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.
People not using improved drinking water sources in Comoros, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 47,418 people | — |
| 2001 | 47,317 people | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 47,221 people | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 47,012 people | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 46,762 people | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 46,553 people | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 46,303 people | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 46,011 people | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 45,684 people | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 45,323 people | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 44,925 people | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 44,494 people | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 44,029 people | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 43,565 people | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 43,082 people | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 42,522 people | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 41,886 people | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 41,172 people | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 40,388 people | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 39,534 people | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 38,635 people | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 37,677 people | -2.5% |
| 2022 | 36,638 people | -2.8% |
| 2023 | 35,525 people | -3.0% |
| 2024 | 34,327 people | -3.4% |
Comoros compared with similar countries
- Comoros's 34,327 people is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 912,712 people, 4% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Comoros's 34,327 people is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.99 million people, 2% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
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
- 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 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.