Land use in Comoros
Comoros: Land use was 118,000 hectares in 2023. ▲ Rising
Land use in Comoros, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
Comoros recorded 118,000 hectares for land use in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use in Comoros peaked at 118,000 hectares in 2004 and was at its lowest, 80,000 hectares, in 1961.
Comoros ranks 154th of 223 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 80,000 hectares | 80,000 hectares | 80,000 hectares | 9 |
| 1970s | 81,000 hectares | 80,000 hectares | 85,000 hectares | 10 |
| 1980s | 92,100 hectares | 85,000 hectares | 99,000 hectares | 10 |
| 1990s | 105,700 hectares | 99,000 hectares | 112,000 hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 116,900 hectares | 113,000 hectares | 118,000 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 118,000 hectares | 118,000 hectares | 118,000 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 118,000 hectares | 118,000 hectares | 118,000 hectares | 4 |
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 land use in Comoros?
- Land use in Comoros was 118,000 hectares in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest land use recorded in Comoros?
- The highest recorded value was 118,000 hectares in 2004.
- What is the lowest land use recorded in Comoros?
- The lowest recorded value was 80,000 hectares in 1961.
- How does Comoros rank for land use?
- Comoros ranks 154th out of 223 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use rising or falling in Comoros?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Land use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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