Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods in Comoros
Comoros: Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods was 100 hectares in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods in Comoros, 1991–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
Comoros recorded 100 hectares for change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods in 2025. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 118.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods in Comoros peaked at 100 hectares in 2021 and was at its lowest, -548 hectares, in 2001.
Comoros ranks 67th of 235 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 | -438 hectares | -438 hectares | -438 hectares | 9 |
| 2000s | -537 hectares | -548 hectares | -438 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | -464 hectares | -548 hectares | -338 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 27 hectares | -338 hectares | 100 hectares | 6 |
Countries ranked near Comoros
- 64 Tajikistan 300 hectares compare
- 66 United States Virgin Islands 150 hectares compare
- 68 Lebanon 96 hectares compare
- 69 Palau 90 hectares compare
- 70 Wallis and Futuna 90 hectares compare
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 change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods in Comoros?
- Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods in Comoros was 100 hectares 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 change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods recorded in Comoros?
- The highest recorded value was 100 hectares in 2021.
- What is the lowest change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods recorded in Comoros?
- The lowest recorded value was -548 hectares in 2001.
- How does Comoros rank for change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods?
- Comoros ranks 67th out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods rising or falling in Comoros?
- Over the last ten years it is up 118.2%. 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 Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.