Forest area as share of land area in Comoros
Comoros: Forest area as share of land area was 17.93 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
17.93
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
138th
of 216 countries
All-time high
25.34
in 1990
All-time low
17.66
in 2020
Years of data
36
1990–2025
Forest area as share of land area in Comoros, 1990–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, forest area as share of land area in Comoros stood at 17.93.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and down 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area as share of land area in Comoros peaked at 25.34 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 17.66, 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 24.28 | 23.22 | 25.34 | 10 |
| 2000s | 21.66 | 20.34 | 22.99 | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.83 | 17.84 | 20.04 | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.8 | 17.66 | 17.93 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Comoros
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 forest area as share of land area in Comoros?
- Forest area as share of land area in Comoros was 17.93 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest forest area as share of land area recorded in Comoros?
- The highest recorded value was 25.34 in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest area as share of land area recorded in Comoros?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.66 in 2020.
- How does Comoros rank for forest area as share of land area?
- Comoros ranks 138th out of 216 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area as share of land area 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Forest area as share of land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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