Drinking water services in Comoros
Comoros: Drinking water services was 3,902 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
Drinking water services 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 people.
Analysis
Comoros recorded 3,902 people for drinking water services in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 7.8% on the previous year and down 41.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drinking water services in Comoros peaked at 8,637 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 3,902 people, in 2024.
Comoros ranks 99th of 231 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8,160 people | 7,569 people | 8,637 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 6,488 people | 5,428 people | 7,401 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,538 people | 3,902 people | 5,147 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Comoros
More environment data for Comoros
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 0.9494 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 1.1 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 0.0725 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0457 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.1528 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0001 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 0.4388 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0001 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0017 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.1658 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is drinking water services in Comoros?
- Drinking water services in Comoros was 3,902 people 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 drinking water services recorded in Comoros?
- The highest recorded value was 8,637 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest drinking water services recorded in Comoros?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,902 people in 2024.
- How does Comoros rank for drinking water services?
- Comoros ranks 99th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is drinking water services rising or falling in Comoros?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.3%. 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 Drinking water services. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of people using drinking water directly collected from surface waters.