People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q5 in Comoros

Comoros: People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q5 was 54.1% in 2017. ▼ Falling

Latest (2017)
54.1%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
81st
of 97 countries
All-time high
61.0%
in 2000
All-time low
54.1%
in 2014
Years of data
18
2000–2017

People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q5 in Comoros, 2000–2017

02040602000200820172000: 61 highest2001: 60.5 highest2002: 60 highest2003: 59.5 highest2004: 59 highest2005: 58.5 highest2006: 58 highest2007: 57.6 highest2008: 57.1 highest2009: 56.6 highest2010: 56.1 highest2011: 55.6 highest2012: 55.1 highest2013: 54.6 highest2014: 54.1 highest2015: 54.1 highest2016: 54.1 highest2017: 54.1 highest

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q5 in Comoros is 54.1%, measured in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.

That represents a change of down 5.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q5 in Comoros peaked at 61.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 54.1%, in 2014.

Comoros ranks 81st of 97 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q5 in Comoros, year by year

Annual values for People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q5 (highest) in Comoros, 2000 to 2017.
Year highest Change
2000 61.0%
2001 60.5% -0.8%
2002 60.0% -0.8%
2003 59.5% -0.8%
2004 59.0% -0.8%
2005 58.5% -0.8%
2006 58.0% -0.8%
2007 57.6% -0.8%
2008 57.1% -0.8%
2009 56.6% -0.9%
2010 56.1% -0.9%
2011 55.6% -0.9%
2012 55.1% -0.9%
2013 54.6% -0.9%
2014 54.1% -0.9%
2015 54.1% +0.0%
2016 54.1% +0.0%
2017 54.1% +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 58.8% 56.6% 61.0% 10
2010s 54.8% 54.1% 56.1% 8

Countries ranked near Comoros

  1. 78 Tanzania, United Republic of 57.5% compare
  2. 79 Afghanistan 55.6% compare
  3. 80 Guinea 54.8% compare
  4. 82 Nigeria 52.1% compare
  5. 83 Somalia 51.4% compare
  6. 84 Kenya 51.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q5 in Comoros?
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q5 in Comoros was 54.1% 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): q5 recorded in Comoros?
The highest recorded value was 61.0% in 2000.
What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q5 recorded in Comoros?
The lowest recorded value was 54.1% in 2014.
How does Comoros rank for people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q5?
Comoros ranks 81st out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
Is people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q5 rising or falling in Comoros?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.9%. 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 sanitation services (% of population): Q5 (highest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q5 (highest)
Unit
highest
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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