Using improved water sources: urban vs. rural population in Comoros
Comoros: Using improved water sources: urban vs. rural population was 99.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Using improved water sources: urban vs. rural population 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
In 2024, using improved water sources: urban vs. rural population in Comoros stood at 99.5%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, using improved water sources: urban vs. rural population in Comoros peaked at 99.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 91.6%, in 2000.
Comoros ranks 101st of 188 countries on this measure, 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 | 93.0% | 91.6% | 94.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 96.3% | 94.8% | 97.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.8% | 98.1% | 99.5% | 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 using improved water sources: urban vs. rural population in Comoros?
- Using improved water sources: urban vs. rural population in Comoros was 99.5% 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 using improved water sources: urban vs. rural population recorded in Comoros?
- The highest recorded value was 99.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest using improved water sources: urban vs. rural population recorded in Comoros?
- The lowest recorded value was 91.6% in 2000.
- How does Comoros rank for using improved water sources: urban vs. rural population?
- Comoros ranks 101st out of 188 countries with data for 2024.
- Is using improved water sources: urban vs. rural population rising or falling in Comoros?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. 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 Using improved water sources: urban vs. rural population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Proportion of people who use an improved drinking water source, regardless of collection time. An improved drinking water source is a safely designed drinking water source and includes e.g. piped water, boreholes or tubewells and packaged or delivered water.