Total Land Area (1000 ha)	186
Total Forest Area (1000 ha)	3
Percent Forest Cover	2
Primary Forest Cover (1000 ha)	0
Primary Forest, % total forest	0
Other wooded land (1000 ha)	0
Percent other wooded land	0

Comoros: Breakdown of forest types, 2010

Primary forest (1000 ha \| % of forest area)	0	0
Other naturally regenerated forest (1000 ha \| % of forest area)	2	67
Planted Forest (1000 ha \| % of forest area)	1	33

Comoros: Trends in Total (Net) Forest Cover, 1990-2010

TOTAL FOREST COVER (1000 ha)
1990	2000	2005	2010
12	8	5	3
ANNUAL CHANGE RATE (1000 ha) Negative number represents deforestation
	1990-2000	2000-2005	2005-2010
	n.s.	-1	n.s.
ANNUAL CHANGE RATE (percent) Negative number represents deforestation
	1990-2000	2000-2005	2005-2010
	-3.97	-8.97	-9.71

Comoros: Trends in Natural Forest Cover (Deforestation), 1990-2010

FOREST COVER (excluding planted forests) (1000 ha)
1990	2000	2005	2010
10	6	4	2
ANNUAL CHANGE RATE (1000 ha) Negative number represents deforestation
	1990-2000	2000-2005	2005-2010
	0	0	0
ANNUAL CHANGE RATE (percent) Negative number represents deforestation
	1990-2000	2000-2005	2005-2010
	-4.0	-4	-7

Comoros: Trends in Primary or Old Growth Forest Cover, 1990-2010

PRIMARY FOREST COVER (1000 ha)
1990	2000	2005	2010
0	0	0	0
ANNUAL CHANGE RATE (1000 ha) Negative number represents deforestation
	1990-2000	2000-2005	2005-2010
	0	0	0
ANNUAL CHANGE RATE (percent) Negative number represents deforestation
	1990-2000	2000-2005	2005-2010
	-	-	-

Comoros: Trends in Planted Forest Cover, 1990-2010

PLANTED FOREST COVER (1000 ha)
1990	2000	2005	2010
2	2	1	1
ANNUAL CHANGE RATE (1000 ha) Negative number represents deforestation
	1990-2000	2000-2005	2005-2010
	0	n.s.	0
ANNUAL CHANGE RATE (percent) Negative number represents deforestation
	1990-2000	2000-2005	2005-2010
	0	-12.94	0

Comoros: Primary designated function (percent)

Production	Protection of soil and water	Conservation of biodiversity	Social services	Multiple use	Other	None or unknown
33	67	0	0	0	0	0

Comoros: Forest ownership and management rights 2005 (percent)

OWNERSHIP PATTERN
Public ownership	Private ownership	Other
100	0	0

PRIVATE OWNERSHIP
Individuals	Business entities and institutions	Local, indigenous and tribal communities
-	-	-

HOLDER OF MANAGEMENT RIGHTS OF PUBLIC FORESTS
Public administration	Individuals	Business entities and Institutions	Communities	Other
-	-	-	-	-

Comoros: Growing stock in forest

GROWING STOCK IN FOREST
Total (million m3)	Per hectare (m3)	Coniferous (million m3)	Broadleaved (million m3)	% commercial species
1	213	1	0	100
GROWING STOCK IN FOREST
Total (million m3)	Per hectare (m3)	Coniferous (million m3)	Broadleaved (million m3)	% commercial species
-	-

Comoros: Trends in carbon stock in living forest biomass 1990-2010

CARBON STOCK IN LIVING FOREST BIOMASS (million metric tons)
1990	2000	2005	2010
2	1	1	n.s.
CARBON STOCK IN LIVING FOREST BIOMASS (per hectare in tons)
			2000
			117
ANNUAL CHANGE (1 000 t/yr)
1990	2000	2005	2010
	n.s.	n.s.	n.s.
ANNUAL CHANGE PER HECTARE (t/ha/yr)
1990	2000	2005	2010
	0.7	n.s.	-5.5

Comoros: Area of forest affected by fire and other disturbances 2005

FOREST FIRE
1000 ha	% wild fire (not managed burn)
0	-

EXCLUDING FOREST FIRE
Insects	Diseases	Other biotic agents	Abiotic factors	Total (excluding fire)	% of 2005 forest area
0	0	0	0	0	0

Comoros: Trends in removals of wood products 1990-2005

INDUSTRIAL ROUNDWOOD Total volume (1 000 m3 over bark)
1990	2000	2005	percent of which from forest 2005
8	8	9	100
WOODFUEL Total volume (1 000 m3 over bark)
1990	2000	2005	percent of which from forest 2005
160	185	197	100

Comoros: Value of wood and NWFP removals 2005

Value of removals (million US$)				Value per ha forest (US$)
Industrial roundwood	Woodfuel	NWFP	Total
2	2	-	-	-

