Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Comoros

Comoros: Agricultural land — Share in Land area was 78.91 % in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
78.91 %
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
10th
of 237 countries
All-time high
80.87 %
in 2018
All-time low
51.05 %
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Comoros, 1961–2024

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.

Analysis

Comoros recorded 78.91 % for agricultural land — share in land area in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and up 7.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, agricultural land — share in land area in Comoros peaked at 80.87 % in 2018 and was at its lowest, 51.05 %, in 1961.

That places Comoros 10th out of 237 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 51.05 % 51.05 % 51.05 % 9
1970s 51.59 % 51.05 % 53.73 % 10
1980s 57.55 % 53.73 % 61.26 % 10
1990s 64.86 % 61.26 % 68.24 % 10
2000s 70.88 % 68.78 % 71.47 % 10
2010s 75.1 % 71.24 % 80.87 % 10
2020s 79.05 % 78.37 % 79.59 % 5

Countries ranked near Comoros

  1. 7 Saudi Arabia 81.68 % compare
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  4. 11 Nigeria 77.09 % compare
  5. 12 Gambia 76.12 % compare
  6. 13 Rwanda 75.67 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is agricultural land — share in land area in Comoros?
Agricultural land — share in land area in Comoros was 78.91 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest agricultural land — share in land area recorded in Comoros?
The highest recorded value was 80.87 % in 2018.
What is the lowest agricultural land — share in land area recorded in Comoros?
The lowest recorded value was 51.05 % in 1961.
How does Comoros rank for agricultural land — share in land area?
Comoros ranks 10th out of 237 countries with data for 2024.
Is agricultural land — share in land area rising or falling in Comoros?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Comoros data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Agricultural land — Share in Land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Agricultural land — Share in Land area
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
273 places, 16,066 data points, 1961–2024
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The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.