Closed shrubland — Burned Area in Comoros
Comoros: Closed shrubland — Burned Area was 21.38 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
21.38 ha
World rank
32nd
of 219 countries
All-time high
149.67 ha
in 2005
All-time low
0 ha
in 2001
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Closed shrubland — Burned Area in Comoros, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, closed shrubland — burned area in Comoros stood at 21.38 ha.
That represents a change of down 75.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, closed shrubland — burned area in Comoros peaked at 149.67 ha in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0 ha, in 2001.
Comoros ranks 32nd of 219 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Closed shrubland — Burned Area in Comoros, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 9.41 ha | — |
| 1991 | 9.41 ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 9.41 ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 9.41 ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 9.41 ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 9.41 ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 3.66 ha | -61.1% |
| 1997 | 3.44 ha | -6.0% |
| 1998 | 3.57 ha | +3.8% |
| 1999 | 3.57 ha | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 2.1 ha | -41.3% |
| 2001 | 0 ha | -100.0% |
| 2002 | 0 ha | — |
| 2003 | 0 ha | — |
| 2004 | 0 ha | — |
| 2005 | 149.67 ha | — |
| 2006 | 0 ha | -100.0% |
| 2007 | 0 ha | — |
| 2008 | 0 ha | — |
| 2009 | 0 ha | — |
| 2010 | 0 ha | — |
| 2011 | 0 ha | — |
| 2012 | 0 ha | — |
| 2013 | 0 ha | — |
| 2014 | 85.53 ha | — |
| 2015 | 0 ha | -100.0% |
| 2016 | 0 ha | — |
| 2017 | 0 ha | — |
| 2018 | 0 ha | — |
| 2019 | 0 ha | — |
| 2020 | 0 ha | — |
| 2021 | 0 ha | — |
| 2022 | 0 ha | — |
| 2023 | 0 ha | — |
| 2024 | 21.38 ha | — |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Closed shrubland — Burned Area in Comoros changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | -100.0% | 2.1 ha | 0 ha |
| 2006 | -100.0% | 149.67 ha | 0 ha |
| 2015 | -100.0% | 85.53 ha | 0 ha |
| 1996 | -61.1% | 9.41 ha | 3.66 ha |
| 2000 | -41.3% | 3.57 ha | 2.1 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.07 ha | 3.44 ha | 9.41 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.18 ha | 0 ha | 149.67 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.55 ha | 0 ha | 85.53 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.28 ha | 0 ha | 21.38 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Comoros
- 29 Pakistan 21.46 ha compare
- 30 Argentina 21.44 ha compare
- 31 Malawi 21.39 ha compare
- 33 Ecuador 21.37 ha compare
- 34 Afghanistan 0 ha compare
- 34 Albania 0 ha compare
- 34 Algeria 0 ha compare
- 34 American Samoa 0 ha
- 34 Andorra 0 ha
- 34 Anguilla 0 ha
- 34 Antigua and Barbuda 0 ha
- 34 Armenia 0 ha compare
- 34 Aruba 0 ha
- 34 Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha 0 ha
- 34 Austria 0 ha
- 34 Azerbaijan 0 ha compare
- 34 Bahamas 0 ha compare
- 34 Bahrain 0 ha
- 34 Bangladesh 0 ha compare
- 34 Barbados 0 ha
- 34 Belarus 0 ha compare
- 34 Belgium 0 ha
- 34 Belgium-Luxembourg 0 ha
- 34 Belize 0 ha compare
- 34 Benin 0 ha compare
- 34 Bermuda 0 ha
- 34 Bhutan 0 ha compare
- 34 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0 ha compare
- 34 British Virgin Islands 0 ha
- 34 Brunei Darussalam 0 ha compare
- 34 Bulgaria 0 ha compare
- 34 Burkina Faso 0 ha compare
- 34 Burundi 0 ha compare
- 34 Cambodia 0 ha compare
- 34 Canada 0 ha compare
- 34 Cayman Islands 0 ha
- 34 Central African Republic 0 ha compare
- 34 Chad 0 ha compare
- 34 China, Hong Kong SAR 0 ha compare
- 34 China, Macao SAR 0 ha
- 34 China, Taiwan Province of 0 ha compare
- 34 Cook Islands 0 ha
- 34 Costa Rica 0 ha compare
- 34 Croatia 0 ha compare
- 34 Cuba 0 ha compare
- 34 Cyprus 0 ha compare
- 34 Czechia 0 ha
- 34 Denmark 0 ha compare
- 34 Djibouti 0 ha
- 34 Dominica 0 ha
- 34 Dominican Republic 0 ha compare
- 34 Egypt 0 ha compare
- 34 El Salvador 0 ha compare
- 34 Equatorial Guinea 0 ha
- 34 Eritrea 0 ha compare
- 34 Estonia 0 ha compare
- 34 Eswatini 0 ha compare
- 34 Falkland Islands (Malvinas) 0 ha compare
- 34 Faroe Islands 0 ha
- 34 Fiji 0 ha compare
- 34 Finland 0 ha compare
- 34 France 0 ha compare
- 34 French Guiana 0 ha compare
- 34 French Polynesia 0 ha
- 34 Gabon 0 ha compare
- 34 Gambia 0 ha compare
- 34 Georgia 0 ha compare
- 34 Germany 0 ha compare
- 34 Ghana 0 ha compare
- 34 Gibraltar 0 ha
- 34 Greece 0 ha compare
- 34 Greenland 0 ha
- 34 Grenada 0 ha
- 34 Guadeloupe 0 ha
- 34 Guam 0 ha
- 34 Guatemala 0 ha compare
- 34 Guinea 0 ha compare
- 34 Guinea-Bissau 0 ha compare
- 34 Haiti 0 ha compare
- 34 Hungary 0 ha compare
- 34 Iceland 0 ha
