Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Comoros
Comoros: Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty was 1,734 kg per hectare in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Comoros, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in kg per hectare.
Analysis
Comoros recorded 1,734 kg per hectare for cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in 2023.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and down 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Comoros peaked at 1,954 kg per hectare in 2010 and was at its lowest, 778.3 kg per hectare, in 1991.
That places Comoros 134th out of 180 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Comoros, year by year
| Year | kg per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1,267 kg per hectare | — |
| 1991 | 778.3 kg per hectare | -38.6% |
| 1992 | 795 kg per hectare | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 807.4 kg per hectare | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 822.3 kg per hectare | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 839.3 kg per hectare | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 849.2 kg per hectare | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 854.7 kg per hectare | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 840.3 kg per hectare | -1.7% |
| 1999 | 890.1 kg per hectare | +5.9% |
| 2000 | 899.5 kg per hectare | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 914.8 kg per hectare | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 935.5 kg per hectare | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 973.6 kg per hectare | +4.1% |
| 2004 | 921.7 kg per hectare | -5.3% |
| 2005 | 1,128 kg per hectare | +22.4% |
| 2006 | 1,249 kg per hectare | +10.7% |
| 2007 | 1,379 kg per hectare | +10.4% |
| 2008 | 1,596 kg per hectare | +15.8% |
| 2009 | 1,705 kg per hectare | +6.8% |
| 2010 | 1,954 kg per hectare | +14.6% |
| 2011 | 1,935 kg per hectare | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 1,918 kg per hectare | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 1,900 kg per hectare | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 1,878 kg per hectare | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 1,861 kg per hectare | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 1,844 kg per hectare | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 1,827 kg per hectare | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 1,800 kg per hectare | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 1,783 kg per hectare | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 1,782 kg per hectare | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 1,770 kg per hectare | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 1,755 kg per hectare | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 1,734 kg per hectare | -1.2% |
Comoros compared with similar countries
- Comoros's 1,734 kg per hectare is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2,085 kg per hectare, 83% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Comoros's 1,734 kg per hectare is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1,342 kg per hectare, 1.3× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -38.6% | 1,267 kg per hectare | 778.3 kg per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 874.36 kg per hectare | 778.3 kg per hectare | 1,267 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,170 kg per hectare | 899.5 kg per hectare | 1,705 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,870 kg per hectare | 1,783 kg per hectare | 1,954 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,760 kg per hectare | 1,734 kg per hectare | 1,782 kg per hectare | 4 |
Countries ranked near Comoros
More poverty & inequality data for Comoros
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 2 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 3.88 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -1.17 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 8.19 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 8.2% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate 5.57 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Comoros?
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Comoros was 1,734 kg per hectare in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty recorded in Comoros?
- The highest recorded value was 1,954 kg per hectare in 2010.
- What is the lowest cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty recorded in Comoros?
- The lowest recorded value was 778.3 kg per hectare in 1991.
- How does Comoros rank for cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty?
- Comoros ranks 134th out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty rising or falling in Comoros?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Comoros data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Extreme poverty is defined as living below the International Poverty Line of $3 per day. This data is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.