Change forest area share total in Comoros
Comoros: Change forest area share total was 0.2997 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Change forest area share total in Comoros, 1991–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for change forest area share total in Comoros is 0.2997, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 118.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change forest area share total in Comoros peaked at 0.3033 in 2021 and was at its lowest, -1.59, in 2015.
Comoros ranks 34th of 228 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Change forest area share total in Comoros, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -0.9375 | — |
| 1992 | -0.9463 | +0.9% |
| 1993 | -0.9554 | +1.0% |
| 1994 | -0.9646 | +1.0% |
| 1995 | -0.974 | +1.0% |
| 1996 | -0.9836 | +1.0% |
| 1997 | -0.9933 | +1.0% |
| 1998 | -1 | +1.0% |
| 1999 | -1.01 | +1.0% |
| 2000 | -1.02 | +1.0% |
| 2001 | -1.3 | +26.7% |
| 2002 | -1.31 | +1.3% |
| 2003 | -1.33 | +1.3% |
| 2004 | -1.35 | +1.3% |
| 2005 | -1.37 | +1.4% |
| 2006 | -1.39 | +1.4% |
| 2007 | -1.41 | +1.4% |
| 2008 | -1.43 | +1.4% |
| 2009 | -1.45 | +1.4% |
| 2010 | -1.47 | +1.5% |
| 2011 | -1.49 | +1.5% |
| 2012 | -1.51 | +1.5% |
| 2013 | -1.54 | +1.5% |
| 2014 | -1.56 | +1.6% |
| 2015 | -1.59 | +1.6% |
| 2016 | -0.9877 | -37.7% |
| 2017 | -0.9975 | +1.0% |
| 2018 | -1.01 | +1.0% |
| 2019 | -1.02 | +1.0% |
| 2020 | -1.03 | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 0.3033 | -129.5% |
| 2022 | 0.3024 | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.3015 | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 0.3006 | -0.3% |
| 2025 | 0.2997 | -0.3% |
Comoros compared with similar countries
- Comoros's 0.2997 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is -0.0292. (47 countries reporting)
- Comoros's 0.2997 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -0.3469. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Change forest area share total in Comoros changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +129.5% | -1.03 | 0.3033 |
| 2016 | +37.7% | -1.59 | -0.9877 |
| 2001 | -26.7% | -1.02 | -1.3 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.9746 | -1.01 | -0.9375 | 9 |
| 2000s | -1.34 | -1.45 | -1.02 | 10 |
| 2010s | -1.32 | -1.59 | -0.9877 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0799 | -1.03 | 0.3033 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Comoros
More environment data for Comoros
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.0037 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 1.73 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.33 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is change forest area share total in Comoros?
- Change forest area share total in Comoros was 0.2997 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest change forest area share total recorded in Comoros?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3033 in 2021.
- What is the lowest change forest area share total recorded in Comoros?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.59 in 2015.
- How does Comoros rank for change forest area share total?
- Comoros ranks 34th out of 228 countries with data for 2025.
- Is change forest area share total rising or falling in Comoros?
- Over the last ten years it is up 118.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Comoros data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Change forest area share total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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