Land use vs. yield change in cereal production in Comoros
Comoros: Land use vs. yield change in cereal production was 264 in 2014. ▲ Rising
Land use vs. yield change in cereal production in Comoros, 1961–2014
Source: World Bank (2017) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Comoros recorded 264 for land use vs. yield change in cereal production in 2014. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.6% on the previous year and up 60.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use vs. yield change in cereal production in Comoros peaked at 264 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 99, in 1962.
Comoros ranks 24th of 147 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Land use vs. yield change in cereal production in Comoros, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 100 | — |
| 1962 | 99 | -1.0% |
| 1963 | 111 | +12.1% |
| 1964 | 115 | +3.6% |
| 1965 | 134 | +16.5% |
| 1966 | 147 | +9.7% |
| 1967 | 138 | -6.1% |
| 1968 | 120 | -13.0% |
| 1969 | 121 | +0.8% |
| 1970 | 121 | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 121 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 123 | +1.7% |
| 1973 | 125 | +1.6% |
| 1974 | 128 | +2.4% |
| 1975 | 130 | +1.6% |
| 1976 | 137 | +5.4% |
| 1977 | 143 | +4.4% |
| 1978 | 152 | +6.3% |
| 1979 | 167 | +9.9% |
| 1980 | 169 | +1.2% |
| 1981 | 170 | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 169 | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 157 | -7.1% |
| 1984 | 147 | -6.4% |
| 1985 | 149 | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 149 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 140 | -6.0% |
| 1988 | 140 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 142 | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 144 | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 147 | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 152 | +3.4% |
| 1993 | 157 | +3.3% |
| 1994 | 156 | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 158 | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 159 | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 160 | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 163 | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 159 | -2.5% |
| 2000 | 148 | -6.9% |
| 2001 | 157 | +6.1% |
| 2002 | 159 | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 162 | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 165 | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 166 | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 186 | +12.0% |
| 2007 | 158 | -15.1% |
| 2008 | 189 | +19.6% |
| 2009 | 195 | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 211 | +8.2% |
| 2011 | 231 | +9.5% |
| 2012 | 241 | +4.3% |
| 2013 | 250 | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 264 | +5.6% |
Comoros compared with similar countries
- Comoros's 264 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 191, 1.4× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Comoros's 264 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 222, 1.2× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 120.56 | 99 | 147 | 9 |
| 1970s | 134.7 | 121 | 167 | 10 |
| 1980s | 153.2 | 140 | 170 | 10 |
| 1990s | 155.5 | 144 | 163 | 10 |
| 2000s | 168.5 | 148 | 195 | 10 |
| 2010s | 239.4 | 211 | 264 | 5 |
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 land use vs. yield change in cereal production in Comoros?
- Land use vs. yield change in cereal production in Comoros was 264 in 2014, according to World Bank (2017) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest land use vs. yield change in cereal production recorded in Comoros?
- The highest recorded value was 264 in 2014.
- What is the lowest land use vs. yield change in cereal production recorded in Comoros?
- The lowest recorded value was 99 in 1962.
- How does Comoros rank for land use vs. yield change in cereal production?
- Comoros ranks 24th out of 147 countries with data for 2014.
- Is land use vs. yield change in cereal production rising or falling in Comoros?
- Over the last ten years it is up 60.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Comoros data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank (2017) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Land use vs. yield change in cereal production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Indexed change in land used for cereal production versus cereal yields, from 1961 to 2014. Both indexes are measured relative to values in 1961 (i.e. 1961 = 100).