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01The evidence

The 4 key statistics that decide it

Only these place Comoros on environment & sustainability — one vote each. Every value is the publisher’s own, read at the edition the Country Index 2026 used; the grey ticks are every other country it was compared with, lowest on the left.

Why these keys
  1. Key 1 of 4

    CO₂ Emissions per Capita

    Global Carbon Project

    Why it is a key

    2024 edition · data for 2024 · CC BY 4.0

    0.637

    Fossil CO₂ (tonnes per person)

    Lower is better

    Comoros: 0.637. Across the 210 countries in this edition, values run from 0.054 (DR Congo) to 41.27 (Qatar); the world median is 3.21.

    World median
    3.21
    Best in Eastern Africa
    0.065 Burundi
  2. Key 2 of 4

    Water Stress

    Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

    Why it is a key

    2023 edition · data for 2023 · CC BY 4.0

    0.83

    Freshwater withdrawal as a share of available resources (%)

    Lower is better

    Comoros: 0.83. Across the 177 countries in this edition, values run from 0.03 (Republic of the Congo) to 3,851 (Kuwait); the world median is 10.

    World median
    10
    Best in Eastern Africa
    0.83 Comoros
  3. Key 3 of 4

    Organic Agricultural Area

    Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

    Why it is a key

    2024 edition · data for 2024 · CC BY 4.0

    0.18

    Organic share of agricultural land (%)

    Higher is better

    Comoros: 0.18. Across the 156 countries in this edition, values run from 0 (Afghanistan) to 86.38 (Samoa); the world median is 0.725.

    World median
    0.725
    Best in Eastern Africa
    3.14 Uganda
  4. Key 4 of 4

    Ecological Footprint

    Global Footprint Network

    Why it is a key

    2025 edition · data for 2025 · CC BY-SA 4.0

    No reading

    Ecological Footprint (global hectares per person)

    Lower is better

    Global Footprint Network publishes no 2025 figure for Comoros, so the standing rests on the other keys.

    Across the 126 countries in this edition, values run from 0.514 (Yemen) to 11.73 (Qatar); the world median is 2.296.

    World median
    2.296
    Best in Eastern Africa
    0.588 Mozambique

03In context

Comoros beside its neighbours

A position reads best beside the countries around it. Every position below is a place among all 186 countries on environment & sustainability, never a place within the region.

Eastern Africa
1st186thNot placed · 38 countries with too few key statisticsNo data

The whole world on environment & sustainability

Comoros and Eastern Africa

Comoros has no land border, so the table compares it with its sub-region. Standing among all 186; the key columns are the publishers’ own values.

CountryStandingCO₂ Emissions per CapitaFossil CO₂ (tonnes per person)Water StressFreshwater withdrawal as a share of available resources (%)Organic Agricultural AreaOrganic share of agricultural land (%)Ecological FootprintEcological Footprint (global hectares per person)
South Sudan9th0.14204.23——
Eritrea=15th0.210011.18—0.714
Uganda=18th0.12665.833.141.064
Malawi=22nd0.08694.110.40.782
Somalia26th0.069424.53—0.803
Mozambique29th0.24871.750.040.588
Djibouti30th0.48276.33——
Rwanda35th0.14266.550.280.814
Burundi38th0.065310.190.080.618
Comoros41st0.63650.830.18—
Madagascar43rd0.141724.990.420.673
Kenya47th0.376111.20.610.993
Tanzania=50th0.292012.960.470.967
Ethiopia52nd0.135132.260.590.877
Zambia=61st0.56508.620.141.109
Zimbabwe130th0.823746.090.011.242
Mauritius=158th3.676622.460.023.958
Seychellesnot placed5.0037———
Somalilandnot placed————

“—”: no published reading in that edition. What a standing is

04Context, no vote

Where Comoros is ahead of the world, and behind

34 more statistics filed under environment & sustainability, published in full and deliberately given no vote in the standing. Select a row for the publisher, the rank and the links.

Every country

Ahead of the world median6

Statistics on which Comoros does better than the middle country measured.

  • PM2.5 Air Pollution ExposureAtmospheric Composition Analysis Group, Washington University in St. Louis · 2023 · world median 14.455.2No real change since 2013

    Comoros: 5.2 · world median 14.45 · Population-weighted PM2.5 concentration (µg/m³). Atmospheric Composition Analysis Group, Washington University in St. Louis, 2023 edition, data for 2023.

