Comoros vs Palau: Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions
Comoros
9,520 tonnes
in 2024
Palau
9,890 tonnes
in 2024
Comoros rank
141st
Palau rank
139th
Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions over time
- Comoros
- Palau
How they compare
Palau currently reports 9,890 tonnes against 9,520 tonnes in Comoros, a difference of 370 tonnes.
The two have swapped places 26 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Palau ahead.
Comoros ranks 141st and Palau ranks 139th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Comoros averaged higher in 5 and Palau in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Comoros | Palau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 732.8 tonnes | 11,725 tonnes | 10,992 tonnes | Palau |
| 1970s | 366.4 tonnes | -732.8 tonnes | 1,099 tonnes | Comoros |
| 1980s | 2,931 tonnes | 10,259 tonnes | 7,328 tonnes | Palau |
| 1990s | 4,397 tonnes | -2,565 tonnes | 6,962 tonnes | Comoros |
| 2000s | 4,030 tonnes | -732.8 tonnes | 4,763 tonnes | Comoros |
| 2010s | 17,587 tonnes | 2,198 tonnes | 15,389 tonnes | Comoros |
| 2020s | 48,042 tonnes | 1,985 tonnes | 46,057 tonnes | Comoros |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher year-on-year change in co₂ emissions, Comoros or Palau?
- Palau, at 9,890 tonnes against 9,520 tonnes in Comoros as of 2024.
- What is the difference in year-on-year change in co₂ emissions between Comoros and Palau?
- 370 tonnes, with Palau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Comoros and Palau?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Comoros and Palau rank globally for year-on-year change in co₂ emissions?
- Comoros ranks 141st and Palau ranks 139th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual growth in total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in tonnes.