1.4.1.b Proportion of the population using basic sanitation services in Comoros
Comoros: 1.4.1.b Proportion of the population using basic sanitation services was 35.91 in 2019. ▲ Rising
1.4.1.b Proportion of the population using basic sanitation services in Comoros, 2000–2019
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Comoros recorded 35.91 for 1.4.1.b proportion of the population using basic sanitation services in 2019. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, 1.4.1.b proportion of the population using basic sanitation services in Comoros peaked at 35.91 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 29.2, in 2000.
That places Comoros 177th out of 200 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
1.4.1.b Proportion of the population using basic sanitation services in Comoros, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 29.2 | — |
| 2001 | 30.44 | +4.2% |
| 2002 | 31.05 | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 31.62 | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 32.14 | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 32.62 | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 33.05 | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 33.44 | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 33.78 | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 34.08 | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 34.33 | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 34.53 | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 34.69 | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 34.8 | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 34.87 | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 35.82 | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 35.83 | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 35.86 | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 35.88 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 35.91 | +0.1% |
Comoros compared with similar countries
- Comoros's 35.91 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 58.38, 62% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Comoros's 35.91 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 36.71, 98% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32.14 | 29.2 | 34.08 | 10 |
| 2010s | 35.25 | 34.33 | 35.91 | 10 |
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- Population density 1,027 people per km² (2100)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is 1.4.1.b proportion of the population using basic sanitation services in Comoros?
- 1.4.1.b proportion of the population using basic sanitation services in Comoros was 35.91 in 2019, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest 1.4.1.b proportion of the population using basic sanitation services recorded in Comoros?
- The highest recorded value was 35.91 in 2019.
- What is the lowest 1.4.1.b proportion of the population using basic sanitation services recorded in Comoros?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.2 in 2000.
- How does Comoros rank for 1.4.1.b proportion of the population using basic sanitation services?
- Comoros ranks 177th out of 200 countries with data for 2019.
- Is 1.4.1.b proportion of the population using basic sanitation services rising or falling in Comoros?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Comoros data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of 1.4.1.b Proportion of the population using basic sanitation services (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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