Share of land covered by lakes and rivers in Comoros
Comoros: Share of land covered by lakes and rivers was 0.11 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Share of land covered by lakes and rivers in Comoros, 2000–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2022, share of land covered by lakes and rivers in Comoros stood at 0.11. 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 0.11 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.03, 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 | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.03 | — |
| 2001 | 0.03 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.05 | +66.7% |
| 2003 | 0.07 | +40.0% |
| 2004 | 0.09 | +28.6% |
| 2005 | 0.1 | +11.1% |
| 2006 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.09 | -10.0% |
| 2008 | 0.09 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.09 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.09 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.09 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.1 | +11.1% |
| 2013 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.09 | -10.0% |
| 2016 | 0.08 | -11.1% |
| 2017 | 0.07 | -12.5% |
| 2018 | 0.07 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.07 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.08 | +14.3% |
| 2021 | 0.1 | +25.0% |
| 2022 | 0.11 | +10.0% |
Comoros compared with similar countries
- Comoros's 0.11 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.24, 46% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Comoros's 0.11 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.11, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.074 | 0.03 | 0.1 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.086 | 0.07 | 0.1 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0967 | 0.08 | 0.11 | 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 0.11 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of land covered by lakes and rivers recorded in Comoros?
- The highest recorded value was 0.11 in 2022.
- What is the lowest share of land covered by lakes and rivers recorded in Comoros?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.03 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 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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