Drinking water usage in urban areas in Comoros
Comoros: Drinking water usage in urban areas was 870.74 people in 2024. ▲ Rising
Drinking water usage in urban 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
Comoros recorded 870.74 people for drinking water usage in urban areas in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 16.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drinking water usage in urban areas in Comoros peaked at 870.74 people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 645.91 people, in 2000.
That places Comoros 68th out of 188 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 673.09 people | 645.91 people | 702.7 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 755.6 people | 710.6 people | 804.93 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 843.71 people | 817.26 people | 870.74 people | 5 |
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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 usage in urban areas in Comoros?
- Drinking water usage in urban areas in Comoros was 870.74 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 usage in urban areas recorded in Comoros?
- The highest recorded value was 870.74 people in 2024.
- What is the lowest drinking water usage in urban areas recorded in Comoros?
- The lowest recorded value was 645.91 people in 2000.
- How does Comoros rank for drinking water usage in urban areas?
- Comoros ranks 68th out of 188 countries with data for 2024.
- Is drinking water usage in urban areas rising or falling in Comoros?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.3%. 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 Drinking water usage in urban areas. 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.