Comoros: Employment in forestry 1990-2005

TOTAL (1000 full-time employees)
1990	2000	2005
-	-	-
IN PRIMARY PRODUCTION OF GOODS-FORESTRY (1000 full-time employees)
1990	2000	2005
-	-	-
IN MANAGEMENT OF PROTECTED AREAS-CONSERVATION (1000 full-time employees)
1990	2000	2005
-	-	-

Comoros: Forest policy and legal framework 2008

National forest policy (year): - (-)
Sub-national forest policy: -
National forest program (year) - status: - (-) -
National forest law (year): - (-) Sub-national forest law: -

Comoros: Human resources within public forest institutions 2000-2008

2000		2005		2008
#	% female	#	% female	#	% female
-	-	-	-	-	-

Comoros: Forest revenue and public expenditure on forestry 2005

Forest revenue	Public expenditure (1000 US$)
	Domestic funding		External funding		Total
(1000 US$)	Operational expenditure	Transfer payments	Operational expenditure	Transfer payments	Operational expenditure	Transfer payments
-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Comoros: Status of ratification of international conventions and agreements as of 1 January 2010

CbD:

UNFCCC:

Kyoto Protocol:

UNCCD:

ITTA:

CITeS:

Ramsar:

World Heritage Convention:

NlbI: [an error occurred while processing this directive] Comoros: Environment

Environment - current issues	soil degradation and erosion results from crop cultivation on slopes without proper terracing; deforestation
Environment - international agreements	party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements
Natural hazards	cyclones possible during rainy season (December to April); Le Kartala on Grand Comore is an active volcano

Comoros: Land use / Resources

Land use (%)	arable land: 35.87% permanent crops: 23.32% other: 40.81% (2001)
Natural resources	NEGL

Comoros: Economy

Economy - overview:	One of the world's poorest countries, Comoros is made up of three islands that have inadequate transportation links, a young and rapidly increasing population, and few natural resources. The low educational level of the labor force contributes to a subsistence level of economic activity, high unemployment, and a heavy dependence on foreign grants and technical assistance. Agriculture, including fishing, hunting, and forestry, contributes 40% to GDP, employs 80% of the labor force, and provides most of the exports. The country is not self-sufficient in food production; rice, the main staple, accounts for the bulk of imports. The government - which is hampered by internal political disputes - is struggling to upgrade education and technical training, privatize commercial and industrial enterprises, improve health services, diversify exports, promote tourism, and reduce the high population growth rate. Increased foreign support is essential if the goal of 4% annual GDP growth is to be met. Remittances from 150,000 Comorans abroad help supplement GDP.
GDP - per capita	$600 (2005 est.)
GDP - real growth rate (%)	3% (2005 est.)
Agriculture - products	vanilla, cloves, perfume essences, copra, coconuts, bananas, cassava (tapioca)
GDP - composition by sector (%)	agriculture: 40%, industry: 4%, services: 56% (2001 est.)
Industries	tourism, perfume distillation
Economic aid - recipient	$24 million (2003 est.)
Debt - external	$232 million (2000 est.)
Population below poverty line (%)	60% (2002 est.)
Labor force - by occupation (%)	agriculture 80%

Comoros: Population / Demographics

Population (July 2005)	671,247
Population growth rate (%) (2005)	2.91%
Population density (people/sq km) (2005)	309.3
Percent rural (2003)	65.0%
Median age (years)	total: 18.61 years
Total fertility rate (children born/woman)	5.09 (2005 est.)
Ethnic groups (%)	Antalote, Cafre, Makoa, Oimatsaha, Sakalava

[an error occurred while processing this directive]--> Comoros: Infrastructure

Telephones - main lines in use	13,200 (2003)
Telephones - mobile cellular	2,000 (2003)
Roadways (km)	total: 880 km paved: 673 km unpaved: 207 km (1999)

Comoros: Health

Life expectancy at birth (years)	total population: 61.96 years male: 59.65 years female: 64.33 years (2005 est.)
Infant mortality rate	74.93 deaths/1,000 live births
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate (%)	0.12% (2001 est.)

Comoros : References & Data Sources

Environment, Land use / Resources, Economy, Population / Demographics, Infrastructure, Health -- CIA World Factbook, 2005

Forest Cover, Forest types, Breakdown of forest types, Change in Forest Cover, Primary forests, Forest designation, Disturbances affecting forest land, Value of forests, Production, trade and consumption of forest products -- The FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS's Global Forest Resources Assessment (2005 & 2010) and the State of the World's Forests (2009, 2007, 2005, 2003, 2001)

Protected Areas, Plant and animal biodiversity -- United Nations Environment Programme - World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC). 2004. World Database on Protected Areas.

Biosphere reservers -- United Nations Education, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) - Man and Biosphere Program. 2004. UNESCO - MAB Biosphere Reserves Directory.

RAMSAR sites -- The Bureau of the Convention on Wetlands . 2005. The Ramsar List of Wetlands of International Importance.

World Resources Institute's EarthTrends web site

The 2004 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species

Population Data -- United Nations Population Fund

With additional analysis by Rhett Butler of mongabay.com

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World Rainforests

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References

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