AFOLU — Emissions per capita in Comoros
Comoros: AFOLU — Emissions per capita was 0.12 t CO2eq/cap in 2023. ▼ Falling
AFOLU — Emissions per capita in Comoros, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t CO2eq/cap.
Analysis
In 2023, afolu — emissions per capita in Comoros stood at 0.12 t CO2eq/cap. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of down 55.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, afolu — emissions per capita in Comoros peaked at 0.59 t CO2eq/cap in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.12 t CO2eq/cap, in 2021.
That places Comoros 176th out of 223 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
AFOLU — Emissions per capita in Comoros, year by year
| Year | t CO2eq/cap | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.59 t CO2eq/cap | — |
| 1991 | 0.42 t CO2eq/cap | -28.8% |
| 1992 | 0.41 t CO2eq/cap | -2.4% |
| 1993 | 0.4 t CO2eq/cap | -2.4% |
| 1994 | 0.4 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.39 t CO2eq/cap | -2.5% |
| 1996 | 0.39 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.38 t CO2eq/cap | -2.6% |
| 1998 | 0.39 t CO2eq/cap | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 0.39 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.36 t CO2eq/cap | -7.7% |
| 2001 | 0.39 t CO2eq/cap | +8.3% |
| 2002 | 0.39 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.36 t CO2eq/cap | -7.7% |
| 2004 | 0.36 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.41 t CO2eq/cap | +13.9% |
| 2006 | 0.33 t CO2eq/cap | -19.5% |
| 2007 | 0.32 t CO2eq/cap | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 0.32 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.3 t CO2eq/cap | -6.3% |
| 2010 | 0.29 t CO2eq/cap | -3.3% |
| 2011 | 0.28 t CO2eq/cap | -3.4% |
| 2012 | 0.27 t CO2eq/cap | -3.6% |
| 2013 | 0.27 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.26 t CO2eq/cap | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 0.26 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.21 t CO2eq/cap | -19.2% |
| 2017 | 0.21 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.2 t CO2eq/cap | -4.8% |
| 2019 | 0.2 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.2 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.12 t CO2eq/cap | -40.0% |
| 2022 | 0.12 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.12 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
Comoros compared with similar countries
- Comoros's 0.12 t CO2eq/cap is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.85 t CO2eq/cap, 14% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Comoros's 0.12 t CO2eq/cap is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.38 t CO2eq/cap, 9% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where AFOLU — Emissions per capita in Comoros changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | -40.0% | 0.2 t CO2eq/cap | 0.12 t CO2eq/cap |
| 1991 | -28.8% | 0.59 t CO2eq/cap | 0.42 t CO2eq/cap |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.416 t CO2eq/cap | 0.38 t CO2eq/cap | 0.59 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.354 t CO2eq/cap | 0.3 t CO2eq/cap | 0.41 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.245 t CO2eq/cap | 0.2 t CO2eq/cap | 0.29 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.14 t CO2eq/cap | 0.12 t CO2eq/cap | 0.2 t CO2eq/cap | 4 |
Countries ranked near Comoros
- 173 Lebanon 0.13 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 173 Nauru 0.13 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 173 Nauru 0.13 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 176 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 0.12 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 176 Jordan 0.12 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 176 Kuwait 0.12 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 176 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.12 t CO2eq/cap compare
More climate change data for Comoros
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 106,353 kg (2023)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 143.76 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 51.2 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 92.56 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.1932 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 3.31 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 29.94 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1.27 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 28.67 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.0048 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is afolu — emissions per capita in Comoros?
- Afolu — emissions per capita in Comoros was 0.12 t CO2eq/cap in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest afolu — emissions per capita recorded in Comoros?
- The highest recorded value was 0.59 t CO2eq/cap in 1990.
- What is the lowest afolu — emissions per capita recorded in Comoros?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.12 t CO2eq/cap in 2021.
- How does Comoros rank for afolu — emissions per capita?
- Comoros ranks 176th out of 223 countries with data for 2023.
- Is afolu — emissions per capita rising or falling in Comoros?
- Over the last ten years it is down 55.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Comoros data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of AFOLU — Emissions per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.