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
Latest (2022)
0.3161 kilograms per international-$
Change on year
up 4.0%
World rank
36th
of 164 countries
All-time high
0.3161 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
All-time low
0.0616 kilograms per international-$
in 1964
Years of data
64
1959–2022
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-$, in 1964.
That places Comoros 36th out of 164 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP in Comoros, year by year
| Year | kilograms per international-$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1959 | 0.0961 kilograms per international-$ | — |
| 1960 | 0.0885 kilograms per international-$ | -7.9% |
| 1961 | 0.0876 kilograms per international-$ | -1.0% |
| 1962 | 0.0802 kilograms per international-$ | -8.5% |
| 1963 | 0.0663 kilograms per international-$ | -17.3% |
| 1964 | 0.0616 kilograms per international-$ | -7.1% |
| 1965 | 0.0818 kilograms per international-$ | +32.8% |
| 1966 | 0.0922 kilograms per international-$ | +12.8% |
| 1967 | 0.0887 kilograms per international-$ | -3.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0885 kilograms per international-$ | -0.2% |
| 1969 | 0.0868 kilograms per international-$ | -2.0% |
| 1970 | 0.1287 kilograms per international-$ | +48.3% |
| 1971 | 0.1233 kilograms per international-$ | -4.2% |
| 1972 | 0.1204 kilograms per international-$ | -2.4% |
| 1973 | 0.1125 kilograms per international-$ | -6.6% |
| 1974 | 0.1093 kilograms per international-$ | -2.8% |
| 1975 | 0.1151 kilograms per international-$ | +5.3% |
| 1976 | 0.1406 kilograms per international-$ | +22.2% |
| 1977 | 0.135 kilograms per international-$ | -4.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0953 kilograms per international-$ | -29.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0653 kilograms per international-$ | -31.5% |
| 1980 | 0.1315 kilograms per international-$ | +101.4% |
| 1981 | 0.1266 kilograms per international-$ | -3.7% |
| 1982 | 0.119 kilograms per international-$ | -6.0% |
| 1983 | 0.1136 kilograms per international-$ | -4.6% |
| 1984 | 0.109 kilograms per international-$ | -4.0% |
| 1985 | 0.107 kilograms per international-$ | -1.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0969 kilograms per international-$ | -9.4% |
| 1987 | 0.1034 kilograms per international-$ | +6.6% |
| 1988 | 0.1083 kilograms per international-$ | +4.8% |
| 1989 | 0.11 kilograms per international-$ | +1.5% |
| 1990 | 0.1327 kilograms per international-$ | +20.6% |
| 1991 | 0.1361 kilograms per international-$ | +2.6% |
| 1992 | 0.1302 kilograms per international-$ | -4.4% |
| 1993 | 0.1247 kilograms per international-$ | -4.2% |
| 1994 | 0.1366 kilograms per international-$ | +9.5% |
| 1995 | 0.1365 kilograms per international-$ | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.1364 kilograms per international-$ | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.1353 kilograms per international-$ | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 0.1439 kilograms per international-$ | +6.4% |
| 1999 | 0.1509 kilograms per international-$ | +4.8% |
| 2000 | 0.1563 kilograms per international-$ | +3.6% |
| 2001 | 0.1561 kilograms per international-$ | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.1505 kilograms per international-$ | -3.6% |
| 2003 | 0.1853 kilograms per international-$ | +23.1% |
| 2004 | 0.1987 kilograms per international-$ | +7.3% |
| 2005 | 0.1812 kilograms per international-$ | -8.8% |
| 2006 | 0.1897 kilograms per international-$ | +4.7% |
| 2007 | 0.117 kilograms per international-$ | -38.3% |
| 2008 | 0.1149 kilograms per international-$ | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 0.135 kilograms per international-$ | +17.5% |
| 2010 | 0.1594 kilograms per international-$ | +18.1% |
| 2011 | 0.1338 kilograms per international-$ | -16.0% |
| 2012 | 0.1384 kilograms per international-$ | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 0.1505 kilograms per international-$ | +8.7% |
| 2014 | 0.1305 kilograms per international-$ | -13.3% |
| 2015 | 0.1355 kilograms per international-$ | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 0.1513 kilograms per international-$ | +11.6% |
| 2017 | 0.185 kilograms per international-$ | +22.3% |
| 2018 | 0.1932 kilograms per international-$ | +4.4% |
| 2019 | 0.2031 kilograms per international-$ | +5.2% |
| 2020 | 0.2321 kilograms per international-$ | +14.2% |
| 2021 | 0.304 kilograms per international-$ | +31.0% |
| 2022 | 0.3161 kilograms per international-$ | +4.0% |
Comoros compared with similar countries
- Comoros's 0.3161 kilograms per international-$ is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1835 kilograms per international-$, 1.7× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Comoros's 0.3161 kilograms per international-$ is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.158 kilograms per international-$, 2.0× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP in Comoros changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | +101.4% | 0.0653 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1315 kilograms per international-$ |
| 1970 | +48.3% | 0.0868 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1287 kilograms per international-$ |
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
- 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 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-$).