Agricultural area over the long-term in Comoros
Comoros: Agricultural area over the long-term was 121,233 hectares in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
121,233 hectares
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
158th
of 202 countries
All-time high
167,151 hectares
in 1820
All-time low
43,137 hectares
in 1000
Years of data
108
1000–2025
Agricultural area over the long-term in Comoros, 1000–2025
Source: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
In 2025, agricultural area over the long-term in Comoros stood at 121,233 hectares.
The figure is up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural area over the long-term in Comoros peaked at 167,151 hectares in 1820 and was at its lowest, 43,137 hectares, in 1000.
Comoros ranks 158th of 202 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 108 years of available data.
Agricultural area over the long-term in Comoros, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1000 | 43,137 hectares | — |
| 1100 | 55,007 hectares | +27.5% |
| 1200 | 61,814 hectares | +12.4% |
| 1300 | 67,698 hectares | +9.5% |
| 1400 | 72,494 hectares | +7.1% |
| 1500 | 75,957 hectares | +4.8% |
| 1600 | 88,306 hectares | +16.3% |
| 1700 | 96,350 hectares | +9.1% |
| 1710 | 96,676 hectares | +0.3% |
| 1720 | 102,364 hectares | +5.9% |
| 1730 | 108,335 hectares | +5.8% |
| 1740 | 114,591 hectares | +5.8% |
| 1750 | 121,147 hectares | +5.7% |
| 1760 | 127,991 hectares | +5.6% |
| 1770 | 135,137 hectares | +5.6% |
| 1780 | 142,547 hectares | +5.5% |
| 1790 | 150,286 hectares | +5.4% |
| 1800 | 158,270 hectares | +5.3% |
| 1810 | 166,474 hectares | +5.2% |
| 1820 | 167,151 hectares | +0.4% |
| 1830 | 167,139 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1840 | 167,124 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1850 | 167,107 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1860 | 167,087 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1870 | 167,063 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1880 | 167,035 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1890 | 167,003 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1900 | 166,967 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1910 | 166,932 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1920 | 166,913 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1930 | 166,913 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1940 | 166,913 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1950 | 166,913 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1951 | 166,913 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 166,913 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 166,913 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1954 | 166,913 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1955 | 166,906 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1956 | 166,885 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1957 | 166,863 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1958 | 166,839 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1959 | 161,090 hectares | -3.4% |
| 1960 | 94,945 hectares | -41.1% |
| 1961 | 94,945 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1962 | 94,945 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 94,945 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1964 | 94,945 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 94,945 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1966 | 94,945 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 94,945 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1968 | 94,944 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1969 | 94,945 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 94,944 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1971 | 94,944 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1972 | 94,944 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1973 | 94,944 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 94,944 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 94,944 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1976 | 94,944 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 94,944 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 99,975 hectares | +5.3% |
| 1979 | 99,975 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 99,975 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 99,975 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 99,975 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 99,975 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 109,976 hectares | +10.0% |
| 1985 | 109,976 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 109,976 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 112,975 hectares | +2.7% |
| 1988 | 113,987 hectares | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 113,987 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 113,987 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 114,987 hectares | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 114,986 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 117,986 hectares | +2.6% |
| 1994 | 119,968 hectares | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 121,991 hectares | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 123,987 hectares | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 125,948 hectares | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 125,946 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 112,103 hectares | -11.0% |
