Comoros vs Vanuatu: Nitrous oxide emissions
Comoros
68,136 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Vanuatu
87,366 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Comoros rank
169th
Vanuatu rank
168th
Nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Comoros
- Vanuatu
How they compare
Vanuatu currently reports 87,366 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 68,136 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Comoros, a difference of 19,230 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Vanuatu's figure about 1.3 times Comoros's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Vanuatu ahead.
Comoros ranks 169th and Vanuatu ranks 168th of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Comoros averaged higher in 2 and Vanuatu in 16.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Comoros | Vanuatu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 2,196 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4,834 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2,637 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Vanuatu |
| 1860s | 2,343 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5,156 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2,812 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Vanuatu |
| 1870s | 2,929 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6,455 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3,526 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Vanuatu |
| 1880s | 3,832 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8,462 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4,629 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Vanuatu |
| 1890s | 4,350 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8,448 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4,098 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Vanuatu |
| 1900s | 4,900 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8,940 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4,040 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Vanuatu |
| 1910s | 6,474 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11,085 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4,611 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Vanuatu |
| 1920s | 9,784 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 12,288 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2,504 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Vanuatu |
| 1930s | 10,582 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 12,846 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2,264 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Vanuatu |
| 1940s | 24,863 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 16,119 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8,745 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Comoros |
| 1950s | 36,873 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 22,977 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 13,897 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Comoros |
| 1960s | 35,867 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 41,186 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5,319 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Vanuatu |
| 1970s | 45,248 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 71,375 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 26,127 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Vanuatu |
| 1980s | 43,777 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 78,683 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 34,906 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Vanuatu |
| 1990s | 47,782 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 106,119 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 58,337 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Vanuatu |
| 2000s | 55,545 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 111,653 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 56,108 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Vanuatu |
| 2010s | 62,113 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 112,939 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 50,827 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Vanuatu |
| 2020s | 67,992 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 87,199 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 19,207 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Vanuatu |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nitrous oxide emissions, Comoros or Vanuatu?
- Vanuatu, at 87,366 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 68,136 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Comoros as of 2024.
- What is the difference in nitrous oxide emissions between Comoros and Vanuatu?
- 19,230 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Vanuatu 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 nitrous oxide emissions?
- Comoros ranks 169th and Vanuatu ranks 168th of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Nitrous oxide 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.