Arable land in Comoros
Comoros: Arable land was 34.9% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Arable land in Comoros, 1961–2023
Source: FAO electronic files and website, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in % of land area.
Analysis
Comoros recorded 34.9% for arable land 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, arable land in Comoros peaked at 34.9% in 1961 and was at its lowest, 34.9%, in 1961.
That places Comoros 20th out of 206 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 34.9% | 34.9% | 34.9% | 9 |
| 1970s | 34.9% | 34.9% | 34.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 34.9% | 34.9% | 34.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 34.9% | 34.9% | 34.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 34.9% | 34.9% | 34.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.9% | 34.9% | 34.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.9% | 34.9% | 34.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Comoros
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 34.9% in 2023, according to FAO electronic files and website, 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 34.9% in 1961.
- What is the lowest arable land recorded in Comoros?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.9% in 1961.
- How does Comoros rank for arable land?
- Comoros ranks 20th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land rising or falling in Comoros?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Comoros data come from?
- The figures come from FAO electronic files and website, 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 (% of land area). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Arable land 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.