Number of people without access to electricity in Comoros

Comoros: Number of people without access to electricity was 71,930 people in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
71,930 people
Change on year
down 17.1%
World rank
77th
of 214 countries
All-time high
322,720 people
in 2000
All-time low
71,930 people
in 2024
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Number of people without access to electricity in Comoros, 2000–2024

100.0k200.0k300.0k2000201220242000: 322.7k people2001: 317.4k people2002: 308.5k people2003: 304.8k people2004: 297.9k people2005: 290.4k people2006: 283.0k people2007: 274.5k people2008: 265.6k people2009: 256.1k people2010: 198.4k people2011: 205.1k people2012: 209.3k people2013: 213.0k people2014: 200.6k people2015: 188.2k people2016: 175.1k people2017: 161.2k people2018: 146.6k people2019: 131.4k people2020: 115.5k people2021: 99.0k people2022: 84.3k people2023: 86.7k people2024: 71.9k people

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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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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  6. 80 Dominican Republic 57,138 people compare

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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

Indicator
Number of people without access to electricity
Unit
people
Source
Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
214 places, 5,325 data points, 2000–2024
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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.