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
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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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Indicator
Methane emissions
Unit
tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
Source
Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 34,825 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

Measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.