Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions in Comoros
Comoros: Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions was 1.8% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions in Comoros, 1960–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, annual percentage change in co₂ emissions in Comoros stood at 1.8%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.7% on the previous year and up 117.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual percentage change in co₂ emissions in Comoros peaked at 116.7% in 1980 and was at its lowest, -37.0%, in 2007.
Comoros ranks 114th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.8% | 0.0% | 33.3% | 10 |
| 1970s | 4.2% | -27.3% | 60.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 12.5% | -7.7% | 116.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.5% | 0.0% | 21.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.3% | -37.0% | 27.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.3% | -11.4% | 28.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.8% | 1.8% | 34.7% | 5 |
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- 115 Bhutan 1.7% compare
- 116 United Kingdom 1.7% compare
- 117 Faroe Islands 1.6% compare
More climate change data for Comoros
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.0% (2100)
- Population growth 1.9% (2025)
- Population, total 882,847 (2025)
- Urban population growth 3.0% (2025)
- Urban population 299,652 (2025)
- Urban population 33.9% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 0.6365 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 7.51 million tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 0.6365 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 0.6365 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual percentage change in co₂ emissions in Comoros?
- Annual percentage change in co₂ emissions in Comoros was 1.8% in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual percentage change in co₂ emissions recorded in Comoros?
- The highest recorded value was 116.7% in 1980.
- What is the lowest annual percentage change in co₂ emissions recorded in Comoros?
- The lowest recorded value was -37.0% in 2007.
- How does Comoros rank for annual percentage change in co₂ emissions?
- Comoros ranks 114th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is annual percentage change in co₂ emissions rising or falling in Comoros?
- Over the last ten years it is up 117.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Comoros data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual percentage growth in total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change.