Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita in Comoros
Comoros: Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita was 0.3% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita in Comoros, 1991–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Comoros recorded 0.3% for annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and up 118.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita in Comoros peaked at 0.3% in 2021 and was at its lowest, -1.6%, in 2015.
That places Comoros 33rd out of 227 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -1.0% | -1.0% | -0.9% | 9 |
| 2000s | -1.3% | -1.4% | -1.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | -1.3% | -1.6% | -1.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | -1.0% | 0.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Comoros
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 annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita in Comoros?
- Annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita in Comoros was 0.3% in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita recorded in Comoros?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 2021.
- What is the lowest annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita recorded in Comoros?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.6% in 2015.
- How does Comoros rank for annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita?
- Comoros ranks 33rd out of 227 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.