Percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services in Comoros
Comoros: Percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services was 57 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services in Comoros, 2000–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Comoros recorded 57 % for percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 26.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services in Comoros peaked at 57 % in 2024 and was at its lowest, 24 %, in 2000.
That places Comoros 147th out of 186 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services in Comoros, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 24 % | — |
| 2001 | 26 % | +8.3% |
| 2002 | 28 % | +7.7% |
| 2003 | 29 % | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 31 % | +6.9% |
| 2005 | 32 % | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 34 % | +6.2% |
| 2007 | 35 % | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 37 % | +5.7% |
| 2009 | 38 % | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 40 % | +5.3% |
| 2011 | 41 % | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 42 % | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 44 % | +4.8% |
| 2014 | 45 % | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 46 % | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 48 % | +4.3% |
| 2017 | 49 % | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 50 % | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 51 % | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 53 % | +3.9% |
| 2021 | 54 % | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 55 % | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 56 % | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 57 % | +1.8% |
Comoros compared with similar countries
- Comoros's 57 % is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 58 %, 98% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Comoros's 57 % is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 42.5 %, 1.3× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31.4 % | 24 % | 38 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 45.6 % | 40 % | 51 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 55 % | 53 % | 57 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Comoros
- 146 Mauritania 59 % compare
- 147 Gabon 57 % compare
- 149 Afghanistan 54 % compare
- 150 Angola 50 % compare
More agriculture & rural data for Comoros
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 14.32 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.3658 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 751.95 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.25 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.6606 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 36.6% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 36.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.0% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services in Comoros?
- Percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services in Comoros was 57 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services recorded in Comoros?
- The highest recorded value was 57 % in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services recorded in Comoros?
- The lowest recorded value was 24 % in 2000.
- How does Comoros rank for percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services?
- Comoros ranks 147th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services rising or falling in Comoros?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Comoros data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services (percent) — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Suite of Food Security Indicators presents the core set of food security indicators. Following the recommendation of experts gathered in the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) Round Table on hunger measurement, hosted at FAO headquarters in September 2011, an initial set of indicators aiming to capture various aspects of food insecurity is presented here. The choice of the indicators has been informed by expert judgement and the availability of data with sufficient coverage to enable comparisons across regions and over time. Many of these indicators are produced and published elsewhere by FAO and other international organizations. They are reported here in a single database with the aim of building a wide food security information system. More indicators will be added to this set as more data will become available. Indicators are classified along the four dimensions of food security -- availability, access, utilization and stability.