Land use hidden — Land area, per capita in Comoros
Comoros: Land use hidden — Land area, per capita was 0.0022 Square kilometres per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0022 Square kilometres per person
Change on year
down 1.9%
World rank
162nd
of 181 countries
All-time high
0.0092 Square kilometres per person
in 1961
All-time low
0.0022 Square kilometres per person
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Land use hidden — Land area, per capita in Comoros, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Square kilometres per person.
Analysis
In 2023, land use hidden — land area, per capita in Comoros stood at 0.0022 Square kilometres per person. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 18.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — land area, per capita in Comoros peaked at 0.0092 Square kilometres per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0022 Square kilometres per person, in 2023.
That places Comoros 162nd out of 181 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Land use hidden — Land area, per capita in Comoros, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0092 Square kilometres per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0091 Square kilometres per person | -1.7% |
| 1963 | 0.0089 Square kilometres per person | -1.7% |
| 1964 | 0.0088 Square kilometres per person | -1.6% |
| 1965 | 0.0087 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
| 1966 | 0.0085 Square kilometres per person | -1.7% |
| 1967 | 0.0083 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 1968 | 0.0081 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 1969 | 0.0079 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 1970 | 0.0076 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 1971 | 0.0074 Square kilometres per person | -3.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0072 Square kilometres per person | -3.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0069 Square kilometres per person | -3.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0067 Square kilometres per person | -3.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0065 Square kilometres per person | -3.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0063 Square kilometres per person | -3.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0061 Square kilometres per person | -3.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0059 Square kilometres per person | -3.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0057 Square kilometres per person | -3.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0055 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0054 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0052 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0051 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0049 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0048 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0047 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0045 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0044 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0043 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0042 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0041 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 1992 | 0.004 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0039 Square kilometres per person | -1.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0039 Square kilometres per person | -1.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0038 Square kilometres per person | -1.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0037 Square kilometres per person | -1.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0037 Square kilometres per person | -1.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0036 Square kilometres per person | -1.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0035 Square kilometres per person | -1.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0035 Square kilometres per person | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0034 Square kilometres per person | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0033 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0033 Square kilometres per person | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0032 Square kilometres per person | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0031 Square kilometres per person | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0031 Square kilometres per person | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 0.003 Square kilometres per person | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 0.003 Square kilometres per person | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0029 Square kilometres per person | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0028 Square kilometres per person | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0028 Square kilometres per person | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0027 Square kilometres per person | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0027 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0026 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0026 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0025 Square kilometres per person | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0025 Square kilometres per person | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0024 Square kilometres per person | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0024 Square kilometres per person | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0023 Square kilometres per person | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0023 Square kilometres per person | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0022 Square kilometres per person | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0022 Square kilometres per person | -1.9% |
Comoros compared with similar countries
- Comoros's 0.0022 Square kilometres per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0124 Square kilometres per person, 18% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Comoros's 0.0022 Square kilometres per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.015 Square kilometres per person, 15% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0086 Square kilometres per person | 0.0079 Square kilometres per person | 0.0092 Square kilometres per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0066 Square kilometres per person | 0.0057 Square kilometres per person | 0.0076 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0049 Square kilometres per person | 0.0043 Square kilometres per person | 0.0055 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0038 Square kilometres per person | 0.0035 Square kilometres per person | 0.0042 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0032 Square kilometres per person | 0.0029 Square kilometres per person | 0.0035 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0026 Square kilometres per person | 0.0024 Square kilometres per person | 0.0028 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0023 Square kilometres per person | 0.0022 Square kilometres per person | 0.0023 Square kilometres per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Comoros
- 159 Belgium 0.0026 Square kilometres per person compare
- 160 Haiti 0.0024 Square kilometres per person compare
- 161 Israel 0.0022 Square kilometres per person compare
- 163 India 0.0021 Square kilometres per person compare
- 164 Burundi 0.0019 Square kilometres per person compare
- 165 San Marino 0.0018 Square kilometres per person compare
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 land use hidden — land area, per capita in Comoros?
- Land use hidden — land area, per capita in Comoros was 0.0022 Square kilometres per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land use hidden — land area, per capita recorded in Comoros?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0092 Square kilometres per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — land area, per capita recorded in Comoros?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0022 Square kilometres per person in 2023.
- How does Comoros rank for land use hidden — land area, per capita?
- Comoros ranks 162nd out of 181 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — land area, per capita rising or falling in Comoros?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Comoros data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Land use hidden — Land area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land use hidden — Land area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Land use hidden — Land area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land use hidden — Land area Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Land use hidden — Land area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.