Cropland — Area, per square kilometre in Comoros
Comoros: Cropland — Area, per square kilometre was 0.0715 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.0715 1000 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
up 1.7%
World rank
2nd
of 185 countries
All-time high
0.0728 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2018
All-time low
0.043 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Cropland — Area, per square kilometre in Comoros, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cropland — area, per square kilometre in Comoros is 0.0715 1000 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 9.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — area, per square kilometre in Comoros peaked at 0.0728 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.043 1000 ha per square kilometre, in 1961.
Comoros ranks 2nd of 185 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Cropland — Area, per square kilometre in Comoros, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.043 1000 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.043 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.043 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.043 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.043 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.043 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.043 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.043 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.043 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.043 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.043 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.043 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.043 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.043 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.043 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.043 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.043 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0457 1000 ha per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0457 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0457 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0457 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0457 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0457 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.051 1000 ha per square kilometre | +11.8% |
| 1985 | 0.051 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.051 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0527 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0532 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0532 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0532 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0537 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0537 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0553 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0564 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0575 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0586 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0596 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0596 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0602 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0607 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0618 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0623 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0629 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0634 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0634 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0634 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0634 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0634 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0634 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0634 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0632 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0632 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0654 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0652 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0645 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0706 1000 ha per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0699 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0728 1000 ha per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0722 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0715 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0708 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0703 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0715 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.7% |
Comoros compared with similar countries
- Comoros's 0.0715 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0167 1000 ha per square kilometre, 4.3× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Comoros's 0.0715 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0124 1000 ha per square kilometre, 5.8× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.043 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.043 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.043 1000 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0435 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.043 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0457 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0495 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0457 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0532 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0568 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0532 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0602 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0628 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0607 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0634 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.067 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0632 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0728 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.071 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0703 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0715 1000 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.92 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland — area, per square kilometre in Comoros?
- Cropland — area, per square kilometre in Comoros was 0.0715 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cropland — area, per square kilometre recorded in Comoros?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0728 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2018.
- What is the lowest cropland — area, per square kilometre recorded in Comoros?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.043 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Comoros rank for cropland — area, per square kilometre?
- Comoros ranks 2nd out of 185 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cropland — area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Comoros?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Comoros data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cropland — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cropland — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cropland — Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Cropland — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Cropland — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.