Forest rents in Comoros
Comoros: Forest rents was 1.6% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Forest rents in Comoros, 1980–2021
Source: The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest rents in Comoros is 1.6%, measured in 2021.
That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest rents in Comoros peaked at 2.5% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 1987.
Comoros ranks 44th of 214 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
Forest rents in Comoros, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.8% | — |
| 1981 | 0.8% | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 1.3% | +58.7% |
| 1983 | 0.8% | -38.4% |
| 1984 | 0.8% | -2.9% |
| 1985 | 0.5% | -32.9% |
| 1986 | 0.6% | +19.8% |
| 1987 | 0.5% | -18.3% |
| 1988 | 0.5% | +8.0% |
| 1989 | 0.6% | +9.8% |
| 1990 | 0.7% | +22.3% |
| 1991 | 0.8% | +2.7% |
| 1992 | 0.7% | -2.7% |
| 1993 | 0.6% | -13.5% |
| 1994 | 1.1% | +72.4% |
| 1995 | 1.7% | +54.8% |
| 1996 | 1.7% | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 1.8% | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 1.8% | +4.1% |
| 1999 | 1.3% | -30.6% |
| 2000 | 1.4% | +10.1% |
| 2001 | 1.3% | -9.0% |
| 2002 | 1.4% | +8.0% |
| 2003 | 1.7% | +20.4% |
| 2004 | 1.2% | -25.5% |
| 2005 | 1.3% | +5.3% |
| 2006 | 1.3% | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 1.6% | +25.1% |
| 2008 | 1.7% | +8.4% |
| 2009 | 1.7% | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 1.6% | -8.9% |
| 2011 | 1.6% | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 1.9% | +17.3% |
| 2013 | 1.8% | -3.9% |
| 2014 | 2.0% | +7.4% |
| 2015 | 2.5% | +24.7% |
| 2016 | 2.5% | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 2.4% | -5.7% |
| 2018 | 1.6% | -34.3% |
| 2019 | 1.5% | -4.2% |
| 2020 | 1.6% | +7.6% |
| 2021 | 1.6% | +1.8% |
Comoros compared with similar countries
- Comoros's 1.6% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.1%, 1.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Comoros's 1.6% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.8%, 57% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Forest rents in Comoros changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +72.4% | 0.6% | 1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.7% | 0.5% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.2% | 0.6% | 1.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.5% | 1.2% | 1.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.9% | 1.5% | 2.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.6% | 1.6% | 1.6% | 2 |
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 forest rents in Comoros?
- Forest rents in Comoros was 1.6% in 2021, according to The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest forest rents recorded in Comoros?
- The highest recorded value was 2.5% in 2016.
- What is the lowest forest rents recorded in Comoros?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 1987.
- How does Comoros rank for forest rents?
- Comoros ranks 44th out of 214 countries with data for 2021.
- Is forest rents rising or falling in Comoros?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Comoros data come from?
- The figures come from The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB), published as part of Forest rents (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Forest rents are roundwood harvest times the product of regional prices and a regional rental rate.