People not using improved drinking water sources in Comoros
Comoros: People not using improved drinking water sources was 34,327 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
People not using improved drinking water sources 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, people not using improved drinking water sources in Comoros stood at 34,327 people. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.4% on the previous year and down 20.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using improved drinking water sources in Comoros peaked at 47,418 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 34,327 people, in 2024.
That places Comoros 111th out of 231 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 46,560 people | 45,323 people | 47,418 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 42,560 people | 39,534 people | 44,925 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 36,560 people | 34,327 people | 38,635 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 people not using improved drinking water sources in Comoros?
- People not using improved drinking water sources in Comoros was 34,327 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 people not using improved drinking water sources recorded in Comoros?
- The highest recorded value was 47,418 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest people not using improved drinking water sources recorded in Comoros?
- The lowest recorded value was 34,327 people in 2024.
- How does Comoros rank for people not using improved drinking water sources?
- Comoros ranks 111th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people not using improved drinking water sources rising or falling in Comoros?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.3%. 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 People not using improved drinking water sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of people not using improved drinking water sources. These people might use surface water sources or unprotected springs or wells, as no safe and reliable improved drinking water source is available to them.