People using safely managed sanitation services, urban in Comoros
Comoros: People using safely managed sanitation services, urban was 46.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using safely managed sanitation services, urban in Comoros, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of urban population.
Analysis
In 2024, people using safely managed sanitation services, urban in Comoros stood at 46.1%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using safely managed sanitation services, urban in Comoros peaked at 46.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 39.3%, in 2000.
That places Comoros 70th out of 124 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
People using safely managed sanitation services, urban in Comoros, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 39.3% | — |
| 2001 | 40.3% | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 40.6% | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 41.0% | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 41.3% | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 41.7% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 42.0% | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 42.3% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 42.6% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 42.9% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 43.2% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 43.5% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 43.8% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 44.0% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 44.3% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 44.5% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 44.7% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 44.9% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 45.1% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 45.3% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 45.5% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 45.7% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 45.8% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 46.0% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 46.1% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 41.4% | 39.3% | 42.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 44.3% | 43.2% | 45.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.8% | 45.5% | 46.1% | 5 |
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- 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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using safely managed sanitation services, urban in Comoros?
- People using safely managed sanitation services, urban in Comoros was 46.1% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest people using safely managed sanitation services, urban recorded in Comoros?
- The highest recorded value was 46.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using safely managed sanitation services, urban recorded in Comoros?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.3% in 2000.
- How does Comoros rank for people using safely managed sanitation services, urban?
- Comoros ranks 70th out of 124 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using safely managed sanitation services, urban rising or falling in Comoros?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.1%. 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, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of People using safely managed sanitation services, urban (% of urban population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of people using improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households and where excreta are safely disposed of in situ or transported and treated offsite. Improved sanitation facilities include flush/pour flush to piped sewer systems, septic tanks or pit latrines: ventilated improved pit latrines, composting toilets or pit latrines with slabs.