| 2000 | 113,256 hectares | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 115,240 hectares | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 116,705 hectares | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 117,548 hectares | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 118,552 hectares | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 118,544 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 118,473 hectares | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 118,473 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 118,495 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 118,022 hectares | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 118,053 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 120,325 hectares | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 120,325 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 120,326 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 118,067 hectares | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 118,138 hectares | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 118,163 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 118,168 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 121,233 hectares | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 121,233 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 121,233 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 121,233 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 121,233 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 121,233 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 121,233 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 121,233 hectares | +0.0% |
Comoros compared with similar countries
- Comoros's 121,233 hectares is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 9.65 million hectares, 1% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Comoros's 121,233 hectares is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 13.68 million hectares, 1% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Agricultural area over the long-term 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | -41.1% | 161,090 hectares | 94,945 hectares |
| 1100 | +27.5% | 43,137 hectares | 55,007 hectares |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 43,137 hectares | 43,137 hectares | 43,137 hectares | 1 |
| 1100s | 55,007 hectares | 55,007 hectares | 55,007 hectares | 1 |
| 1200s | 61,814 hectares | 61,814 hectares | 61,814 hectares | 1 |
| 1300s | 67,698 hectares | 67,698 hectares | 67,698 hectares | 1 |
| 1400s | 72,494 hectares | 72,494 hectares | 72,494 hectares | 1 |
| 1500s | 75,957 hectares | 75,957 hectares | 75,957 hectares | 1 |
| 1600s | 88,306 hectares | 88,306 hectares | 88,306 hectares | 1 |
| 1700s | 96,350 hectares | 96,350 hectares | 96,350 hectares | 1 |
| 1710s | 96,676 hectares | 96,676 hectares | 96,676 hectares | 1 |
| 1720s | 102,364 hectares | 102,364 hectares | 102,364 hectares | 1 |
| 1730s | 108,335 hectares | 108,335 hectares | 108,335 hectares | 1 |
| 1740s | 114,591 hectares | 114,591 hectares | 114,591 hectares | 1 |
| 1750s | 121,147 hectares | 121,147 hectares | 121,147 hectares | 1 |
| 1760s | 127,991 hectares | 127,991 hectares | 127,991 hectares | 1 |
| 1770s | 135,137 hectares | 135,137 hectares | 135,137 hectares | 1 |
| 1780s | 142,547 hectares | 142,547 hectares | 142,547 hectares | 1 |
| 1790s | 150,286 hectares | 150,286 hectares | 150,286 hectares | 1 |
| 1800s | 158,270 hectares | 158,270 hectares | 158,270 hectares | 1 |
| 1810s | 166,474 hectares | 166,474 hectares | 166,474 hectares | 1 |
| 1820s | 167,151 hectares | 167,151 hectares | 167,151 hectares | 1 |
| 1830s | 167,139 hectares | 167,139 hectares | 167,139 hectares | 1 |
| 1840s | 167,124 hectares | 167,124 hectares | 167,124 hectares | 1 |
| 1850s | 167,107 hectares | 167,107 hectares | 167,107 hectares | 1 |
| 1860s | 167,087 hectares | 167,087 hectares | 167,087 hectares | 1 |
| 1870s | 167,063 hectares | 167,063 hectares | 167,063 hectares | 1 |
| 1880s | 167,035 hectares | 167,035 hectares | 167,035 hectares | 1 |
| 1890s | 167,003 hectares | 167,003 hectares | 167,003 hectares | 1 |
| 1900s | 166,967 hectares | 166,967 hectares | 166,967 hectares | 1 |
| 1910s | 166,932 hectares | 166,932 hectares | 166,932 hectares | 1 |
| 1920s | 166,913 hectares | 166,913 hectares | 166,913 hectares | 1 |
| 1930s | 166,913 hectares | 166,913 hectares | 166,913 hectares | 1 |
| 1940s | 166,913 hectares | 166,913 hectares | 166,913 hectares | 1 |
| 1950s | 166,315 hectares | 161,090 hectares | 166,913 hectares | 10 |
| 1960s | 94,945 hectares | 94,944 hectares | 94,945 hectares | 10 |
| 1970s | 95,950 hectares | 94,944 hectares | 99,975 hectares | 10 |
| 1980s | 107,078 hectares | 99,975 hectares | 113,987 hectares | 10 |
| 1990s | 119,189 hectares | 112,103 hectares | 125,948 hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 117,331 hectares | 113,256 hectares | 118,552 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 119,403 hectares | 118,053 hectares | 121,233 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 121,233 hectares | 121,233 hectares | 121,233 hectares | 6 |
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- 155 Puerto Rico 168,900 hectares compare
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- 157 Kuwait 150,000 hectares compare
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- 160 Solomon Islands 114,702 hectares 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 agricultural area over the long-term in Comoros?
- Agricultural area over the long-term in Comoros was 121,233 hectares in 2025, according to HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest agricultural area over the long-term recorded in Comoros?
- The highest recorded value was 167,151 hectares in 1820.
- What is the lowest agricultural area over the long-term recorded in Comoros?
- The lowest recorded value was 43,137 hectares in 1000.
- How does Comoros rank for agricultural area over the long-term?
- Comoros ranks 158th out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
- Is agricultural area over the long-term rising or falling in Comoros?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Comoros data come from?
- The figures come from HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Agricultural area over the long-term. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total agricultural area for each separate country over time.