Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Comoros
Comoros: Arable land — Share in Agricultural land was 37.52 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Comoros, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, arable land — share in agricultural land in Comoros stood at 37.52 %.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 19.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — share in agricultural land in Comoros peaked at 68.42 % in 1961 and was at its lowest, 36.79 %, in 2022.
Comoros ranks 107th of 231 countries on this measure, 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 | 68.42 % | 68.42 % | 68.42 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 67.74 % | 65 % | 68.42 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 60.88 % | 57.02 % | 65 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 53.94 % | 51.18 % | 57.02 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 49.29 % | 48.87 % | 50.78 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 44.46 % | 38.25 % | 48.87 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.39 % | 36.79 % | 37.76 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Comoros
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 — Area 55.35 1000 ha (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 — share in agricultural land in Comoros?
- Arable land — share in agricultural land in Comoros was 37.52 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest arable land — share in agricultural land recorded in Comoros?
- The highest recorded value was 68.42 % in 1961.
- What is the lowest arable land — share in agricultural land recorded in Comoros?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.79 % in 2022.
- How does Comoros rank for arable land — share in agricultural land?
- Comoros ranks 107th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is arable land — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Comoros?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.1%. 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 — Share in Agricultural land. 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.