    Published values in that edition run from 2.5 to 68.2; lower is better.

    Position 198th of 220 · derived, 1st = worst.

    Chart and every countryThe 2023 dataset

  • Municipal Solid Waste GenerationWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 0.9660.36No earlier reading

    Comoros: 0.36 · world median 0.966 · Municipal solid waste generated (kg per person per day). World Bank Group, 2026 edition, data for 2026.

    Published values in that edition run from 0.058 to 4.176; lower is better.

    Position 179th of 201 · derived, 1st = worst.

    Chart and every countryThe 2026 dataset

  • Water-Use EfficiencyFAO · 2023 · world median 16.183.82▲ Improved since 2013

    Comoros: 83.82 · world median 16.1 · Value added per cubic metre of freshwater withdrawn (constant US$ per m³). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.

    Published values in that edition run from 0.38 to 1,378; higher is better.

    Chart and every countryThe 2023 dataset

  • Energy Intensity of GDP (PPP)EIA · 2024 · world median 2.7381.863▼ Worsened since 2014

    Comoros: 1.863 · world median 2.738 · Energy use per dollar of GDP (thousand Btu per US$ at PPP). U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), 2024 edition, data for 2024.

    Published values in that edition run from 0.666 to 17.45; lower is better.

    Chart and every countryThe 2024 dataset

  • Agricultural Emissions IntensityFAO · 2023 · world median 1.5650.99No real change since 2013

    Comoros: 0.99 · world median 1.565 · Greenhouse gases from farming per value of agricultural output (kg CO₂eq per international dollar). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.

    Published values in that edition run from 0 to 28.2; lower is better.

    Position 138th of 190 · derived, 1st = worst.

    Chart and every countryThe 2023 dataset

  • World Risk IndexInstitute for International Law of Peace and Armed Conflict (IFHV), Ruhr University Bochum · 2025 · world median 4.172.69No real change since 2015

    Comoros: 2.69 · world median 4.17 · WorldRiskIndex score (0–100, where 100 is the most at risk). Institute for International Law of Peace and Armed Conflict (IFHV), Ruhr University Bochum, 2025 edition, data for 2025.

    Published values in that edition run from 0.18 to 46.56; lower is better.

    Position 134th of 193 · derived, 1st = worst.

    Chart and every countryThe 2025 dataset

Behind the world median7

Statistics on which Comoros does worse than the middle country measured.

  • Progress Toward Productive and Sustainable Agriculture (SDG 2.4.1 Proxy)FAO · 2024 · world median 3.143▼ Worsened since 2015

    Comoros: 3 · world median 3.14 · Current status score, from 1 (worst) to 5 (best), averaged over up to seven sub-indicators. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.

    Published values in that edition run from 1.67 to 4.57; higher is better.

    Position 101st of 186 · derived.

    Chart and every countryThe 2024 dataset

  • Renewable Internal Freshwater Resources per CapitaFAO · 2022 · world median 2,5281,439No real change since 2012

    Comoros: 1,439 · world median 2,528 · Renewable internal freshwater (cubic metres per person). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2022 edition, data for 2022.

    Published values in that edition run from 0 to 445,023; higher is better.

    Position 113th of 181 · derived.

    Chart and every countryThe 2022 dataset

  • Adjusted Net SavingsWorld Bank Group · 2021 · world median 8.3895.412▲ Improved since 2011

    Comoros: 5.412 · world median 8.389 · Adjusted net savings, including particulate emission damage (% of GNI). World Bank Group, 2021 edition, data for 2021.

    Published values in that edition run from -81.62 to 32.18; higher is better.

    Position 75th of 118 · derived.

    Chart and every countryThe 2021 dataset

  • Climate Vulnerability (ND-GAIN)Notre Dame Global Adaptation Initiative (ND-GAIN), University of Notre Dame · 2024 · world median 0.450.49▲ Improved since 2014

    Comoros: 0.49 · world median 0.45 · ND-GAIN Vulnerability (0–1, where 1 is the most vulnerable). Notre Dame Global Adaptation Initiative (ND-GAIN), University of Notre Dame, 2024 edition, data for 2024.

    Published values in that edition run from 0.263 to 0.655; lower is better.

    Ranked 131st of 190 by Notre Dame Global Adaptation Initiative (ND-GAIN), University of Notre Dame.

