People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q1 in Comoros

Comoros: People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q1 was 29.2% in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
29.2%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
54th
of 97 countries
All-time high
29.2%
in 2014
All-time low
2.8%
in 2000
Years of data
18
2000–2017

People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q1 in Comoros, 2000–2017

01020302000200820172000: 2.8 lowest2001: 4.7 lowest2002: 6.6 lowest2003: 8.4 lowest2004: 10.3 lowest2005: 12.2 lowest2006: 14.1 lowest2007: 16 lowest2008: 17.9 lowest2009: 19.7 lowest2010: 21.6 lowest2011: 23.5 lowest2012: 25.4 lowest2013: 27.3 lowest2014: 29.2 lowest2015: 29.2 lowest2016: 29.2 lowest2017: 29.2 lowest

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org). Measured in lowest.

Analysis

In 2017, people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q1 in Comoros stood at 29.2%. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.

That represents a change of up 82.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q1 in Comoros peaked at 29.2% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 2.8%, in 2000.

That places Comoros 54th out of 97 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.

People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q1 in Comoros, year by year

Annual values for People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q1 (lowest) in Comoros, 2000 to 2017.
Year lowest Change
2000 2.8%
2001 4.7% +67.2%
2002 6.6% +40.2%
2003 8.4% +28.7%
2004 10.3% +22.3%
2005 12.2% +18.2%
2006 14.1% +15.4%
2007 16.0% +13.4%
2008 17.9% +11.8%
2009 19.7% +10.5%
2010 21.6% +9.5%
2011 23.5% +8.7%
2012 25.4% +8.0%
2013 27.3% +7.4%
2014 29.2% +6.9%
2015 29.2% +0.0%
2016 29.2% +0.0%
2017 29.2% +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 11.3% 2.8% 19.7% 10
2010s 26.8% 21.6% 29.2% 8

Countries ranked near Comoros

  1. 51 Burundi 32.1% compare
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  3. 53 Laos 29.4% compare
  4. 55 Lesotho 28.2% compare
  5. 56 Gambia 26.7% compare
  6. 57 Bangladesh 22.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q1 in Comoros?
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q1 in Comoros was 29.2% 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 sanitation services (% of population): q1 recorded in Comoros?
The highest recorded value was 29.2% in 2014.
What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q1 recorded in Comoros?
The lowest recorded value was 2.8% in 2000.
How does Comoros rank for people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q1?
Comoros ranks 54th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
Is people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q1 rising or falling in Comoros?
Over the last ten years it is up 82.5%. 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 (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org), published as part of People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q1 (lowest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q1 (lowest)
Unit
lowest
Source
WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
97 places, 1,672 data points, 2000–2017
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