 share rural basic handwashing in Comoros?
- Share rural basic handwashing in Comoros was 32.2 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share rural basic handwashing recorded in Comoros?
- The highest recorded value was 32.2 in 2024.
- What is the lowest share rural basic handwashing recorded in Comoros?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.73 in 2006.
- How does Comoros rank for share rural basic handwashing?
- Comoros ranks 70th out of 113 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share rural basic handwashing rising or falling in Comoros?
- Over the last ten years it is up 83.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Comoros data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share rural basic handwashing. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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