Comoros vs Tonga: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Comoros
26,527 tonnes
in 2024
Tonga
15,609 tonnes
in 2024
Comoros rank
114th
Tonga rank
117th
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- Comoros
- Tonga
How they compare
Comoros currently reports 26,527 tonnes against 15,609 tonnes in Tonga, a difference of 10,918 tonnes.
That makes Comoros's figure about 1.7 times Tonga's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Comoros ahead.
Comoros ranks 114th and Tonga ranks 117th of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Comoros averaged higher in 14 and Tonga in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Comoros | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 37,472 tonnes | 21,042 tonnes | 16,429 tonnes | Comoros |
| 1860s | 38,937 tonnes | 15,143 tonnes | 23,794 tonnes | Comoros |
| 1870s | 42,891 tonnes | 11,358 tonnes | 31,532 tonnes | Comoros |
| 1880s | 47,379 tonnes | 9,988 tonnes | 37,391 tonnes | Comoros |
| 1890s | 49,977 tonnes | 9,255 tonnes | 40,722 tonnes | Comoros |
| 1900s | 52,589 tonnes | 8,838 tonnes | 43,752 tonnes | Comoros |
| 1910s | 57,092 tonnes | 5,437 tonnes | 51,655 tonnes | Comoros |
| 1920s | 61,379 tonnes | 3,041 tonnes | 58,338 tonnes | Comoros |
| 1930s | 65,989 tonnes | 1,718 tonnes | 64,270 tonnes | Comoros |
| 1940s | 71,210 tonnes | 670.51 tonnes | 70,539 tonnes | Comoros |
| 1950s | 177,059 tonnes | 86,210 tonnes | 90,849 tonnes | Comoros |
| 1960s | -35,079 tonnes | 119,648 tonnes | 154,727 tonnes | Tonga |
| 1970s | 25,670 tonnes | 45,807 tonnes | 20,137 tonnes | Tonga |
| 1980s | 216,312 tonnes | -3,440 tonnes | 219,752 tonnes | Comoros |
| 1990s | 237,940 tonnes | -25,010 tonnes | 262,951 tonnes | Comoros |
| 2000s | 124,433 tonnes | -7,911 tonnes | 132,344 tonnes | Comoros |
| 2010s | 38,194 tonnes | 58,569 tonnes | 20,375 tonnes | Tonga |
| 2020s | 19,815 tonnes | 21,640 tonnes | 1,825 tonnes | Tonga |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual co₂ emissions from land-use change, Comoros or Tonga?
- Comoros, at 26,527 tonnes against 15,609 tonnes in Tonga as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions from land-use change between Comoros and Tonga?
- 10,918 tonnes, with Comoros ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Comoros and Tonga?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Comoros and Tonga rank globally for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Comoros ranks 114th and Tonga ranks 117th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change, measured in tonnes.