    Chart and every countryThe 2024 dataset

  • ND-GAIN Country IndexNotre Dame Global Adaptation Initiative (ND-GAIN), University of Notre Dame · 2024 · world median 47.4438.45▼ Worsened since 2014

    Comoros: 38.45 · world median 47.44 · ND-GAIN Index (0–100, where 100 is best placed to adapt). Notre Dame Global Adaptation Initiative (ND-GAIN), University of Notre Dame, 2024 edition, data for 2024.

    Published values in that edition run from 26.42 to 71.85; higher is better.

    Ranked 150th of 190 by Notre Dame Global Adaptation Initiative (ND-GAIN), University of Notre Dame.

    Chart and every countryThe 2024 dataset

  • Annual Forest Area Change RateFAO · 2025 · world median 0-0.35▲ Improved since 2015

    Comoros: -0.35 · world median 0 · Compound annual change in forest area over the interval ending that year (%). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2025 edition, data for 2025.

    Published values in that edition run from -3.29 to 12.3; higher is better.

    Chart and every countryThe 2025 dataset

  • Forest Area within Legally Established Protected AreasFAO · 2025 · world median 18.180No real change since 2015

    Comoros: 0 · world median 18.18 · Forest within legally established protected areas, as a share of the country's 2015 forest area (%). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2025 edition, data for 2025.

    Published values in that edition run from 0 to 100; higher is better.

    Chart and every countryThe 2025 dataset

No better end21

These describe the shape of a country — more is not better or worse, only different — so they are never ahead or behind.

  • Agricultural LandFAO · 2023 · world median 37.9671.47No real change since 2013

    Comoros: 71.47 · world median 37.96 · Agricultural land (% of land area). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.

    Published values in that edition run from 0.445 to 86.48.

    Position 17th of 209 · derived, counted from the highest value.

    Chart and every countryThe 2023 dataset

  • Temperature Change on LandFAO · 2025 · world median 1.4741.587Moved since 2015

    Comoros: 1.587 · world median 1.474 · Change in mean land-surface temperature against the country's own 1951–1980 average, °C. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2025 edition, data for 2025.

    Published values in that edition run from 0.34 to 3.294.

    Chart and every countryThe 2025 dataset

  • Population Living Below 5 m ElevationCenter for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN), Columbia University · 2015 · world median 2.9543.219Moved since 1990

    Comoros: 3.219 · world median 2.954 · Population living below 5 m elevation (% of total population). Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN), Columbia University, 2015 edition, data for 2015.

    Published values in that edition run from 0 to 78.48.

    Chart and every countryThe 2015 dataset

  • Total Natural Resources Rents (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2021 · world median 1.7081.628Moved since 2011

    Comoros: 1.628 · world median 1.708 · Natural resources rents (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2021 edition, data for 2021.

    Published values in that edition run from 0 to 61.03.

    Position 100th of 180 · derived, counted from the highest value.

    Chart and every countryThe 2021 dataset

  • Water Withdrawal by SectorFAO · 2022 · world median 62.1447No real change since 2012

    Comoros: 47 · world median 62.14 · Freshwater withdrawn for agriculture (% of total). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2022 edition, data for 2022.

    Published values in that edition run from 0 to 99.48.

    Position 105th of 171 · derived, counted from the highest value.

    Chart and every countryThe 2022 dataset

  • Fisheries and Aquaculture ProductionFAO · 2024 · world median 52,37517,728Moved since 2014

    Comoros: 17,728 · world median 52,375 · Fish, crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic animals caught or farmed, tonnes (live weight). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.

    Published values in that edition run from 0 to 70,500,841.

    Chart and every countryThe 2024 dataset

  • Forest AreaFAO · 2023 · world median 31.0816.98Moved since 2013

    Comoros: 16.98 · world median 31.08 · Forest area (% of land area). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.

    Published values in that edition run from 0 to 94.45.

    Position 138th of 210 · derived, counted from the highest value.

    Chart and every countryThe 2023 dataset

  • Arable Land per PersonFAO · 2023 · world median 0.1090.076Moved since 2013

    Comoros: 0.076 · world median 0.109 · Arable land (hectares per person). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.

    Published values in that edition run from 0 to 1.459.

    Position 134th of 206 · derived, counted from the highest value.

    Chart and every countryThe 2023 dataset

  • Tropical Moist Forest DeforestationJRC · 2025 · world median 0.0010Moved since 2015

    Comoros: 0 · world median 0.001 · Tropical moist forest deforested in the year (million hectares). European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC), 2025 edition, data for 2025.

