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.
Number of people without access to electricity in Comoros, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 322,720 people | — |
| 2001 | 317,388 people | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 308,526 people | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 304,842 people | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 297,901 people | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 290,412 people | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 283,024 people | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 274,532 people | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 265,568 people | -3.3% |
| 2009 | 256,137 people | -3.6% |
| 2010 | 198,415 people | -22.5% |
| 2011 | 205,093 people | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 209,260 people | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 213,035 people | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 200,644 people | -5.8% |
| 2015 | 188,211 people | -6.2% |
| 2016 | 175,051 people | -7.0% |
| 2017 | 161,171 people | -7.9% |
| 2018 | 146,602 people | -9.0% |
| 2019 | 131,358 people | -10.4% |
| 2020 | 115,511 people | -12.1% |
| 2021 | 98,999 people | -14.3% |
| 2022 | 84,253 people | -14.9% |
| 2023 | 86,739 people | +3.0% |
| 2024 | 71,930 people | -17.1% |
Comoros compared with similar countries
- Comoros's 71,930 people is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 781,524 people, 9% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Comoros's 71,930 people is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 6.10 million people, 1% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
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 |
Countries ranked near Comoros
- 74 Vanuatu 113,083 people compare
- 75 El Salvador 82,397 people compare
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- 78 Jamaica 65,301 people compare
- 79 Guyana 58,176 people compare
- 80 Dominican Republic 57,138 people compare
More energy & mining data for Comoros
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 5.43 % change on previous year (2024)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 10.2% (2023)
- Ores and metals imports 0.4% (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.