People using at least basic drinking water services, rural in Comoros
Comoros: People using at least basic drinking water services, rural was 82.9% in 2024. ▬ Flat
People using at least basic drinking water services, rural in Comoros, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of rural population.
Analysis
In 2024, people using at least basic drinking water services, rural in Comoros stood at 82.9%. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services, rural in Comoros peaked at 87.0% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 82.9%, in 2024.
That places Comoros 112th out of 174 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 86.4% | 85.7% | 87.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 84.7% | 83.9% | 85.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.3% | 82.9% | 83.7% | 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, rural in Comoros?
- People using at least basic drinking water services, rural in Comoros was 82.9% 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, rural recorded in Comoros?
- The highest recorded value was 87.0% in 2001.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services, rural recorded in Comoros?
- The lowest recorded value was 82.9% in 2024.
- How does Comoros rank for people using at least basic drinking water services, rural?
- Comoros ranks 112th out of 174 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least basic drinking water services, rural rising or falling in Comoros?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.2%. 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, rural (% of rural 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.