Share of land covered by forest in Comoros
Comoros: Share of land covered by forest was 17.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of land covered by forest in Comoros, 1990–2025
Source: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (2013) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, share of land covered by forest in Comoros stood at 17.9%.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and down 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of land covered by forest in Comoros peaked at 25.3% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 17.7%, in 2020.
Comoros ranks 138th of 216 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Share of land covered by forest in Comoros, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 25.3% | — |
| 1991 | 25.1% | -0.9% |
| 1992 | 24.9% | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 24.6% | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 24.4% | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 24.2% | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 23.9% | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 23.7% | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 23.5% | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 23.2% | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 23.0% | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 22.7% | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 22.4% | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 22.1% | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 21.8% | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 21.5% | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 21.2% | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 20.9% | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 20.6% | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 20.3% | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 20.0% | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 19.7% | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 19.5% | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 19.2% | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 18.9% | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 18.6% | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 18.4% | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 18.2% | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 18.0% | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 17.8% | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 17.7% | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 17.7% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 17.8% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 17.8% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 17.9% | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 17.9% | +0.3% |
Comoros compared with similar countries
- Comoros's 17.9% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 25.2%, 71% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Comoros's 17.9% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 22.0%, 81% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 24.3% | 23.2% | 25.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 21.7% | 20.3% | 23.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.8% | 17.8% | 20.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.8% | 17.7% | 17.9% | 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 share of land covered by forest in Comoros?
- Share of land covered by forest in Comoros was 17.9% in 2025, according to Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (2013) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of land covered by forest recorded in Comoros?
- The highest recorded value was 25.3% in 1990.
- What is the lowest share of land covered by forest recorded in Comoros?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.7% in 2020.
- How does Comoros rank for share of land covered by forest?
- Comoros ranks 138th out of 216 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of land covered by forest rising or falling in Comoros?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Comoros data come from?
- The figures come from Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (2013) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of land covered by forest. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of land area covered by forest, including both natural forests and forest plantations.