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Forest cover — Comoros

Forest cover in the Comoros in 2023 — 16.98%. Ranked 138 in the world out of 213. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 7.77 pp.

2023 16.98% −0.24 pp vs 2022
World rank 138of 213
Period maximum 24.75%1990
Period minimum 16.98%2023

Trend over time

1990–2023 · % of land area

Forest cover — Comoros, 1990–20231618202224261990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 24.75%1991: 24.51%1992: 24.28%1993: 24.04%1994: 23.81%1995: 23.57%1996: 23.34%1997: 23.1%1998: 22.87%1999: 22.63%2000: 22.4%2001: 22.16%2002: 21.93%2003: 21.69%2004: 21.46%2005: 21.22%2006: 20.98%2007: 20.75%2008: 20.51%2009: 20.28%2010: 20.04%2011: 19.81%2012: 19.57%2013: 19.34%2014: 19.1%2015: 18.87%2016: 18.63%2017: 18.39%2018: 18.16%2019: 17.93%2020: 17.69%2021: 17.45%2022: 17.22%2023: 16.98%
Change over the period: −7.77 pp Annual average: -0.24 pp

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Comoros

Comoros 16.98%
World 31.1%
Sub-Saharan Africa 25.74%
Eastern Africa computed 28.29%
Lower-middle-income countries computed 26.63%
Forest cover — Comoros, by year Comoros All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 16.98 −0.24 pp
2022 17.22 −0.24 pp
2021 17.45 −0.24 pp
2020 17.69 −0.24 pp
2019 17.93 −0.24 pp
2018 18.16 −0.23 pp
2017 18.39 −0.24 pp
2016 18.63 −0.24 pp
2015 18.87 −0.24 pp
2014 19.1 −0.24 pp
2013 19.34 −0.24 pp
2012 19.57 −0.24 pp
2011 19.81 −0.24 pp
2010 20.04 −0.24 pp
2009 20.28 −0.24 pp
2008 20.51 −0.24 pp
2007 20.75 −0.24 pp
2006 20.98 −0.24 pp
2005 21.22 −0.24 pp
2004 21.46 −0.24 pp
2003 21.69 −0.24 pp
2002 21.93 −0.24 pp
2001 22.16 −0.24 pp
2000 22.4 −0.24 pp
1999 22.63 −0.24 pp
1998 22.87 −0.24 pp
1997 23.1 −0.24 pp
1996 23.34 −0.24 pp
1995 23.57 −0.24 pp
1994 23.81 −0.24 pp
1993 24.04 −0.24 pp
1992 24.28 −0.24 pp
1991 24.51 −0.24 pp
1990 24.75 —

Eastern Africa, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

SC Seychelles 73.26 ZM Zambia 59.52 TZ Tanzania 50.05 MZ Mozambique 45.81 ZW Zimbabwe 44.74 MW Malawi 22.44 MG Madagascar 21.3 MU Mauritius 19.47 KM Comoros 16.98 ET Ethiopia 14.93 SS South Sudan 11.33 RW Rwanda 11.31 UG Uganda 11.04 BI Burundi 10.89 SO Somalia 9.17 ER Eritrea 8.63 KE Kenya 6.22 DJ Djibouti 0.26
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About the indicator

The share of land under natural or planted forest in the total land area. Under the FAO definition, forest is a plot larger than 0.5 hectares with trees taller than 5 meters and a canopy cover above 10 percent; crop plantations and urban parks are not counted. The estimates are updated as part of the Global Forest Resources Assessment (FRA).

Important: The aggregate for groups of countries is weighted by land area: the forest share is calculated against land area, not against the number of residents.

Source: FAOSTAT (FAO), license CC BY 4.0.

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