Comoros vs Democratic Republic of Congo: Per capita methane emissions
Comoros
0.4623 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Democratic Republic of Congo
0.4799 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Comoros rank
171st
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
169th
Per capita methane emissions over time
- Comoros
- Democratic Republic of Congo
How they compare
Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 0.4799 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.4623 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Comoros, a difference of 0.0176 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Comoros ahead.
Comoros ranks 171st and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 169th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Comoros averaged higher in 14 and Democratic Republic of Congo in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Comoros | Democratic Republic of Congo | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.9252 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.185 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7402 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Comoros |
| 1860s | 0.875 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1895 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6854 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Comoros |
| 1870s | 0.8328 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.189 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6438 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Comoros |
| 1880s | 0.7927 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1907 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.602 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Comoros |
| 1890s | 0.7544 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2054 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5491 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Comoros |
| 1900s | 0.6648 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4248 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Comoros |
| 1910s | 0.577 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2964 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2806 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Comoros |
| 1920s | 0.5955 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3365 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2589 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Comoros |
| 1930s | 0.6748 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3797 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2951 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Comoros |
| 1940s | 0.7882 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5695 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2188 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Comoros |
| 1950s | 0.8423 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7631 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0793 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Comoros |
| 1960s | 0.8195 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7506 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0689 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Comoros |
| 1970s | 0.728 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6926 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0354 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Comoros |
| 1980s | 0.6329 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6498 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0169 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 1990s | 0.5602 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5932 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.033 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 2000s | 0.5338 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.495 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0388 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Comoros |
| 2010s | 0.4938 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5143 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0205 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 2020s | 0.4734 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4901 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0167 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Democratic Republic of Congo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita methane emissions, Comoros or Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Democratic Republic of Congo, at 0.4799 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.4623 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Comoros as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita methane emissions between Comoros and Democratic Republic of Congo?
- 0.0176 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Comoros and Democratic Republic of Congo?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Comoros and Democratic Republic of Congo rank globally for per capita methane emissions?
- Comoros ranks 171st and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 169th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita 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 per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.