Cereal yield vs. fertilizer use in Comoros
Comoros: Cereal yield vs. fertilizer use was 1.72 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.72 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
135th
of 186 countries
All-time high
1.95 tonnes per hectare
in 2010
All-time low
0.7783 tonnes per hectare
in 1991
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Cereal yield vs. fertilizer use in Comoros, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cereal yield vs. fertilizer use in Comoros is 1.72 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal yield vs. fertilizer use in Comoros peaked at 1.95 tonnes per hectare in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.7783 tonnes per hectare, in 1991.
Comoros ranks 135th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Cereal yield vs. fertilizer use in Comoros, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.11 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 1.12 tonnes per hectare | +1.0% |
| 1963 | 1.08 tonnes per hectare | -3.1% |
| 1964 | 1.16 tonnes per hectare | +7.3% |
| 1965 | 1.09 tonnes per hectare | -5.8% |
| 1966 | 1.09 tonnes per hectare | -0.7% |
| 1967 | 1.1 tonnes per hectare | +1.2% |
| 1968 | 1.19 tonnes per hectare | +8.1% |
| 1969 | 1.1 tonnes per hectare | -7.6% |
| 1970 | 1.1 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.935 tonnes per hectare | -14.8% |
| 1972 | 1.01 tonnes per hectare | +7.8% |
| 1973 | 1.08 tonnes per hectare | +7.0% |
| 1974 | 1.13 tonnes per hectare | +4.7% |
| 1975 | 1.2 tonnes per hectare | +6.5% |
| 1976 | 1.16 tonnes per hectare | -3.8% |
| 1977 | 1.21 tonnes per hectare | +4.2% |
| 1978 | 1.16 tonnes per hectare | -3.7% |
| 1979 | 1.06 tonnes per hectare | -8.8% |
| 1980 | 1.06 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 1.06 tonnes per hectare | -0.0% |
| 1982 | 1.06 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 1.12 tonnes per hectare | +6.3% |
| 1984 | 1.11 tonnes per hectare | -1.3% |
| 1985 | 1.09 tonnes per hectare | -1.9% |
| 1986 | 1.12 tonnes per hectare | +2.7% |
| 1987 | 1.16 tonnes per hectare | +3.4% |
| 1988 | 1.16 tonnes per hectare | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 1.28 tonnes per hectare | +10.7% |
| 1990 | 1.27 tonnes per hectare | -1.1% |
| 1991 | 0.7783 tonnes per hectare | -38.6% |
| 1992 | 0.795 tonnes per hectare | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 0.8074 tonnes per hectare | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 0.8223 tonnes per hectare | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 0.8393 tonnes per hectare | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 0.8492 tonnes per hectare | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 0.8547 tonnes per hectare | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 0.8403 tonnes per hectare | -1.7% |
| 1999 | 0.8901 tonnes per hectare | +5.9% |
| 2000 | 0.8995 tonnes per hectare | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 0.9148 tonnes per hectare | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 0.9355 tonnes per hectare | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 0.9736 tonnes per hectare | +4.1% |
| 2004 | 0.9217 tonnes per hectare | -5.3% |
| 2005 | 1.13 tonnes per hectare | +22.4% |
| 2006 | 1.25 tonnes per hectare | +10.7% |
| 2007 | 1.38 tonnes per hectare | +10.4% |
| 2008 | 1.6 tonnes per hectare | +15.8% |
| 2009 | 1.7 tonnes per hectare | +6.8% |
| 2010 | 1.95 tonnes per hectare | +14.6% |
| 2011 | 1.93 tonnes per hectare | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 1.92 tonnes per hectare | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 1.9 tonnes per hectare | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 1.88 tonnes per hectare | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 1.86 tonnes per hectare | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 1.84 tonnes per hectare | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 1.83 tonnes per hectare | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 1.8 tonnes per hectare | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 1.78 tonnes per hectare | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 1.76 tonnes per hectare | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 1.76 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 1.75 tonnes per hectare | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 1.73 tonnes per hectare | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 1.72 tonnes per hectare | -0.8% |
Comoros compared with similar countries
- Comoros's 1.72 tonnes per hectare is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.02 tonnes per hectare, 85% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Comoros's 1.72 tonnes per hectare is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.34 tonnes per hectare, 1.3× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cereal yield vs. fertilizer use 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -38.6% | 1.27 tonnes per hectare | 0.7783 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.12 tonnes per hectare | 1.08 tonnes per hectare | 1.19 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.1 tonnes per hectare | 0.935 tonnes per hectare | 1.21 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.12 tonnes per hectare | 1.06 tonnes per hectare | 1.28 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8744 tonnes per hectare | 0.7783 tonnes per hectare | 1.27 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.17 tonnes per hectare | 0.8995 tonnes per hectare | 1.7 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.87 tonnes per hectare | 1.78 tonnes per hectare | 1.95 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.74 tonnes per hectare | 1.72 tonnes per hectare | 1.76 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Comoros
- 132 Solomon Islands 1.87 tonnes per hectare compare
- 133 Rwanda 1.78 tonnes per hectare compare
- 134 Cameroon 1.77 tonnes per hectare compare
- 136 Micronesia (country) 1.72 tonnes per hectare compare
- 137 Turkmenistan 1.71 tonnes per hectare compare
- 138 French Guiana 1.7 tonnes per hectare compare
More agriculture & rural data for Comoros
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 14.32 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.3658 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 751.95 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.25 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.6606 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 36.6% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 36.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.0% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereal yield vs. fertilizer use in Comoros?
- Cereal yield vs. fertilizer use in Comoros was 1.72 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cereal yield vs. fertilizer use recorded in Comoros?
- The highest recorded value was 1.95 tonnes per hectare in 2010.
- What is the lowest cereal yield vs. fertilizer use recorded in Comoros?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7783 tonnes per hectare in 1991.
- How does Comoros rank for cereal yield vs. fertilizer use?
- Comoros ranks 135th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereal yield vs. fertilizer use rising or falling in Comoros?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.5%. 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 of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Cereal yield vs. fertilizer use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in tonnes per hectare.