Comoros — Forest area
Forest Area (% of Land Area) for Comoros, 1990–2024.
Forest area for Comoros was 17.79% in 2024, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 35 years, from 1990 to 2024. The highest recorded value was 25.34% in 1990. The lowest was 17.66% in 2020 (about 1.0× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -1.03% per year.
Comoros ranks 137 of 214 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 64%. The median for Sub-Saharan Africa is 22.46%, so Comoros sits below it. It peaked in 1990 and has fallen 30% since. Over the last decade (2014–2024) the figure moved down 6%. Within Sub-Saharan Africa it ranks 31 of 48 economies; Madagascar (17.27%) is just below it.
Data highlights
World ranking. Slipped: 104th of 178 in 1990 → 125th of 207 in 2000 → 132nd of 209 in 2010 → 138th of 214 in 2020 → 136th of 209 in 2024.
Key figures
Full history — 1990 to 2024
| Year | % of land area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 17.79% | -0.0 pp |
| 2023 | 17.82% | +0.1 pp |
| 2022 | 17.77% | +0.1 pp |
| 2021 | 17.72% | +0.1 pp |
| 2020 | 17.66% | -0.2 pp |
| 2019 | 17.85% | -0.2 pp |
| 2018 | 18.03% | -0.2 pp |
| 2017 | 18.21% | -0.2 pp |
| 2016 | 18.39% | -0.2 pp |
| 2015 | 18.57% | -0.3 pp |
| 2014 | 18.87% | -0.3 pp |
| 2013 | 19.16% | -0.3 pp |
| 2012 | 19.45% | -0.3 pp |
| 2011 | 19.75% | -0.3 pp |
| 2010 | 20.04% | -0.3 pp |
| 2009 | 20.34% | -0.3 pp |
| 2008 | 20.63% | -0.3 pp |
| 2007 | 20.92% | -0.3 pp |
| 2006 | 21.22% | -0.3 pp |
| 2005 | 21.52% | -0.3 pp |
| 2004 | 21.81% | -0.3 pp |
| 2003 | 22.11% | -0.3 pp |
| 2002 | 22.4% | -0.3 pp |
| 2001 | 22.69% | -0.3 pp |
| 2000 | 22.99% | -0.2 pp |
| 1999 | 23.22% | -0.2 pp |
| 1998 | 23.46% | -0.2 pp |
| 1997 | 23.69% | -0.2 pp |
| 1996 | 23.93% | -0.2 pp |
| 1995 | 24.16% | -0.2 pp |
| 1994 | 24.4% | -0.2 pp |
| 1993 | 24.64% | -0.2 pp |
| 1992 | 24.87% | -0.2 pp |
| 1991 | 25.1% | -0.2 pp |
| 1990 | 25.34% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Comoros’s Forest area in 1991?
25.1% (1991). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in % of land area, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Comoros’s Forest area growing or shrinking?
Between 1990 and 2024 the series was shrinking overall: -29.8% in total — about 1.0% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator AG.LND.FRST.ZS. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2024: 17.79%; 2023: 17.82%; 2022: 17.77%; 2021: 17.72%; 2020: 17.66%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
AG.LND.FRST.ZS — Forest Area (% of Land Area). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.