Co2 intensity in Comoros
Comoros: Co2 intensity was 0.3161 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Co2 intensity in Comoros, 1959–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for co2 intensity in Comoros is 0.3161, 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, co2 intensity in Comoros peaked at 0.3161 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0616, 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.
Co2 intensity in Comoros, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1959 | 0.0961 | — |
| 1960 | 0.0885 | -7.9% |
| 1961 | 0.0876 | -1.0% |
| 1962 | 0.0802 | -8.5% |
| 1963 | 0.0663 | -17.3% |
| 1964 | 0.0616 | -7.1% |
| 1965 | 0.0818 | +32.8% |
| 1966 | 0.0922 | +12.8% |
| 1967 | 0.0887 | -3.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0885 | -0.2% |
| 1969 | 0.0868 | -2.0% |
| 1970 | 0.1287 | +48.3% |
| 1971 | 0.1233 | -4.2% |
| 1972 | 0.1204 | -2.4% |
| 1973 | 0.1125 | -6.6% |
| 1974 | 0.1093 | -2.8% |
| 1975 | 0.1151 | +5.3% |
| 1976 | 0.1406 | +22.2% |
| 1977 | 0.135 | -4.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0953 | -29.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0653 | -31.5% |
| 1980 | 0.1315 | +101.4% |
| 1981 | 0.1266 | -3.7% |
| 1982 | 0.119 | -6.0% |
| 1983 | 0.1136 | -4.6% |
| 1984 | 0.109 | -4.0% |
| 1985 | 0.107 | -1.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0969 | -9.4% |
| 1987 | 0.1034 | +6.6% |
| 1988 | 0.1083 | +4.8% |
| 1989 | 0.11 | +1.5% |
| 1990 | 0.1327 | +20.6% |
| 1991 | 0.1361 | +2.6% |
| 1992 | 0.1302 | -4.4% |
| 1993 | 0.1247 | -4.2% |
| 1994 | 0.1366 | +9.5% |
| 1995 | 0.1365 | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.1364 | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.1353 | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 0.1439 | +6.4% |
| 1999 | 0.1509 | +4.8% |
| 2000 | 0.1563 | +3.6% |
| 2001 | 0.1561 | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.1505 | -3.6% |
| 2003 | 0.1853 | +23.1% |
| 2004 | 0.1987 | +7.3% |
| 2005 | 0.1812 | -8.8% |
| 2006 | 0.1897 | +4.7% |
| 2007 | 0.117 | -38.3% |
| 2008 | 0.1149 | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 0.135 | +17.5% |
| 2010 | 0.1594 | +18.1% |
| 2011 | 0.1338 | -16.0% |
| 2012 | 0.1384 | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 0.1505 | +8.7% |
| 2014 | 0.1305 | -13.3% |
| 2015 | 0.1355 | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 0.1513 | +11.6% |
| 2017 | 0.185 | +22.3% |
| 2018 | 0.1932 | +4.4% |
| 2019 | 0.2031 | +5.2% |
| 2020 | 0.2321 | +14.2% |
| 2021 | 0.304 | +31.0% |
| 2022 | 0.3161 | +4.0% |
Comoros compared with similar countries
- Comoros's 0.3161 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1835, 1.7× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Comoros's 0.3161 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.158, 2.0× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Co2 intensity 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | +101.4% | 0.0653 | 0.1315 |
| 1970 | +48.3% | 0.0868 | 0.1287 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.0961 | 0.0961 | 0.0961 | 1 |
| 1960s | 0.0822 | 0.0616 | 0.0922 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1146 | 0.0653 | 0.1406 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1125 | 0.0969 | 0.1315 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1363 | 0.1247 | 0.1509 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1585 | 0.1149 | 0.1987 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1581 | 0.1305 | 0.2031 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2841 | 0.2321 | 0.3161 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Comoros
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 co2 intensity in Comoros?
- Co2 intensity in Comoros was 0.3161 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest co2 intensity recorded in Comoros?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3161 in 2022.
- What is the lowest co2 intensity recorded in Comoros?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0616 in 1964.
- How does Comoros rank for co2 intensity?
- Comoros ranks 36th out of 164 countries with data for 2022.
- Is co2 intensity 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Co2 intensity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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