People using at least basic drinking water services in Comoros
Comoros: People using at least basic drinking water services was 85.1% in 2024. ▬ Flat
People using at least basic drinking water services in Comoros, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
In 2024, people using at least basic drinking water services in Comoros stood at 85.1%. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services in Comoros peaked at 87.5% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 85.1%, in 2024.
Comoros ranks 170th of 214 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 87.1% | 86.7% | 87.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 86.1% | 85.6% | 86.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 85.3% | 85.1% | 85.5% | 5 |
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- Age population, age 18, male, interpolated 8,886 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, female, interpolated 8,463 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 9,157 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 9,039 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 9,308 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 9,669 (2025)
- Age population, age 19, male, interpolated 8,637 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, male, interpolated 9,422 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic drinking water services in Comoros?
- People using at least basic drinking water services in Comoros was 85.1% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest people using at least basic drinking water services recorded in Comoros?
- The highest recorded value was 87.5% in 2001.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services recorded in Comoros?
- The lowest recorded value was 85.1% in 2024.
- How does Comoros rank for people using at least basic drinking water services?
- Comoros ranks 170th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least basic drinking water services rising or falling in Comoros?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.2%. 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 (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of people using at least basic water services. This indicator encompasses both people using basic water services as well as those using safely managed water services. Basic drinking water services is defined as drinking water from an improved source, provided collection time is not more than 30 minutes for a round trip. Improved water sources include piped water, boreholes or tubewells, protected dug wells, protected springs, and packaged or delivered water.