People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) in Comoros
Comoros: People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) was 38.8% in 2017. ▼ Falling
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 highest.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) in Comoros is 38.8%, measured in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is down 14.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) in Comoros peaked at 52.4% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 38.8%, in 2014.
That places Comoros 77th out of 97 countries with data for 2017, putting it 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, rural (% of rural) in Comoros, year by year
| Year | highest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 52.4% | — |
| 2001 | 51.4% | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 50.5% | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 49.5% | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 48.5% | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 47.5% | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 46.6% | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 45.6% | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 44.6% | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 43.6% | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 42.7% | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 41.7% | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 40.7% | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 39.8% | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 38.8% | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 38.8% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 38.8% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 38.8% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 48.0% | 43.6% | 52.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.0% | 38.8% | 42.7% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Comoros
More health data for Comoros
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.16 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8656 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 827.3 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 136 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 75-79, female, annual growth rate -0.3384 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per capita 0.0047 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, annual growth rate -1.33 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per capita 0.0038 units per person (2025)
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 38.8% 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 52.4% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) recorded in Comoros?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.8% in 2014.
- How does Comoros rank for people using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural)?
- Comoros ranks 77th 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 down 14.9%. 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, rural (% of rural population): Q5 (highest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 18 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).