People using at least a basic drinking water source in Comoros
Comoros: People using at least a basic drinking water source was 737,101 people in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using at least a basic drinking water source 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
The most recent figure for people using at least a basic drinking water source in Comoros is 737,101 people, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 20.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least a basic drinking water source in Comoros peaked at 737,101 people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 468,206 people, in 2000.
That places Comoros 163rd out of 231 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 | 512,100 people | 468,206 people | 556,432 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 619,216 people | 566,887 people | 673,174 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 711,325 people | 685,649 people | 737,101 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 using at least a basic drinking water source in Comoros?
- People using at least a basic drinking water source in Comoros was 737,101 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 using at least a basic drinking water source recorded in Comoros?
- The highest recorded value was 737,101 people in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using at least a basic drinking water source recorded in Comoros?
- The lowest recorded value was 468,206 people in 2000.
- How does Comoros rank for people using at least a basic drinking water source?
- Comoros ranks 163rd out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least a basic drinking water source rising or falling in Comoros?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.3%. 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 People using at least a basic drinking water source. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of people using an improved drinking water source, which is either available on premises, or collection time is no more than 30 minutes for a roundtrip.