Cereal yield vs. GDP per capita in Comoros
Comoros: Cereal yield vs. GDP per capita was 1.73 kg per hectare in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
1.73 kg per hectare
Change on year
down 1.2%
World rank
134th
of 180 countries
All-time high
1.95 kg per hectare
in 2010
All-time low
0.7783 kg per hectare
in 1991
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Cereal yield vs. GDP per capita in Comoros, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in kg per hectare.
Analysis
Comoros recorded 1.73 kg per hectare for cereal yield vs. gdp per capita in 2023.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and down 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal yield vs. gdp per capita in Comoros peaked at 1.95 kg per hectare in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.7783 kg per hectare, in 1991.
Comoros ranks 134th of 180 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Cereal yield vs. GDP per capita in Comoros, year by year
| Year | kg per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.11 kg per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 1.12 kg per hectare | +1.0% |
| 1963 | 1.08 kg per hectare | -3.1% |
| 1964 | 1.16 kg per hectare | +7.3% |
| 1965 | 1.09 kg per hectare | -5.8% |
| 1966 | 1.09 kg per hectare | -0.7% |
| 1967 | 1.1 kg per hectare | +1.2% |
| 1968 | 1.19 kg per hectare | +8.1% |
| 1969 | 1.1 kg per hectare | -7.6% |
| 1970 | 1.1 kg per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.935 kg per hectare | -14.8% |
| 1972 | 1.01 kg per hectare | +7.8% |
| 1973 | 1.08 kg per hectare | +7.0% |
| 1974 | 1.13 kg per hectare | +4.7% |
| 1975 | 1.2 kg per hectare | +6.5% |
| 1976 | 1.16 kg per hectare | -3.8% |
| 1977 | 1.21 kg per hectare | +4.2% |
| 1978 | 1.16 kg per hectare | -3.7% |
| 1979 | 1.06 kg per hectare | -8.8% |
| 1980 | 1.06 kg per hectare | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 1.06 kg per hectare | -0.0% |
| 1982 | 1.06 kg per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 1.12 kg per hectare | +6.3% |
| 1984 | 1.11 kg per hectare | -1.3% |
| 1985 | 1.09 kg per hectare | -1.9% |
| 1986 | 1.12 kg per hectare | +2.7% |
| 1987 | 1.16 kg per hectare | +3.4% |
| 1988 | 1.16 kg per hectare | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 1.28 kg per hectare | +10.7% |
| 1990 | 1.27 kg per hectare | -1.1% |
| 1991 | 0.7783 kg per hectare | -38.6% |
| 1992 | 0.795 kg per hectare | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 0.8074 kg per hectare | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 0.8223 kg per hectare | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 0.8393 kg per hectare | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 0.8492 kg per hectare | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 0.8547 kg per hectare | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 0.8403 kg per hectare | -1.7% |
| 1999 | 0.8901 kg per hectare | +5.9% |
| 2000 | 0.8995 kg per hectare | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 0.9148 kg per hectare | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 0.9355 kg per hectare | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 0.9736 kg per hectare | +4.1% |
| 2004 | 0.9217 kg per hectare | -5.3% |
| 2005 | 1.13 kg per hectare | +22.4% |
| 2006 | 1.25 kg per hectare | +10.7% |
| 2007 | 1.38 kg per hectare | +10.4% |
| 2008 | 1.6 kg per hectare | +15.8% |
| 2009 | 1.7 kg per hectare | +6.8% |
| 2010 | 1.95 kg per hectare | +14.6% |
| 2011 | 1.93 kg per hectare | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 1.92 kg per hectare | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 1.9 kg per hectare | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 1.88 kg per hectare | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 1.86 kg per hectare | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 1.84 kg per hectare | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 1.83 kg per hectare | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 1.8 kg per hectare | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 1.78 kg per hectare | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 1.78 kg per hectare | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 1.77 kg per hectare | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 1.75 kg per hectare | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 1.73 kg per hectare | -1.2% |
Comoros compared with similar countries
- Comoros's 1.73 kg per hectare is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.09 kg per hectare, 83% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Comoros's 1.73 kg per hectare is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.35 kg per hectare, 1.3× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cereal yield vs. GDP per capita 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 kg per hectare | 0.7783 kg per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.12 kg per hectare | 1.08 kg per hectare | 1.19 kg per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.1 kg per hectare | 0.935 kg per hectare | 1.21 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.12 kg per hectare | 1.06 kg per hectare | 1.28 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8744 kg per hectare | 0.7783 kg per hectare | 1.27 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.17 kg per hectare | 0.8995 kg per hectare | 1.7 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.87 kg per hectare | 1.78 kg per hectare | 1.95 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.76 kg per hectare | 1.73 kg per hectare | 1.78 kg per hectare | 4 |
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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. gdp per capita in Comoros?
- Cereal yield vs. gdp per capita in Comoros was 1.73 kg per hectare in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cereal yield vs. gdp per capita recorded in Comoros?
- The highest recorded value was 1.95 kg per hectare in 2010.
- What is the lowest cereal yield vs. gdp per capita recorded in Comoros?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7783 kg per hectare in 1991.
- How does Comoros rank for cereal yield vs. gdp per capita?
- Comoros ranks 134th out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereal yield vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Comoros?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.7%. 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 (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Cereal yield vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Average cereal yield, measured in tonnes per hectare versus gross domestic product (GDP) per capita. GDP per capita is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.