    Published values in that edition run from 0 to 0.708.

    Chart and every countryThe 2025 dataset

  • Livestock DensityFAO · 2023 · world median 0.5350.36No real change since 2013

    Comoros: 0.36 · world median 0.535 · Livestock units per hectare of agricultural land. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.

    Published values in that edition run from 0.02 to 43.97.

    Position 124th of 188 · derived, counted from the highest value.

    Chart and every countryThe 2023 dataset

  • Tree Cover LossWorld Resources Institute — Global Forest Watch (data: University of Maryland) · 2025 · world median 3,775123.22Moved since 2015

    Comoros: 123.22 · world median 3,775 · Tree cover loss (hectares, where canopy cover exceeded 30% in 2000). World Resources Institute — Global Forest Watch (data: University of Maryland), 2025 edition, data for 2025.

    Published values in that edition run from 0 to 6,225,187.

    Chart and every countryThe 2025 dataset

  • Burned AreaGWIS · 2025 · world median 13,824150.26Moved since 2015

    Comoros: 150.26 · world median 13,824 · Burned area (hectares). European Commission Joint Research Centre — Global Wildfire Information System (GWIS), 2025 edition, data for 2025.

    Published values in that edition run from 0 to 50,562,035.

    Chart and every countryThe 2025 dataset

  • Meat Supply per PersonFAO · 2023 · world median 57.8326.59No real change since 2013

    Comoros: 26.59 · world median 57.83 · Meat available as food (kg per person per year, carcass weight). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.

    Published values in that edition run from 3.49 to 156.95.

    Chart and every countryThe 2023 dataset

  • Pesticide Use per HectareFAO · 2024 · world median 1.730.47Moved since 2014

    Comoros: 0.47 · world median 1.73 · Pesticide use (kg per hectare of cropland). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.

    Published values in that edition run from 0 to 37.72.

    Position 142nd of 178 · derived, counted from the highest value.

    Chart and every countryThe 2024 dataset

  • Methane EmissionsEDGAR · 2025 · world median 325.6915.61No real change since 2015

    Comoros: 15.61 · world median 325.69 · Methane emissions (gigagrams of CH₄). European Commission, Joint Research Centre (EDGAR), 2025 edition, data for 2025.

    Published values in that edition run from 0.048 to 51,093.

    Chart and every countryThe 2025 dataset

  • Mangrove AreaGlobal Mangrove Watch (Aberystwyth University, JAXA, soloEO, Wetlands International, The Nature Conservancy) · 2025 · world median 8,927120.22No real change since 2015

    Comoros: 120.22 · world median 8,927 · Mangrove forest area (hectares). Global Mangrove Watch (Aberystwyth University, JAXA, soloEO, Wetlands International, The Nature Conservancy), 2025 edition, data for 2025.

    Published values in that edition run from 0.524 to 3,146,544.

    Chart and every countryThe 2025 dataset

  • Agricultural EmissionsFAO · 2023 · world median 8,635120.55No real change since 2013

    Comoros: 120.55 · world median 8,635 · Farm-gate emissions (kt CO₂eq). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.

    Published values in that edition run from 0 to 1,044,508.

    Position 167th of 193 · derived, counted from the highest value.

    Chart and every countryThe 2023 dataset

  • Land Under Cereal ProductionFAO · 2023 · world median 689,27811,361No real change since 2013

    Comoros: 11,361 · world median 689,278 · Land under cereal production (hectares). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.

    Published values in that edition run from 0 to 103,715,108.

    Position 152nd of 179 · derived, counted from the highest value.

    Chart and every countryThe 2023 dataset

  • Solar Electricity Installed CapacityEIA · 2024 · world median 0.1440.003Moved since 2014

    Comoros: 0.003 · world median 0.144 · Solar generating capacity installed (gigawatts). U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), 2024 edition, data for 2024.

    Published values in that edition run from 0 to 886.66.

    Chart and every countryThe 2024 dataset

  • Cropland Nitrogen BalanceFAO · 2023 · world median 37.63-1.145Moved since 2013

    Comoros: -1.145 · world median 37.63 · Nitrogen surplus (+) or deficit (−) on cropland, kg per hectare. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.

    Published values in that edition run from -555.52 to 1,199.

