Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Comoros
Comoros: Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural was 1.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Comoros, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Comoros recorded 1.8% for proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 36.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Comoros peaked at 1.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2000.
That places Comoros 77th out of 249 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.
Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Comoros, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.6% | — |
| 2001 | 0.7% | +8.4% |
| 2002 | 0.7% | +7.7% |
| 2003 | 0.8% | +7.2% |
| 2004 | 0.8% | +6.7% |
| 2005 | 0.9% | +6.3% |
| 2006 | 0.9% | +5.9% |
| 2007 | 1.0% | +5.6% |
| 2008 | 1.0% | +5.3% |
| 2009 | 1.1% | +5.0% |
| 2010 | 1.1% | +4.8% |
| 2011 | 1.2% | +4.5% |
| 2012 | 1.2% | +4.3% |
| 2013 | 1.3% | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 1.3% | +3.9% |
| 2015 | 1.4% | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 1.4% | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 1.5% | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 1.5% | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 1.6% | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 1.6% | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 1.7% | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 1.7% | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 1.8% | +2.8% |
| 2024 | 1.8% | +2.7% |
Comoros compared with similar countries
- Comoros's 1.8% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 6.7%, 27% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Comoros's 1.8% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 14.4%, 13% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8% | 0.6% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.3% | 1.1% | 1.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.7% | 1.6% | 1.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Comoros
More infrastructure data for Comoros
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 934,198 (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 109.86 per 100 people (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 8,823 (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 1.04 per 100 people (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0104 units per person (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 19.72 % change on previous year (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 8,823 (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.1 units per person (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Comoros?
- Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Comoros was 1.8% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural recorded in Comoros?
- The highest recorded value was 1.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural recorded in Comoros?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2000.
- How does Comoros rank for proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural?
- Comoros ranks 77th out of 249 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural rising or falling in Comoros?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Comoros data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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