Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP in Comoros
Comoros: Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP was 0.3161 kilograms per international-$ in 2022. ▲ Rising
Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP in Comoros, 1959–2022
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms per international-$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Comoros is 0.3161 kilograms per international-$, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 4.0% on the previous year and up 128.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Comoros peaked at 0.3161 kilograms per international-$ in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0616 kilograms per international-$, in 1964.
That places Comoros 36th out of 164 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.0961 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0961 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0961 kilograms per international-$ | 1 |
| 1960s | 0.0822 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0616 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0922 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1146 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0653 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1406 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1125 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0969 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1315 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1363 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1247 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1509 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1585 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1149 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1987 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1581 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1305 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2031 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2841 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2321 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3161 kilograms per international-$ | 3 |
Countries ranked near Comoros
- 33 Algeria 0.3236 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 34 Malaysia 0.3212 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 35 Cambodia 0.3203 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 37 Lebanon 0.3151 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 38 Canada 0.3109 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 39 Uzbekistan 0.3026 kilograms per international-$ 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 carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Comoros?
- Carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Comoros was 0.3161 kilograms per international-$ in 2022, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp recorded in Comoros?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3161 kilograms per international-$ in 2022.
- What is the lowest carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp recorded in Comoros?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0616 kilograms per international-$ in 1964.
- How does Comoros rank for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp?
- Comoros ranks 36th out of 164 countries with data for 2022.
- Is carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp rising or falling in Comoros?
- Over the last ten years it is up 128.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Comoros data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).