Comoros vs Japan: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita

Comoros
0.0306 tonnes per person
in 2024
Japan
0.0444 tonnes per person
in 2024
Comoros rank
106th
Japan rank
104th

Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita over time

  • Comoros
  • Japan
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How they compare

Japan currently reports 0.0444 tonnes per person against 0.0306 tonnes per person in Comoros, a difference of 0.0138 tonnes per person.

That makes Japan's figure about 1.5 times Comoros's.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Comoros ahead.

Comoros ranks 106th and Japan ranks 104th of 194 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, Comoros averaged higher in 8 and Japan in 10.

Head to head by decade

Decade Comoros Japan Difference Ahead
1850s 0.6052 tonnes per person 0.4377 tonnes per person 0.1675 tonnes per person Comoros
1860s 0.5865 tonnes per person 0.4579 tonnes per person 0.1286 tonnes per person Comoros
1870s 0.6022 tonnes per person 0.5288 tonnes per person 0.0735 tonnes per person Comoros
1880s 0.6208 tonnes per person 0.6218 tonnes per person 0.001 tonnes per person Japan
1890s 0.6109 tonnes per person 0.7822 tonnes per person 0.1714 tonnes per person Japan
1900s 0.5618 tonnes per person 0.9009 tonnes per person 0.3391 tonnes per person Japan
1910s 0.4928 tonnes per person 0.9479 tonnes per person 0.4551 tonnes per person Japan
1920s 0.458 tonnes per person 1.03 tonnes per person 0.5703 tonnes per person Japan
1930s 0.4585 tonnes per person 1.02 tonnes per person 0.5629 tonnes per person Japan
1940s 0.4612 tonnes per person 0.955 tonnes per person 0.4938 tonnes per person Japan
1950s 1 tonnes per person 0.7999 tonnes per person 0.2003 tonnes per person Comoros
1960s -0.1606 tonnes per person 0.5673 tonnes per person 0.7279 tonnes per person Japan
1970s 0.0675 tonnes per person 0.2292 tonnes per person 0.1617 tonnes per person Japan
1980s 0.5603 tonnes per person 0.0665 tonnes per person 0.4938 tonnes per person Comoros
1990s 0.4891 tonnes per person -0.0187 tonnes per person 0.5078 tonnes per person Comoros
2000s 0.2199 tonnes per person -0.0704 tonnes per person 0.2903 tonnes per person Comoros
2010s 0.054 tonnes per person -0.0338 tonnes per person 0.0878 tonnes per person Comoros
2020s 0.0237 tonnes per person 0.0361 tonnes per person 0.0124 tonnes per person Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita, Comoros or Japan?
Japan, at 0.0444 tonnes per person against 0.0306 tonnes per person in Comoros as of 2024.
What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita between Comoros and Japan?
0.0138 tonnes per person, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Comoros and Japan?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Comoros and Japan rank globally for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita?
Comoros ranks 106th and Japan ranks 104th of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita
Unit
tonnes per person
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 33,660 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change, measured in tonnes per person.