Forest area in Comoros
Comoros: Forest area was 33,370 hectares in 2025. ▼ Falling
Forest area in Comoros, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
In 2025, forest area in Comoros stood at 33,370 hectares.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area in Comoros peaked at 47,160 hectares in 1990 and was at its lowest, 32,870 hectares, in 2020.
That places Comoros 176th out of 235 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 | 45,189 hectares | 43,218 hectares | 47,160 hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 40,314 hectares | 37,848 hectares | 42,780 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 35,044 hectares | 33,208 hectares | 37,300 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 33,120 hectares | 32,870 hectares | 33,370 hectares | 6 |
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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 in Comoros?
- Forest area in Comoros was 33,370 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 forest area recorded in Comoros?
- The highest recorded value was 47,160 hectares in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest area recorded in Comoros?
- The lowest recorded value was 32,870 hectares in 2020.
- How does Comoros rank for forest area?
- Comoros ranks 176th out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Forest area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems.