Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil in Comoros
Comoros: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil was 7.51 million tonnes in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil in Comoros, 1959–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
Comoros recorded 7.51 million tonnes for cumulative co₂ emissions from oil in 2024. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.9% on the previous year and up 99.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cumulative co₂ emissions from oil in Comoros peaked at 7.51 million tonnes in 2024 and was at its lowest, 10,992 tonnes, in 1959.
Comoros ranks 196th of 215 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 10,992 tonnes | 10,992 tonnes | 10,992 tonnes | 1 |
| 1960s | 80,608 tonnes | 21,984 tonnes | 153,888 tonnes | 10 |
| 1970s | 323,898 tonnes | 183,200 tonnes | 465,328 tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 726,938 tonnes | 512,960 tonnes | 945,312 tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.34 million tonnes | 1.01 million tonnes | 1.70 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.38 million tonnes | 1.81 million tonnes | 2.97 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.95 million tonnes | 3.13 million tonnes | 5.02 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.43 million tonnes | 5.39 million tonnes | 7.51 million tonnes | 5 |
Countries ranked near Comoros
- 193 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 7.97 million tonnes compare
- 194 Samoa 7.77 million tonnes compare
- 195 Turks and Caicos Islands 7.61 million tonnes compare
- 197 British Virgin Islands 6.26 million tonnes compare
- 198 Dominica 5.49 million tonnes compare
- 199 Vanuatu 5.39 million tonnes 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 cumulative co₂ emissions from oil in Comoros?
- Cumulative co₂ emissions from oil in Comoros was 7.51 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 oil recorded in Comoros?
- The highest recorded value was 7.51 million tonnes in 2024.
- What is the lowest cumulative co₂ emissions from oil recorded in Comoros?
- The lowest recorded value was 10,992 tonnes in 1959.
- How does Comoros rank for cumulative co₂ emissions from oil?
- Comoros ranks 196th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cumulative co₂ emissions from oil rising or falling in Comoros?
- Over the last ten years it is up 99.1%. 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 oil. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from oil since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.