Using safely managed sanitation facilities: urban vs. rural population in Comoros
Comoros: Using safely managed sanitation facilities: urban vs. rural population was 46.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Using safely managed sanitation facilities: urban vs. rural population 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
In 2024, using safely managed sanitation facilities: urban vs. rural population in Comoros stood at 46.1%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, using safely managed sanitation facilities: urban vs. rural population in Comoros peaked at 46.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 39.3%, in 2000.
Comoros ranks 70th of 124 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Using safely managed sanitation facilities: urban vs. rural population in Comoros, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 39.3% | — |
| 2001 | 40.3% | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 40.6% | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 41.0% | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 41.3% | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 41.7% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 42.0% | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 42.3% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 42.6% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 42.9% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 43.2% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 43.5% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 43.8% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 44.0% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 44.3% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 44.5% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 44.7% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 44.9% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 45.1% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 45.3% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 45.5% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 45.7% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 45.8% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 46.0% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 46.1% | +0.3% |
Comoros compared with similar countries
- Comoros's 46.1% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 40.8%, 1.1× the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Comoros's 46.1% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 29.1%, 1.6× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 41.4% | 39.3% | 42.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 44.3% | 43.2% | 45.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.8% | 45.5% | 46.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Comoros
More population data for Comoros
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.0153 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate 0.2918 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -0.0435 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate 0.2918 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development 0.3% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 123,722 people (2100)
- Population density 1,027 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth 0.3% (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.4434 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 1.6 Percent per annum (2030)
Frequently asked questions
- What is using safely managed sanitation facilities: urban vs. rural population in Comoros?
- Using safely managed sanitation facilities: urban vs. rural population in Comoros was 46.1% 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 using safely managed sanitation facilities: urban vs. rural population recorded in Comoros?
- The highest recorded value was 46.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest using safely managed sanitation facilities: urban vs. rural population recorded in Comoros?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.3% in 2000.
- How does Comoros rank for using safely managed sanitation facilities: urban vs. rural population?
- Comoros ranks 70th out of 124 countries with data for 2024.
- Is using safely managed sanitation facilities: urban vs. rural population rising or falling in Comoros?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.1%. 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 Using safely managed sanitation facilities: urban vs. rural population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.