Share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities in Comoros
Comoros: Share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities was 32.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities in Comoros, 2006–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Comoros recorded 32.2% for share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities 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 of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities in Comoros peaked at 32.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 11.7%, 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 of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities in Comoros, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 11.7% | — |
| 2007 | 11.7% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 11.7% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 11.7% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 11.7% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 13.2% | +12.5% |
| 2012 | 14.7% | +11.1% |
| 2013 | 16.1% | +10.0% |
| 2014 | 17.6% | +9.1% |
| 2015 | 19.0% | +8.3% |
| 2016 | 20.5% | +7.7% |
| 2017 | 22.0% | +7.1% |
| 2018 | 23.4% | +6.7% |
| 2019 | 24.9% | +6.2% |
| 2020 | 26.3% | +5.9% |
| 2021 | 27.8% | +5.5% |
| 2022 | 29.3% | +5.3% |
| 2023 | 30.7% | +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 17.7%, 1.8× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.7% | 11.7% | 11.7% | 4 |
| 2010s | 18.3% | 11.7% | 24.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.3% | 26.3% | 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 of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities in Comoros?
- Share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities in Comoros was 32.2% 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 share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities recorded in Comoros?
- The highest recorded value was 32.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities recorded in Comoros?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.7% in 2006.
- How does Comoros rank for share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities?
- Comoros ranks 70th out of 113 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities 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 WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of people with access to a handwashing facility with soap and water available at home.