Arable land use per person in Comoros
Comoros: Arable land use per person was 0.0764 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Arable land use per person in Comoros, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
In 2023, arable land use per person in Comoros stood at 0.0764 hectares per person. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 18.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land use per person in Comoros peaked at 0.3231 hectares per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0764 hectares per person, in 2023.
That places Comoros 134th out of 206 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3007 hectares per person | 0.2743 hectares per person | 0.3231 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.2308 hectares per person | 0.1983 hectares per person | 0.2662 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1703 hectares per person | 0.1501 hectares per person | 0.1925 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1341 hectares per person | 0.1236 hectares per person | 0.1462 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1109 hectares per person | 0.1013 hectares per person | 0.1213 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0906 hectares per person | 0.0826 hectares per person | 0.0993 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0787 hectares per person | 0.0764 hectares per person | 0.081 hectares per person | 4 |
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More environment data for Comoros
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 0.9494 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 1.1 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 0.0725 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0457 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.1528 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0001 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 0.4388 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0001 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0017 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.1658 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land use per person in Comoros?
- Arable land use per person in Comoros was 0.0764 hectares per person in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest arable land use per person recorded in Comoros?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3231 hectares per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest arable land use per person recorded in Comoros?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0764 hectares per person in 2023.
- How does Comoros rank for arable land use per person?
- Comoros ranks 134th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land use per person rising or falling in Comoros?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.1%. 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 (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Arable land use per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Arable land is defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops, temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. It is measured in hectares per person.