Arable land — Area in Comoros
Comoros: Arable land — Area was 55.35 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Arable land — Area in Comoros, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Comoros recorded 55.35 1000 ha for arable land — area in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and down 12.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — area in Comoros peaked at 65 1000 ha in 1961 and was at its lowest, 53.65 1000 ha, in 2022.
That places Comoros 168th out of 231 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 65 1000 ha | 65 1000 ha | 65 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 65 1000 ha | 65 1000 ha | 65 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 65 1000 ha | 65 1000 ha | 65 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 65 1000 ha | 65 1000 ha | 65 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 65 1000 ha | 65 1000 ha | 65 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 61.87 1000 ha | 57.11 1000 ha | 65 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 55.06 1000 ha | 53.65 1000 ha | 55.92 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Comoros
- 165 Luxembourg 61.28 1000 ha compare
- 166 Puerto Rico 58.76 1000 ha compare
- 167 United Arab Emirates 56.24 1000 ha compare
- 169 Suriname 55 1000 ha compare
- 170 Equatorial Guinea 53 1000 ha compare
- 171 Palestine 41.9 1000 ha compare
More environment data for Comoros
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 0.1 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 0.13 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 8.02 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 10.17 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 15 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 52.32 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 77.19 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 37.52 % (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.15 ha/cap (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 70.89 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land — area in Comoros?
- Arable land — area in Comoros was 55.35 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest arable land — area recorded in Comoros?
- The highest recorded value was 65 1000 ha in 1961.
- What is the lowest arable land — area recorded in Comoros?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.65 1000 ha in 2022.
- How does Comoros rank for arable land — area?
- Comoros ranks 168th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is arable land — area rising or falling in Comoros?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Comoros data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Arable land — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.