Deforestation statistics for Comoros



Comoros: Demographic data

Population (2022)869,601
Annual population growth rate (2022)2.20%
Population density (people/sq km)467
Net migration-2,000
Fertility rate4.2
Median age20
Urban population share29%


Comoros: Land cover and land use change data
Land area (sq km): 1,861
Tree cover (30%)
Tree cover extent in 2000 (ha): 134,784
Tree cover extent as % of land area: 72.40%

Tree cover loss from 2001-20 (ha): 5,641
Tree cover extent as % of 2000 tree cover: 4.20%
Tropical primary forest
Primary forest extent in 2001 (ha): 24,312
Primary forest extent as % of land area: 13.10%
Primary forest extent as % of 2000 tree cover: 18.00%

Primary forest loss from 2002-20 (ha): 414
Primary forest loss from 2002-20 as % of 2001 primary forest cover: 1.70%

Primary forest extent in 2020 (ha): 23,898
Primary forest extent in 2020 as % of land area: 12.80%
Primary forest extent in 2020 as % of 2000 tree cover area: 18%


Comoros: Annual forest and tree cover data



Comoros: Tropical primary forest loss by year All figures in hectares
Year: Hectares
2002: 8
2003: 3
2004: 4
2005: 6
2006: 2
2007: 10
2008: 3
2009: 12
2010: 13
2011: 16
2012: 8
2013: 64
2014: 95
2015: 48
2016: 4
2017: 18
2018: 15
2019: 48
2020: 36


Comoros: Tree cover loss by year 30% tree cover threshold; all figures in hectares
Year: Hectares
2001: 37
2002: 41
2003: 27
2004: 40
2005: 87
2006: 13
2007: 78
2008: 35
2009: 112
2010: 92
2011: 123
2012: 127
2013: 1,730
2014: 1,474
2015: 429
2016: 124
2017: 308
2018: 218
2019: 280
2020: 266




Tree cover loss by year at the subnational level (administrative level 1)

Sub-national admin area 1Tree cover extent
(2001)
ha
Tree cover loss
(2001-05)
ha
Tree cover loss
(2006-10)
ha
Tree cover loss
(2011-15)
ha
Tree cover loss
(2016-20)
ha
Tree cover loss
(2001-20)
ha
Tree cover loss
(2001-20)
%
Mwali37,82231388091099872.6%
Njazídja77,2321472372,3275543,2644.2%
Nzwani19,73054557475341,3907.0%




Tree cover loss by year at the subnational level (administrative level 2)

Sub-national admin area 1Admin area 2Tree cover extent
(2000)
ha
Tree cover loss
(2001-05)
ha
Tree cover loss
(2006-10)
ha
Tree cover loss
(2011-15)
ha
Tree cover loss
(2016-20)
ha
Tree cover loss
(2001-20)
ha
Tree cover loss
(2001-20)
%
Mwali5,8876793161232.1%
Njazídja17,6031532131952741.6%
Nzwani8221269182.2%


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2019 forest data for Comoros | Archived forest data for Comoros | Forest data for Comoros

Data Source: Tree cover loss: Hansen/UMD/Google/USGS/NASA via Global Forest Watch. Administrative boundaries: Global Administrative Areas database (GADM), version 3.6.

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