Corn yields in Comoros
Comoros: Corn yields was 1.72 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.72 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
129th
of 171 countries
All-time high
2.4 tonnes per hectare
in 1989
All-time low
1 tonnes per hectare
in 1978
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Corn yields in Comoros, 1961–2024
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) (2026); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
Comoros recorded 1.72 tonnes per hectare for corn yields in 2024.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, corn yields in Comoros peaked at 2.4 tonnes per hectare in 1989 and was at its lowest, 1 tonnes per hectare, in 1978.
That places Comoros 129th out of 171 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Corn yields in Comoros, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.05 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 1.1 tonnes per hectare | +4.8% |
| 1963 | 1.02 tonnes per hectare | -6.7% |
| 1964 | 1.04 tonnes per hectare | +1.7% |
| 1965 | 1.07 tonnes per hectare | +3.0% |
| 1966 | 1.1 tonnes per hectare | +2.7% |
| 1967 | 1.09 tonnes per hectare | -0.6% |
| 1968 | 1.09 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 1.06 tonnes per hectare | -3.0% |
| 1970 | 1.06 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 1.06 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 1.06 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 1.06 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 1.06 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 1.05 tonnes per hectare | -0.3% |
| 1976 | 1.05 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
| 1977 | 1.07 tonnes per hectare | +1.9% |
| 1978 | 1 tonnes per hectare | -6.5% |
| 1979 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 1.25 tonnes per hectare | +25.0% |
| 1984 | 1.73 tonnes per hectare | +38.0% |
| 1985 | 1.48 tonnes per hectare | -14.2% |
| 1986 | 1.66 tonnes per hectare | +12.4% |
| 1987 | 2.4 tonnes per hectare | +44.5% |
| 1988 | 2.4 tonnes per hectare | -0.0% |
| 1989 | 2.4 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 2.38 tonnes per hectare | -1.0% |
| 1991 | 2.34 tonnes per hectare | -1.8% |
| 1992 | 2.32 tonnes per hectare | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 2.3 tonnes per hectare | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 2.28 tonnes per hectare | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 2.27 tonnes per hectare | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 2.25 tonnes per hectare | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 2.18 tonnes per hectare | -3.1% |
| 1998 | 1.93 tonnes per hectare | -11.2% |
| 1999 | 2.18 tonnes per hectare | +12.9% |
| 2000 | 2.12 tonnes per hectare | -2.8% |
| 2001 | 2.09 tonnes per hectare | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 2.09 tonnes per hectare | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 2.07 tonnes per hectare | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 2.06 tonnes per hectare | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 2.04 tonnes per hectare | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 2.03 tonnes per hectare | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 2.01 tonnes per hectare | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 1.99 tonnes per hectare | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 1.97 tonnes per hectare | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 1.96 tonnes per hectare | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 1.94 tonnes per hectare | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 1.92 tonnes per hectare | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 1.9 tonnes per hectare | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 1.88 tonnes per hectare | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 1.87 tonnes per hectare | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 1.85 tonnes per hectare | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 1.83 tonnes per hectare | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 1.8 tonnes per hectare | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 1.79 tonnes per hectare | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 1.77 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 2.04 tonnes per hectare, 84% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Comoros's 1.72 tonnes per hectare is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.27 tonnes per hectare, 1.4× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Corn yields 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | +44.5% | 1.66 tonnes per hectare | 2.4 tonnes per hectare |
| 1984 | +38.0% | 1.25 tonnes per hectare | 1.73 tonnes per hectare |
| 1983 | +25.0% | 1 tonnes per hectare | 1.25 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.07 tonnes per hectare | 1.02 tonnes per hectare | 1.1 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.05 tonnes per hectare | 1 tonnes per hectare | 1.07 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.63 tonnes per hectare | 1 tonnes per hectare | 2.4 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.24 tonnes per hectare | 1.93 tonnes per hectare | 2.38 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.05 tonnes per hectare | 1.97 tonnes per hectare | 2.12 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.87 tonnes per hectare | 1.79 tonnes per hectare | 1.96 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.75 tonnes per hectare | 1.72 tonnes per hectare | 1.77 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Comoros
- 126 Cameroon 1.83 tonnes per hectare compare
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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 corn yields in Comoros?
- Corn yields in Comoros was 1.72 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) (2026); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest corn yields recorded in Comoros?
- The highest recorded value was 2.4 tonnes per hectare in 1989.
- What is the lowest corn yields recorded in Comoros?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 tonnes per hectare in 1978.
- How does Comoros rank for corn yields?
- Comoros ranks 129th out of 171 countries with data for 2024.
- Is corn yields 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 USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) (2026); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Corn yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average corn yields measured in tonnes per hectare.