Environment in Comoros 1,348 indicators covering environment for Comoros. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Montane; Land Cover: Permanent 0 km2 2021 — 30th 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Montane; Land Cover: Sparsely 0 km2 2021 — 69th 15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Montane; Land Cover: Grassland 25.7 % 2021 up 1.2% 49th 15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Montane; Land Cover: Permanent 0 % 2021 — 25th 15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Montane; Land Cover: Sparsely 0 % 2021 — 67th Population using safely managed sanitation services 50.8% 2024 up 31.9% 45th Malnutrition: Number of children who are wasted 5,780 2022 down 49.6% 88th Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends 40.0% 2021 — 57th Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends 17,060 2021 — 33rd Household and ambient air pollution attributable DALYs 32,881 2019 down 6.3% 136th Rural population density 661.37 rural population per sq. km of arable land 2011 up 27.3% 8th Share of global annual deforestation 0.0% 2020 down 100.0% 78th Annual forest expansion 100 hectares per year 2020 — 67th Share of annual global forest expansion 0.0% 2020 — 67th Annual afforestation 100 hectares per year 2020 — 58th Annual deforestation as a share of forest area 0.0% 2020 down 100.0% 78th CO2 emissions from cement production 0 thousand metric tons 2009 — 33rd CO2 emissions from fossil-fuels, total 124.68 thousand metric tons 2009 up 54.5% 51st Economically active population in agriculture, female 122,000 FAO, number 2012 up 32.6% 44th Agricultural population 529,000 FAO, number 2012 up 22.5% 45th Economically active population in agriculture, male 112,000 FAO, number 2012 up 27.3% 45th Total waste generation, by activity 1.38 million 2023 down 13.3% 60th Annual deforestation 0 hectares per year 2020 down 100.0% 78th Total waste generation 300,000 tonnes 2023 up 84.0% 28th Non-agricultural population 244,000 FAO, number 2012 up 51.6% 51st Terrestrial protected areas 0 sq. km 2009 — 50th CO2 emissions from gas flaring 0 thousand metric tons 2009 — 7th Marine protected areas 59.01 sq. km 2009 — 24th ← Previous Page 23 of 23