Arable land in Comoros
Comoros: Arable land was 0.0764 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Arable land in Comoros, 1961–2023
Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for arable land in Comoros is 0.0764 hectares per person, measured in 2023. 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, arable land in Comoros peaked at 0.3231 hectares per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0764 hectares per person, in 2023.
That places Comoros 134th out of 206 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3007 hectares per person | 0.2743 hectares per person | 0.3231 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.2308 hectares per person | 0.1983 hectares per person | 0.2662 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1703 hectares per person | 0.1501 hectares per person | 0.1925 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1341 hectares per person | 0.1236 hectares per person | 0.1462 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1109 hectares per person | 0.1013 hectares per person | 0.1213 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0906 hectares per person | 0.0826 hectares per person | 0.0993 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0787 hectares per person | 0.0764 hectares per person | 0.081 hectares per person | 4 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Comoros
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.0% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2023)
- Rural population 66.1% (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.2% (2025)
- Rural population 583,195 (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 36.6% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 663.86 million current US$ (2025)
- Land under cereal production 11,361 hectares (2023)
- Cereal yield 1,734 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal production 19,705 metric tons (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land in Comoros?
- Arable land in Comoros was 0.0764 hectares per person in 2023, according to FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest arable land recorded in Comoros?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3231 hectares per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest arable land recorded in Comoros?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0764 hectares per person in 2023.
- How does Comoros rank for arable land?
- Comoros ranks 134th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land 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 FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Arable land (hectares per person). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Arable land (hectares per person) includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.