Comoros vs Liberia: Per capita methane emissions
Comoros
0.4623 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Liberia
0.4608 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Comoros rank
171st
Liberia rank
172nd
Per capita methane emissions over time
- Comoros
- Liberia
How they compare
Comoros currently reports 0.4623 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.4608 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Liberia, a difference of 0.0015 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Comoros ahead.
Comoros ranks 171st and Liberia ranks 172nd of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Comoros averaged higher in 10 and Liberia in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Comoros | Liberia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.9252 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4369 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4883 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Comoros |
| 1860s | 0.875 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7274 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1476 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Comoros |
| 1870s | 0.8328 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8762 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0434 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Liberia |
| 1880s | 0.7927 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9619 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1691 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Liberia |
| 1890s | 0.7544 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.388 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Liberia |
| 1900s | 0.6648 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4349 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Liberia |
| 1910s | 0.577 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4484 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Liberia |
| 1920s | 0.5955 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9518 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3563 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Liberia |
| 1930s | 0.6748 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8173 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1425 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Liberia |
| 1940s | 0.7882 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6918 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0964 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Comoros |
| 1950s | 0.8423 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5438 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2986 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Comoros |
| 1960s | 0.8195 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4108 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4087 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Comoros |
| 1970s | 0.728 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3552 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3728 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Comoros |
| 1980s | 0.6329 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3671 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2658 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Comoros |
| 1990s | 0.5602 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4627 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0974 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Comoros |
| 2000s | 0.5338 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5141 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0197 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Comoros |
| 2010s | 0.4938 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4951 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0012 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Liberia |
| 2020s | 0.4734 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4709 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0025 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Comoros |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita methane emissions, Comoros or Liberia?
- Comoros, at 0.4623 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.4608 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Liberia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita methane emissions between Comoros and Liberia?
- 0.0015 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Comoros ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Comoros and Liberia?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Comoros and Liberia rank globally for per capita methane emissions?
- Comoros ranks 171st and Liberia ranks 172nd 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.