Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Comoros
Comoros: Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted was 1,760 hectares in 2025. ▼ Falling
Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted 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
The most recent figure for forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Comoros is 1,760 hectares, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 6.0% on the previous year and up 131.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Comoros peaked at 2,410 hectares in 1990 and was at its lowest, 760 hectares, in 2015.
Comoros ranks 163rd of 185 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,410 hectares | 2,410 hectares | 2,410 hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,915 hectares | 1,420 hectares | 2,410 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,025 hectares | 760 hectares | 1,310 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,510 hectares | 1,260 hectares | 1,760 hectares | 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 by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Comoros?
- Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Comoros was 1,760 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 by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted recorded in Comoros?
- The highest recorded value was 2,410 hectares in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted recorded in Comoros?
- The lowest recorded value was 760 hectares in 2015.
- How does Comoros rank for forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted?
- Comoros ranks 163rd out of 185 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted rising or falling in Comoros?
- Over the last ten years it is up 131.6%. 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 by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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