Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Comoros
Comoros: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change was 13.19 million tonnes in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Comoros, 1850–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
In 2024, cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change in Comoros stood at 13.19 million tonnes. That is the highest value across all 175 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change in Comoros peaked at 13.19 million tonnes in 2024 and was at its lowest, 37,776 tonnes, in 1850.
Comoros ranks 155th of 197 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 206,910 tonnes | 37,776 tonnes | 374,717 tonnes | 10 |
| 1860s | 588,211 tonnes | 412,933 tonnes | 764,091 tonnes | 10 |
| 1870s | 996,378 tonnes | 804,285 tonnes | 1.19 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1880s | 1.45 million tonnes | 1.24 million tonnes | 1.67 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1890s | 1.94 million tonnes | 1.72 million tonnes | 2.17 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1900s | 2.45 million tonnes | 2.22 million tonnes | 2.69 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1910s | 3.00 million tonnes | 2.75 million tonnes | 3.26 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1920s | 3.60 million tonnes | 3.32 million tonnes | 3.88 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1930s | 4.24 million tonnes | 3.94 million tonnes | 4.54 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1940s | 4.93 million tonnes | 4.61 million tonnes | 5.25 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1950s | 6.24 million tonnes | 5.40 million tonnes | 7.02 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1960s | 6.86 million tonnes | 6.67 million tonnes | 7.03 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1970s | 6.61 million tonnes | 6.40 million tonnes | 6.93 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 8.04 million tonnes | 6.96 million tonnes | 9.09 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.36 million tonnes | 9.24 million tonnes | 11.47 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.37 million tonnes | 11.72 million tonnes | 12.71 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.95 million tonnes | 12.76 million tonnes | 13.09 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.15 million tonnes | 13.11 million tonnes | 13.19 million tonnes | 5 |
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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 cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change in Comoros?
- Cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change in Comoros was 13.19 million tonnes in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change recorded in Comoros?
- The highest recorded value was 13.19 million tonnes in 2024.
- What is the lowest cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change recorded in Comoros?
- The lowest recorded value was 37,776 tonnes in 1850.
- How does Comoros rank for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Comoros ranks 155th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change rising or falling in Comoros?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. 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 Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.