Other land — Area in Comoros
Comoros: Other land — Area was 6.16 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Other land — Area in Comoros, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for other land — area in Comoros is 6.16 1000 ha, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 26.0% on the previous year and down 58.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other land — area in Comoros peaked at 24.94 1000 ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 2.06 1000 ha, in 2018.
Comoros ranks 229th of 259 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Other land — Area in Comoros, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 24.94 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 24.38 1000 ha | -2.2% |
| 1992 | 24.82 1000 ha | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 22.25 1000 ha | -10.4% |
| 1994 | 20.69 1000 ha | -7.0% |
| 1995 | 19.13 1000 ha | -7.5% |
| 1996 | 17.57 1000 ha | -8.2% |
| 1997 | 16.01 1000 ha | -8.9% |
| 1998 | 16.44 1000 ha | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 15.88 1000 ha | -3.4% |
| 2000 | 15.32 1000 ha | -3.5% |
| 2001 | 13.87 1000 ha | -9.5% |
| 2002 | 13.42 1000 ha | -3.2% |
| 2003 | 12.96 1000 ha | -3.4% |
| 2004 | 12.51 1000 ha | -3.5% |
| 2005 | 13.06 1000 ha | +4.4% |
| 2006 | 13.61 1000 ha | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 14.16 1000 ha | +4.0% |
| 2008 | 14.7 1000 ha | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 15.25 1000 ha | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 15.8 1000 ha | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 16.76 1000 ha | +6.1% |
| 2012 | 17.23 1000 ha | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 13.66 1000 ha | -20.7% |
| 2014 | 14.7 1000 ha | +7.6% |
| 2015 | 16.43 1000 ha | +11.8% |
| 2016 | 5.56 1000 ha | -66.2% |
| 2017 | 7.16 1000 ha | +28.8% |
| 2018 | 2.06 1000 ha | -71.2% |
| 2019 | 3.59 1000 ha | +74.3% |
| 2020 | 5.12 1000 ha | +42.6% |
| 2021 | 6.41 1000 ha | +25.2% |
| 2022 | 7.19 1000 ha | +12.2% |
| 2023 | 4.89 1000 ha | -32.0% |
| 2024 | 6.16 1000 ha | +26.0% |
Comoros compared with similar countries
- Comoros's 6.16 1000 ha is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3,185 1000 ha, 0% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Comoros's 6.16 1000 ha is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2,174 1000 ha, 0% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Other land — Area 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | -71.2% | 7.16 1000 ha | 2.06 1000 ha |
| 2019 | +74.3% | 2.06 1000 ha | 3.59 1000 ha |
| 2016 | -66.2% | 16.43 1000 ha | 5.56 1000 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20.21 1000 ha | 15.88 1000 ha | 24.94 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.89 1000 ha | 12.51 1000 ha | 15.32 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.29 1000 ha | 2.06 1000 ha | 17.23 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.95 1000 ha | 4.89 1000 ha | 7.19 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Comoros
- 226 Grenada 8.7 1000 ha compare
- 227 Cayman Islands 8.58 1000 ha compare
- 228 Mayotte 7.59 1000 ha compare
- 230 Liechtenstein 4.94 1000 ha compare
- 231 Montserrat 4.78 1000 ha compare
- 232 Cook Islands 4.6 1000 ha 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 other land — area in Comoros?
- Other land — area in Comoros was 6.16 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest other land — area recorded in Comoros?
- The highest recorded value was 24.94 1000 ha in 1990.
- What is the lowest other land — area recorded in Comoros?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.06 1000 ha in 2018.
- How does Comoros rank for other land — area?
- Comoros ranks 229th out of 259 countries with data for 2024.
- Is other land — area rising or falling in Comoros?
- Over the last ten years it is down 58.1%. 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, published as part of Other land — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.