Protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas in Comoros
Comoros: Protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas was 75.0% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas in Comoros, 2000–2025
Source: BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Comoros recorded 75.0% for protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas in Comoros peaked at 75.0% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2000.
That places Comoros 44th out of 184 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.
Protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas in Comoros, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 0.0% | — |
| 2002 | 0.0% | — |
| 2003 | 0.0% | — |
| 2004 | 0.0% | — |
| 2005 | 0.0% | — |
| 2006 | 0.0% | — |
| 2007 | 0.0% | — |
| 2008 | 0.0% | — |
| 2009 | 0.0% | — |
| 2010 | 75.0% | — |
| 2011 | 75.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 75.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 75.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 75.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 75.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 75.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 75.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 75.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 75.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 75.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 75.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 75.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 75.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 75.0% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 75.0% | +0.0% |
Comoros compared with similar countries
- Comoros's 75.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 45.0%, 1.7× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Comoros's 75.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 51.7%, 1.4× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 75.0% | 75.0% | 75.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 75.0% | 75.0% | 75.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Comoros
More environment data for Comoros
- 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)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.33 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas in Comoros?
- Protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas in Comoros was 75.0% in 2025, according to BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas recorded in Comoros?
- The highest recorded value was 75.0% in 2010.
- What is the lowest protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas recorded in Comoros?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2000.
- How does Comoros rank for protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas?
- Comoros ranks 44th out of 184 countries with data for 2025.
- Is protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas rising or falling in Comoros?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Comoros data come from?
- The figures come from BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Average proportion of Mountain Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered by protected areas (%).