People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) in Comoros
Comoros: People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) was 27.7% in 2017. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) in Comoros, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org). Measured in lowest.
Analysis
Comoros recorded 27.7% for people using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of up 82.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) in Comoros peaked at 27.7% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 2.7%, in 2000.
Comoros ranks 51st of 97 countries on this measure, 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, rural (% of rural) in Comoros, year by year
| Year | lowest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.7% | — |
| 2001 | 4.5% | +67.0% |
| 2002 | 6.2% | +40.1% |
| 2003 | 8.0% | +28.6% |
| 2004 | 9.8% | +22.3% |
| 2005 | 11.6% | +18.2% |
| 2006 | 13.4% | +15.4% |
| 2007 | 15.2% | +13.3% |
| 2008 | 17.0% | +11.8% |
| 2009 | 18.7% | +10.5% |
| 2010 | 20.5% | +9.5% |
| 2011 | 22.3% | +8.7% |
| 2012 | 24.1% | +8.0% |
| 2013 | 25.9% | +7.4% |
| 2014 | 27.7% | +6.9% |
| 2015 | 27.7% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 27.7% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 27.7% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.7% | 2.7% | 18.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.5% | 20.5% | 27.7% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) in Comoros?
- People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) in Comoros was 27.7% 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, rural (% of rural) recorded in Comoros?
- The highest recorded value was 27.7% in 2014.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) recorded in Comoros?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.7% in 2000.
- How does Comoros rank for people using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural)?
- Comoros ranks 51st out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) rising or falling in Comoros?
- Over the last ten years it is up 82.4%. 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, rural (% of rural population): Q1 (lowest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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