People in rural areas not using an improved water source in Comoros
Comoros: People in rural areas not using an improved water source was 32,899 people in 2024. ▬ Flat
People in rural areas not using an improved 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 in rural areas not using an improved water source in Comoros is 32,899 people, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people in rural areas not using an improved water source in Comoros peaked at 35,499 people in 2009 and was at its lowest, 32,899 people, in 2024.
That places Comoros 103rd out of 178 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 35,213 people | 34,706 people | 35,499 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 35,177 people | 34,514 people | 35,489 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 33,613 people | 32,899 people | 34,254 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 people in rural areas not using an improved water source in Comoros?
- People in rural areas not using an improved water source in Comoros was 32,899 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 in rural areas not using an improved water source recorded in Comoros?
- The highest recorded value was 35,499 people in 2009.
- What is the lowest people in rural areas not using an improved water source recorded in Comoros?
- The lowest recorded value was 32,899 people in 2024.
- How does Comoros rank for people in rural areas not using an improved water source?
- Comoros ranks 103rd out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people in rural areas not using an improved water source rising or falling in Comoros?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 in rural areas not using an improved water source. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.