Annual afforestation in Comoros
Comoros: Annual afforestation was 100 hectares per year in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Annual afforestation in Comoros, 1990–2020
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares per year.
Analysis
Comoros recorded 100 hectares per year for annual afforestation in 2020. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over five years.
Over the whole period, annual afforestation in Comoros peaked at 100 hectares per year in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0 hectares per year, in 1990.
That places Comoros 58th out of 106 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
Annual afforestation in Comoros, year by year
| Year | hectares per year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0 hectares per year | — |
| 2000 | 0 hectares per year | — |
| 2010 | 0 hectares per year | — |
| 2015 | 100 hectares per year | — |
| 2020 | 100 hectares per year | +0.0% |
Comoros compared with similar countries
- Comoros's 100 hectares per year is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2,000 hectares per year, 5% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Comoros's 100 hectares per year is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 805 hectares per year, 12% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 hectares per year | 0 hectares per year | 0 hectares per year | 1 |
| 2000s | 0 hectares per year | 0 hectares per year | 0 hectares per year | 1 |
| 2010s | 50 hectares per year | 0 hectares per year | 100 hectares per year | 2 |
| 2020s | 100 hectares per year | 100 hectares per year | 100 hectares per year | 1 |
Countries ranked near Comoros
More environment data for Comoros
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -9.29 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -6.9 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.264 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.59 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.33 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual afforestation in Comoros?
- Annual afforestation in Comoros was 100 hectares per year in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual afforestation recorded in Comoros?
- The highest recorded value was 100 hectares per year in 2015.
- What is the lowest annual afforestation recorded in Comoros?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 hectares per year in 1990.
- How does Comoros rank for annual afforestation?
- Comoros ranks 58th out of 106 countries with data for 2020.
- Where does this Comoros data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual afforestation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Afforestation is the establishment of forest through planting and/or deliberate seeding on land that, until then, was not classified as forest.