Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Comoros
Comoros: Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures was 8.06 percent in 2023. ▬ Flat
Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Comoros, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in percent.
Analysis
Comoros recorded 8.06 percent for share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Comoros peaked at 8.06 percent in 1961 and was at its lowest, 8.06 percent, in 1961.
Comoros ranks 139th of 209 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Comoros, year by year
| Year | percent | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 8.06 percent | — |
| 1962 | 8.06 percent | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 8.06 percent | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 8.06 percent | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 8.06 percent | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 8.06 percent | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 8.06 percent | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 8.06 percent | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 8.06 percent | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 8.06 percent | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 8.06 percent | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 8.06 percent | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 8.06 percent | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 8.06 percent | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 8.06 percent | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 8.06 percent | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 8.06 percent | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 8.06 percent | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 8.06 percent | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 8.06 percent | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 8.06 percent | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 8.06 percent | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 8.06 percent | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 8.06 percent | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 8.06 percent | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 8.06 percent | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 8.06 percent | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 8.06 percent | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 8.06 percent | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 8.06 percent | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 8.06 percent | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 8.06 percent | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 8.06 percent | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 8.06 percent | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 8.06 percent | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 8.06 percent | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 8.06 percent | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 8.06 percent | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 8.06 percent | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 8.06 percent | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 8.06 percent | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 8.06 percent | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 8.06 percent | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 8.06 percent | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 8.06 percent | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 8.06 percent | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 8.06 percent | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 8.06 percent | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 8.06 percent | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 8.06 percent | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 8.06 percent | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 8.06 percent | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 8.06 percent | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 8.06 percent | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 8.06 percent | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 8.06 percent | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 8.06 percent | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 8.06 percent | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 8.06 percent | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 8.06 percent | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 8.06 percent | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 8.06 percent | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 8.06 percent | +0.0% |
Comoros compared with similar countries
- Comoros's 8.06 percent is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 26.9 percent, 30% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Comoros's 8.06 percent is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 27.09 percent, 30% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.06 percent | 8.06 percent | 8.06 percent | 9 |
| 1970s | 8.06 percent | 8.06 percent | 8.06 percent | 10 |
| 1980s | 8.06 percent | 8.06 percent | 8.06 percent | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.06 percent | 8.06 percent | 8.06 percent | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.06 percent | 8.06 percent | 8.06 percent | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.06 percent | 8.06 percent | 8.06 percent | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.06 percent | 8.06 percent | 8.06 percent | 4 |
Countries ranked near Comoros
More reference data data for Comoros
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.002 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0385 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0444 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0039 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0444 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0068 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0026 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1837 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2155 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0211 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Comoros?
- Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Comoros was 8.06 percent 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 land used for permanent meadows and pastures recorded in Comoros?
- The highest recorded value was 8.06 percent in 1961.
- What is the lowest share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures recorded in Comoros?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.06 percent in 1961.
- How does Comoros rank for share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures?
- Comoros ranks 139th out of 209 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures rising or falling in Comoros?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 land used for permanent meadows and pastures. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Permanent meadows and pastures are areas used permanently (five years or more) for herbaceous forage crops, either cultivated or growing wild (wild prairie or grazing land).