- 34 India 0 ha compare
- 34 Indonesia 0 ha compare
- 34 Iraq 0 ha compare
- 34 Ireland 0 ha compare
- 34 Isle of Man 0 ha
- 34 Israel 0 ha compare
- 34 Italy 0 ha compare
- 34 Jamaica 0 ha compare
- 34 Japan 0 ha compare
- 34 Jordan 0 ha
- 34 Kazakhstan 0 ha compare
- 34 Kiribati 0 ha
- 34 Kuwait 0 ha
- 34 Kyrgyzstan 0 ha compare
- 34 Latvia 0 ha compare
- 34 Lebanon 0 ha compare
- 34 Liberia 0 ha compare
- 34 Libya 0 ha compare
- 34 Liechtenstein 0 ha
- 34 Lithuania 0 ha compare
- 34 Luxembourg 0 ha
- 34 Malaysia 0 ha compare
- 34 Maldives 0 ha
- 34 Mali 0 ha compare
- 34 Malta 0 ha
- 34 Marshall Islands 0 ha
- 34 Martinique 0 ha
- 34 Mauritania 0 ha compare
- 34 Mauritius 0 ha
- 34 Mayotte 0 ha
- 34 Mongolia 0 ha compare
- 34 Montenegro 0 ha
- 34 Montserrat 0 ha
- 34 Morocco 0 ha compare
- 34 Naoero 0 ha
- 34 Nepal 0 ha compare
- 34 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 0 ha compare
- 34 Netherlands Antilles (former) 0 ha
- 34 New Caledonia 0 ha compare
- 34 New Zealand 0 ha compare
- 34 Niger 0 ha compare
- 34 Niue 0 ha
- 34 Norfolk Island 0 ha
- 34 North Macedonia 0 ha compare
- 34 Northern Mariana Islands 0 ha
- 34 Norway 0 ha compare
- 34 Oman 0 ha
- 34 Palau 0 ha
- 34 Palestine 0 ha compare
- 34 Papua New Guinea 0 ha compare
- 34 Paraguay 0 ha compare
- 34 Peru 0 ha compare
- 34 Philippines 0 ha compare
- 34 Pitcairn 0 ha
- 34 Poland 0 ha compare
- 34 Portugal 0 ha compare
- 34 Puerto Rico 0 ha compare
- 34 Qatar 0 ha
- 34 Republic of Korea 0 ha compare
- 34 Réunion 0 ha compare
- 34 Romania 0 ha compare
- 34 Russian Federation 0 ha compare
- 34 Rwanda 0 ha compare
- 34 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 ha
- 34 Saint Lucia 0 ha
- 34 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 0 ha
- 34 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0 ha
- 34 Samoa 0 ha
- 34 Sao Tome and Principe 0 ha
- 34 Saudi Arabia 0 ha compare
- 34 Senegal 0 ha compare
- 34 Serbia 0 ha
- 34 Serbia and Montenegro 0 ha compare
- 34 Seychelles 0 ha
- 34 Sierra Leone 0 ha compare
- 34 Singapore 0 ha
- 34 Slovakia 0 ha
- 34 Slovenia 0 ha compare
- 34 Solomon Islands 0 ha
- 34 Somalia 0 ha compare
- 34 South Sudan 0 ha compare
- 34 Spain 0 ha compare
- 34 Sri Lanka 0 ha compare
- 34 Sudan 0 ha
- 34 Sudan (former) 0 ha compare
- 34 Suriname 0 ha compare
- 34 Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands 0 ha
- 34 Sweden 0 ha
- 34 Switzerland 0 ha compare
- 34 Tajikistan 0 ha compare
- 34 Thailand 0 ha compare
- 34 Togo 0 ha compare
- 34 Tokelau 0 ha
- 34 Tonga 0 ha
- 34 Trinidad and Tobago 0 ha compare
- 34 Tunisia 0 ha compare
- 34 Turkmenistan 0 ha compare
- 34 Turks and Caicos Islands 0 ha compare
- 34 Tuvalu 0 ha
- 34 Uganda 0 ha compare
- 34 Ukraine 0 ha compare
- 34 United Arab Emirates 0 ha
- 34 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0 ha compare
- 34 United States Virgin Islands 0 ha
- 34 Uruguay 0 ha compare
- 34 Uzbekistan 0 ha compare
- 34 Vanuatu 0 ha
- 34 Western Sahara 0 ha
- 34 Yemen 0 ha
More climate change data for Comoros
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 106,353 kg (2023)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 143.76 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 51.2 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 92.56 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.1932 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 3.31 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 29.94 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1.27 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 28.67 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.0048 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is closed shrubland — burned area in Comoros?
- Closed shrubland — burned area in Comoros was 21.38 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest closed shrubland — burned area recorded in Comoros?
- The highest recorded value was 149.67 ha in 2005.
- What is the lowest closed shrubland — burned area recorded in Comoros?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 ha in 2001.
- How does Comoros rank for closed shrubland — burned area?
- Comoros ranks 32nd out of 219 countries with data for 2024.
- Is closed shrubland — burned area rising or falling in Comoros?
- Over the last ten years it is down 75.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Comoros data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Closed shrubland — Burned Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Fires consists of estimates of methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions generated from biomass burning in a range of vegetation types and from fires in organic soils.