Share of urban population using at least basic water services in Comoros
Comoros: Share of urban population using at least basic water services was 89.9% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share of urban population using at least basic water services 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
The most recent figure for share of urban population using at least basic water services in Comoros is 89.9%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of urban population using at least basic water services in Comoros peaked at 89.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 88.5%, in 2000.
That places Comoros 155th out of 188 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Share of urban population using at least basic water services in Comoros, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 88.5% | — |
| 2001 | 88.8% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 88.9% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 88.9% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 89.0% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 89.1% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 89.1% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 89.2% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 89.2% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 89.3% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 89.3% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 89.4% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 89.5% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 89.5% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 89.5% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 89.6% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 89.6% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 89.7% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 89.7% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 89.8% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 89.8% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 89.8% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 89.9% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 89.9% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 89.9% | +0.0% |
Comoros compared with similar countries
- Comoros's 89.9% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 94.4%, 95% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Comoros's 89.9% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 87.8%, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 89.0% | 88.5% | 89.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 89.6% | 89.3% | 89.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 89.9% | 89.8% | 89.9% | 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 share of urban population using at least basic water services in Comoros?
- Share of urban population using at least basic water services in Comoros was 89.9% 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 urban population using at least basic water services recorded in Comoros?
- The highest recorded value was 89.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of urban population using at least basic water services recorded in Comoros?
- The lowest recorded value was 88.5% in 2000.
- How does Comoros rank for share of urban population using at least basic water services?
- Comoros ranks 155th out of 188 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of urban population using at least basic water services rising or falling in Comoros?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. 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 Share of urban population using at least basic water services. 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, which is either located on their premises, or at a collection point, which takes no more than 30 minutes for a roundtrip.