Drinking water services in rural areas in Comoros
Comoros: Drinking water services in rural areas was 3,032 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
Drinking water services in rural areas 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
In 2024, drinking water services in rural areas in Comoros stood at 3,032 people. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.2% on the previous year and down 48.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drinking water services in rural areas in Comoros peaked at 7,991 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 3,032 people, in 2024.
That places Comoros 91st out of 178 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Drinking water services in rural areas in Comoros, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7,991 people | — |
| 2001 | 7,904 people | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 7,815 people | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 7,703 people | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 7,582 people | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 7,461 people | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 7,329 people | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 7,185 people | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 7,031 people | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 6,866 people | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 6,690 people | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 6,505 people | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 6,309 people | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 6,108 people | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 5,898 people | -3.4% |
| 2015 | 5,673 people | -3.8% |
| 2016 | 5,432 people | -4.2% |
| 2017 | 5,176 people | -4.7% |
| 2018 | 4,907 people | -5.2% |
| 2019 | 4,623 people | -5.8% |
| 2020 | 4,330 people | -6.3% |
| 2021 | 4,025 people | -7.0% |
| 2022 | 3,707 people | -7.9% |
| 2023 | 3,376 people | -8.9% |
| 2024 | 3,032 people | -10.2% |
Comoros compared with similar countries
- Comoros's 3,032 people is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 222,289 people, 1% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Comoros's 3,032 people is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 528,044 people, 1% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7,487 people | 6,866 people | 7,991 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,732 people | 4,623 people | 6,690 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,694 people | 3,032 people | 4,330 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Comoros
More environment data for Comoros
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -9.29 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -6.9 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.264 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.59 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.33 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is drinking water services in rural areas in Comoros?
- Drinking water services in rural areas in Comoros was 3,032 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 in rural areas recorded in Comoros?
- The highest recorded value was 7,991 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest drinking water services in rural areas recorded in Comoros?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,032 people in 2024.
- How does Comoros rank for drinking water services in rural areas?
- Comoros ranks 91st out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is drinking water services in rural areas rising or falling in Comoros?
- Over the last ten years it is down 48.6%. 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 Drinking water services in rural areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people using drinking water directly collected from surface waters.