Cropland — Share in Agricultural land in Comoros
Comoros: Cropland — Share in Agricultural land was 89.83 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cropland — Share in Agricultural land in Comoros, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, cropland — share in agricultural land in Comoros stood at 89.83 %.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — share in agricultural land in Comoros peaked at 90.03 % in 2018 and was at its lowest, 84.21 %, in 1961.
Comoros ranks 42nd of 252 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Cropland — Share in Agricultural land in Comoros, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 84.21 % | — |
| 1962 | 84.21 % | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 84.21 % | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 84.21 % | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 84.21 % | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 84.21 % | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 84.21 % | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 84.21 % | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 84.21 % | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 84.21 % | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 84.21 % | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 84.21 % | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 84.21 % | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 84.21 % | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 84.21 % | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 84.21 % | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 84.21 % | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 85 % | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 85 % | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 85 % | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 85 % | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 85 % | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 85 % | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 86.36 % | +1.6% |
| 1985 | 86.36 % | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 86.36 % | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 86.73 % | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 86.84 % | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 86.84 % | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 86.84 % | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 86.96 % | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 86.96 % | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 87.29 % | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 87.5 % | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 87.7 % | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 87.9 % | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 88.1 % | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 88.1 % | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 88.19 % | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 88.28 % | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 88.46 % | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 88.55 % | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 88.64 % | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 88.72 % | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 88.72 % | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 88.72 % | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 88.72 % | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 88.72 % | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 88.72 % | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 88.72 % | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 88.69 % | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 88.69 % | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 89.03 % | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 88.99 % | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 88.9 % | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 89.75 % | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 89.66 % | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 90.03 % | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 89.95 % | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 89.87 % | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 89.78 % | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 89.71 % | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 89.87 % | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 89.83 % | -0.0% |
Comoros compared with similar countries
- Comoros's 89.83 % is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 51.38 %, 1.7× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Comoros's 89.83 % is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 40.53 %, 2.2× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 84.21 % | 84.21 % | 84.21 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 84.37 % | 84.21 % | 85 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 85.95 % | 85 % | 86.84 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 87.55 % | 86.84 % | 88.19 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 88.62 % | 88.28 % | 88.72 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 89.24 % | 88.69 % | 90.03 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 89.81 % | 89.71 % | 89.87 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Comoros
- 39 Denmark 91.48 % compare
- 40 Mauritius 91.43 % compare
- 41 Solomon Islands 90.02 % compare
- 43 Polynesia 89.76 % compare
- 44 Trinidad and Tobago 89.58 % compare
- 45 Cook Islands 89.56 % compare
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 cropland — share in agricultural land in Comoros?
- Cropland — share in agricultural land in Comoros was 89.83 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland — share in agricultural land recorded in Comoros?
- The highest recorded value was 90.03 % in 2018.
- What is the lowest cropland — share in agricultural land recorded in Comoros?
- The lowest recorded value was 84.21 % in 1961.
- How does Comoros rank for cropland — share in agricultural land?
- Comoros ranks 42nd out of 252 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Comoros?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Comoros data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cropland — Share in Agricultural land. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.