People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Comoros
Comoros: People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) was 72.0% in 2017. ▼ Falling
People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Comoros, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org). Measured in lowest.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Comoros is 72.0%, measured in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is down 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Comoros peaked at 76.9% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 72.0%, in 2014.
That places Comoros 40th out of 97 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Comoros, year by year
| Year | lowest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 76.9% | — |
| 2001 | 76.5% | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 76.2% | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 75.8% | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 75.5% | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 75.1% | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 74.8% | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 74.4% | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 74.1% | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 73.8% | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 73.4% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 73.1% | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 72.7% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 72.4% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 72.0% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 72.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 72.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 72.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 75.3% | 73.8% | 76.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 72.5% | 72.0% | 73.4% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Comoros?
- People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Comoros was 72.0% in 2017, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
- What is the highest people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) recorded in Comoros?
- The highest recorded value was 76.9% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) recorded in Comoros?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.0% in 2014.
- How does Comoros rank for people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of)?
- Comoros ranks 40th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) rising or falling in Comoros?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.2%. 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 (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org), published as part of People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of rural population): Q1 (lowest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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