Share of population not using improved sanitation facilities in Comoros
Comoros: Share of population not using improved sanitation facilities was 27.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of population not using improved sanitation facilities 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
Comoros recorded 27.1% for share of population not using improved sanitation facilities in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 6.6% on the previous year and down 41.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population not using improved sanitation facilities in Comoros peaked at 73.2% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 27.1%, in 2024.
That places Comoros 44th out of 232 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 64.6% | 56.0% | 73.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 45.3% | 36.7% | 54.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.9% | 27.1% | 34.7% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population not using improved sanitation facilities in Comoros?
- Share of population not using improved sanitation facilities in Comoros was 27.1% 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 not using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Comoros?
- The highest recorded value was 73.2% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of population not using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Comoros?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.1% in 2024.
- How does Comoros rank for share of population not using improved sanitation facilities?
- Comoros ranks 44th out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of population not using improved sanitation facilities rising or falling in Comoros?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 not using improved sanitation facilities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
If no improved sanitation facility is available, people might practice open defecation or use unimproved sanitation facilities.