Share of cereals allocated to human food in Comoros
Comoros: Share of cereals allocated to human food was 98.3% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Share of cereals allocated to human food 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 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 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 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 in Comoros?
- Share of cereals allocated to human food 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 recorded in Comoros?
- The highest recorded value was 99.2% in 2015.
- What is the lowest share of cereals allocated to human food recorded in Comoros?
- The lowest recorded value was 97.8% in 2022.
- How does Comoros rank for share of cereals allocated to human food?
- Comoros ranks 14th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of cereals allocated to human food 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of cereals available for domestic use – after accounting for trade – that is allocated to direct human consumption, relative to the total used for human food, animal feed, and industrial purposes. This excludes cereals used for seed, processing, and losses.