Share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Comoros
Comoros: Share of population not using improved drinking water sources was 4.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of population 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 %.
Analysis
Comoros recorded 4.0% for share of population not using improved drinking water sources in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 5.2% on the previous year and down 34.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Comoros peaked at 8.8% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 4.0%, in 2024.
Comoros ranks 70th of 231 countries on this measure, 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 | 8.0% | 7.1% | 8.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.9% | 5.0% | 6.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.4% | 4.0% | 4.8% | 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 share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Comoros?
- Share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Comoros was 4.0% 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 share of population not using improved drinking water sources recorded in Comoros?
- The highest recorded value was 8.8% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of population not using improved drinking water sources recorded in Comoros?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.0% in 2024.
- How does Comoros rank for share of population not using improved drinking water sources?
- Comoros ranks 70th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of population not using improved drinking water sources rising or falling in Comoros?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.6%. 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 Share of population not using improved drinking water sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion 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.