Share of land covered by lakes and rivers in Comoros
Comoros: Share of land covered by lakes and rivers was 0.1% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Share of land covered by lakes and rivers in Comoros, 2000–2022
Source: UN Environment Programme – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, share of land covered by lakes and rivers in Comoros stood at 0.1%. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 10.0% on the previous year and up 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of land covered by lakes and rivers in Comoros peaked at 0.1% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2000.
Comoros ranks 154th of 208 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Share of land covered by lakes and rivers in Comoros, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.1% | +66.7% |
| 2003 | 0.1% | +40.0% |
| 2004 | 0.1% | +28.6% |
| 2005 | 0.1% | +11.1% |
| 2006 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.1% | -10.0% |
| 2008 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.1% | +11.1% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | -10.0% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | -11.1% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | -12.5% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | +14.3% |
| 2021 | 0.1% | +25.0% |
| 2022 | 0.1% | +10.0% |
Comoros compared with similar countries
- Comoros's 0.1% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2%, 46% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Comoros's 0.1% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1%, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 3 |
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 covered by lakes and rivers in Comoros?
- Share of land covered by lakes and rivers in Comoros was 0.1% in 2022, according to UN Environment Programme – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of land covered by lakes and rivers recorded in Comoros?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 2022.
- What is the lowest share of land covered by lakes and rivers recorded in Comoros?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2000.
- How does Comoros rank for share of land covered by lakes and rivers?
- Comoros ranks 154th out of 208 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of land covered by lakes and rivers rising or falling in Comoros?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Comoros data come from?
- The figures come from UN Environment Programme – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of land covered by lakes and rivers. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Lakes and rivers permanent water area (% of total land area).