Number of people without access to electricity in Comoros
Comoros: Number of people without access to electricity was 71,930 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of people without access to electricity in Comoros, 2000–2024
Source: Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
Comoros recorded 71,930 people for number of people without access to electricity in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 17.1% on the previous year and down 64.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people without access to electricity in Comoros peaked at 322,720 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 71,930 people, in 2024.
Comoros ranks 77th of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 292,105 people | 256,137 people | 322,720 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 182,884 people | 131,358 people | 213,035 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 91,487 people | 71,930 people | 115,511 people | 5 |
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More energy & mining data for Comoros
- Fuel imports 10.2% (2023)
- Ores and metals imports 0.4% (2023)
- Ores and metals exports 1.2% (2023)
- Gas production 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Gas production per person 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel exports 0.0% (2023)
- Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita 67.3% (2023)
- Share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. GDP per capita 10.5% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people without access to electricity in Comoros?
- Number of people without access to electricity in Comoros was 71,930 people in 2024, according to Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of people without access to electricity recorded in Comoros?
- The highest recorded value was 322,720 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest number of people without access to electricity recorded in Comoros?
- The lowest recorded value was 71,930 people in 2024.
- How does Comoros rank for number of people without access to electricity?
- Comoros ranks 77th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of people without access to electricity rising or falling in Comoros?
- Over the last ten years it is down 64.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Comoros data come from?
- The figures come from Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of people without access to electricity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Access to electricity means having an electricity source that can provide very basic lighting, and charge a phone or power a radio for 4 hours per day.