Share of cereals allocated to human food vs. GDP per capita in Comoros
Comoros: Share of cereals allocated to human food vs. GDP per capita was 98.3% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Share of cereals allocated to human food vs. GDP per capita in Comoros, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, share of cereals allocated to human food vs. gdp per capita in Comoros stood at 98.3%.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and down 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of cereals allocated to human food vs. gdp per capita in Comoros peaked at 99.2% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 97.8%, in 2022.
Comoros ranks 14th of 192 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Share of cereals allocated to human food vs. GDP per capita in Comoros, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 99.0% | — |
| 2011 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 99.1% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 99.1% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 98.2% | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 99.2% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 98.4% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 98.5% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 98.5% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 98.8% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 98.2% | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 98.2% | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 97.8% | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 98.3% | +0.5% |
Comoros compared with similar countries
- Comoros's 98.3% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 75.2%, 1.3× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Comoros's 98.3% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 88.3%, 1.1× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 98.8% | 98.2% | 99.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.1% | 97.8% | 98.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Comoros
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 share of cereals allocated to human food vs. gdp per capita in Comoros?
- Share of cereals allocated to human food vs. gdp per capita in Comoros was 98.3% in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of cereals allocated to human food vs. gdp per capita recorded in Comoros?
- The highest recorded value was 99.2% in 2015.
- What is the lowest share of cereals allocated to human food vs. gdp per capita recorded in Comoros?
- The lowest recorded value was 97.8% in 2022.
- How does Comoros rank for share of cereals allocated to human food vs. gdp per capita?
- Comoros ranks 14th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of cereals allocated to human food vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Comoros?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 Share of cereals allocated to human food vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of domestic cereal supply allocated to direct human food, rather than animal feed or biofuels. GDP is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs across countries.