Comoros vs Vanuatu: Methane emissions
Comoros
400,656 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Vanuatu
331,705 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Comoros rank
168th
Vanuatu rank
170th
Methane emissions over time
- Comoros
- Vanuatu
How they compare
Comoros currently reports 400,656 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 331,705 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Vanuatu, a difference of 68,951 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Comoros's figure about 1.2 times Vanuatu's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Vanuatu ahead.
Comoros ranks 168th and Vanuatu ranks 170th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Comoros averaged higher in 4 and Vanuatu in 14.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Comoros | Vanuatu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 57,300 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 78,314 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 21,015 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Vanuatu |
| 1860s | 58,093 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 82,160 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 24,067 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Vanuatu |
| 1870s | 59,286 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 85,303 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 26,017 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Vanuatu |
| 1880s | 60,496 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 88,661 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 28,164 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Vanuatu |
| 1890s | 61,731 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 92,107 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 30,376 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Vanuatu |
| 1900s | 62,196 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 95,450 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 33,253 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Vanuatu |
| 1910s | 66,967 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 98,543 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 31,575 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Vanuatu |
| 1920s | 79,896 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 100,880 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 20,984 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Vanuatu |
| 1930s | 97,209 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 101,711 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4,502 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Vanuatu |
| 1940s | 121,844 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 91,498 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 30,346 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Comoros |
| 1950s | 149,837 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 88,215 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 61,622 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Comoros |
| 1960s | 176,092 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 135,319 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 40,772 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Comoros |
| 1970s | 206,420 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 224,317 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 17,896 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Vanuatu |
| 1980s | 241,905 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 252,509 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10,604 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Vanuatu |
| 1990s | 271,984 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 339,109 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 67,125 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Vanuatu |
| 2000s | 313,187 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 371,124 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 57,936 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Vanuatu |
| 2010s | 355,094 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 389,706 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 34,612 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Vanuatu |
| 2020s | 394,751 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 328,136 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 66,615 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Comoros |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher methane emissions, Comoros or Vanuatu?
- Comoros, at 400,656 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 331,705 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Vanuatu as of 2024.
- What is the difference in methane emissions between Comoros and Vanuatu?
- 68,951 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Comoros ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Comoros and Vanuatu?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Comoros and Vanuatu rank globally for methane emissions?
- Comoros ranks 168th and Vanuatu ranks 170th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Methane emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.