People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Comoros
Comoros: People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water was 40.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Comoros, 2006–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of urban population.
Analysis
Comoros recorded 40.7% for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in 2024. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.9% on the previous year and up 87.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Comoros peaked at 40.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 14.1%, in 2006.
That places Comoros 82nd out of 113 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Comoros, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 14.1% | — |
| 2007 | 14.1% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 14.1% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 14.1% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 14.1% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 16.0% | +13.5% |
| 2012 | 17.9% | +11.9% |
| 2013 | 19.8% | +10.6% |
| 2014 | 21.7% | +9.6% |
| 2015 | 23.6% | +8.8% |
| 2016 | 25.5% | +8.1% |
| 2017 | 27.4% | +7.5% |
| 2018 | 29.3% | +6.9% |
| 2019 | 31.2% | +6.5% |
| 2020 | 33.1% | +6.1% |
| 2021 | 35.0% | +5.7% |
| 2022 | 36.9% | +5.4% |
| 2023 | 38.8% | +5.2% |
| 2024 | 40.7% | +4.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.1% | 14.1% | 14.1% | 4 |
| 2010s | 22.6% | 14.1% | 31.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.9% | 33.1% | 40.7% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Comoros?
- People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Comoros was 40.7% 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 with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water recorded in Comoros?
- The highest recorded value was 40.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water recorded in Comoros?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.1% in 2006.
- How does Comoros rank for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water?
- Comoros ranks 82nd out of 113 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water rising or falling in Comoros?
- Over the last ten years it is up 87.7%. 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 with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water, urban (% of urban population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of people living in households that have a handwashing facility with soap and water available on the premises. Handwashing facilities may be fixed or mobile and include a sink with tap water, buckets with taps, tippy-taps, and jugs or basins designated for handwashing. Soap includes bar soap, liquid soap, powder detergent, and soapy water but does not include ash, soil, sand or other handwashing agents.