    Chart and every countryThe 2023 dataset

  • Fertilizer Consumption per HectareFAO · 2023 · world median 87.364.031Moved since 2013

    Comoros: 4.031 · world median 87.36 · Fertilizer consumption (kg per hectare of arable land). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.

    Published values in that edition run from 0 to 2,926.

    Position 175th of 188 · derived, counted from the highest value.

    Chart and every countryThe 2023 dataset

“Position · derived” is this site’s ordering of the published values, 1st = best unless the row says otherwise; the publisher ranks no country on it. Rank, position and standing

06The top of the list

Who leads on environment & sustainability

The three countries placed highest of 186, and the leaders Comoros can most readily be measured against.

All 186 countries
  1. 1

    Angola

    Middle Africa

    1st of 186 · 3 of 4 keys

    Photo: Paulo César Santos derivative work: Jjtkk · CC0, greyscale

  2. 2

    São Tomé and Príncipe

    Middle Africa

    2nd of 186 · 3 of 4 keys

  3. 3

    Sierra Leone

    Western Africa

    3rd of 186 · 4 of 4 keys

    Photo: Annabel Symington derivative work: Jjtkk · CC BY 2.0, greyscale

Placed highest nearby

  1. Highest in Africa

    Angola1st3/4 keys
  2. Highest in Eastern Africa

    South Sudan9th2/4 keys
  3. This page

    Comoros41st3/4 keys

Positions out of 186 placed on the topic. A country needs readings on enough keys to be placed, and the top of the list is often held on fewer of them.

07Questions

Comoros on environment & sustainability: questions answered

Every answer is built from the numbers on this page, so none can say something the page does not.

How does Comoros rank on environment & sustainability?

Comoros is placed 41st of 186 countries on Environment & Sustainability in the Country Index 2026, from 3 of its 4 key statistics (CO₂ Emissions per Capita, Water Stress and Organic Agricultural Area). The position is this site’s ordering of published statistics, not a rank any publisher printed.

What is the latest CO₂ Emissions per Capita figure for Comoros?

0.637 in 2024 (fossil CO₂ (tonnes per person)), according to Global Carbon Project. The world median in the same edition was 3.21.

What is the latest Water Stress figure for Comoros?

0.83 in 2023 (freshwater withdrawal as a share of available resources (%)), according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). The world median in the same edition was 10.

How have Comoros’s environment & sustainability figures changed?

CO₂ Emissions per Capita rose from 0.191 in 2000 to 0.637 in 2024; Water Stress was 0.83 in both 2000 and 2023; Organic Agricultural Area fell from 0.83 in 2008 to 0.18 in 2024.

Which environment & sustainability statistics are missing for Comoros?

No current reading is published for Comoros on Agricultural Irrigated Land, Baseline Water Stress (Aqueduct), Carbon Intensity of Electricity, Children's Climate Risk Index, Coal Share of Electricity Generation, Consumption-Based CO₂ Emissions, Ecological Footprint, Environmentally Related Tax Revenue, Low-Carbon Share of Electricity Generation, Operating Coal Power Capacity, Operating Wind Power Capacity, Planetary pressures-adjusted HDI, Renewable Share of Electricity Generation, Solar Share of Electricity Generation, Wind and Solar Share of Electricity Generation and World Energy Trilemma Index. They are listed rather than hidden, so the evidence on the page can be checked against it.

08Method

Method, sources and how to cite

What this topic does not measure

Air quality and biodiversity are not keys, because the site does not yet hold data for them that passes every test. Forest cover, farmland, farm emissions and the renewable share of electricity are published here as context. Exposure to natural hazards belongs to Risk & Resilience.

About environment & sustainability, in full

How the Environment & Sustainability standing is decided

A standing is this site’s ordering, named with its edition — never a publisher’s rank. 4 key statistics vote, one vote each; every country’s published value becomes a place within that key’s own field, the places are averaged, and the average is never published. A country needs 2 of the 4 keys to be placed.

The environment & sustainability method, step by stepHow every standing on this site is built

The key statistics and their licences

The other 34 statistics on this page come from 12 publishers, each named beside its numbers, with every edition and licence on the datasets pages.

The standing itself is part of the Country Index 2026, published under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Photographs

Comoros’s banner and the countries placed highest, from their profiles: Wikimedia Commons, shown in greyscale, each used under the licence named.

Cite this page

Nations Inquiry (2026). Comoros: Environment & Sustainability — standing and statistics, Country Index 2026. https://nationsinquiry.com/countries/comoros/environment

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