Share of population using safely managed sanitation in Comoros
Comoros: Share of population using safely managed sanitation was 49.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of population using safely managed sanitation 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 %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of population using safely managed sanitation in Comoros is 49.4%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 23.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population using safely managed sanitation in Comoros peaked at 49.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 24.2%, in 2000.
That places Comoros 90th out of 150 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29.8% | 24.2% | 34.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.6% | 36.0% | 45.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 47.6% | 45.9% | 49.4% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population using safely managed sanitation in Comoros?
- Share of population using safely managed sanitation in Comoros was 49.4% 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 population using safely managed sanitation recorded in Comoros?
- The highest recorded value was 49.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of population using safely managed sanitation recorded in Comoros?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.2% in 2000.
- How does Comoros rank for share of population using safely managed sanitation?
- Comoros ranks 90th out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of population using safely managed sanitation rising or falling in Comoros?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.0%. 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 population using safely managed sanitation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Proportion of people using improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households and where excreta are safely disposed in situ or transported and treated off-site.