Non-agricultural population in Comoros
Comoros: Non-agricultural population was 244,000 FAO, number in 2012. ▲ Rising
Non-agricultural population in Comoros, 1980–2012
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site. Measured in FAO, number.
Analysis
Comoros recorded 244,000 FAO, number for non-agricultural population in 2012. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is up 4.3% on the previous year and up 51.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, non-agricultural population in Comoros peaked at 244,000 FAO, number in 2012 and was at its lowest, 64,000 FAO, number, in 1980.
Comoros ranks 51st of 53 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 79,200 FAO, number | 64,000 FAO, number | 95,000 FAO, number | 10 |
| 1990s | 119,300 FAO, number | 99,000 FAO, number | 142,000 FAO, number | 10 |
| 2000s | 180,400 FAO, number | 148,000 FAO, number | 216,000 FAO, number | 10 |
| 2010s | 234,333 FAO, number | 225,000 FAO, number | 244,000 FAO, number | 3 |
Countries ranked near Comoros
- 48 Guinea-Bissau 337,000 FAO, number compare
- 49 Equatorial Guinea 272,000 FAO, number compare
- 52 Sao Tome and Principe 75,000 FAO, number compare
- 53 Seychelles 23,000 FAO, number compare
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 non-agricultural population in Comoros?
- Non-agricultural population in Comoros was 244,000 FAO, number in 2012, according to Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.
- What is the highest non-agricultural population recorded in Comoros?
- The highest recorded value was 244,000 FAO, number in 2012.
- What is the lowest non-agricultural population recorded in Comoros?
- The lowest recorded value was 64,000 FAO, number in 1980.
- How does Comoros rank for non-agricultural population?
- Comoros ranks 51st out of 53 countries with data for 2012.
- Is non-agricultural population rising or falling in Comoros?
- Over the last ten years it is up 51.6%. 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, electronic files and web site, published as part of Non-agricultural population (FAO, number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The non-agricultural population is obtained as a residual of agricultural population from the total population.