Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Comoros
Comoros: Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food was 67.5% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Comoros, 1990–2015
Source: Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2015, share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Comoros stood at 67.5%.
The figure is down 2.7% on the previous year and down 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Comoros peaked at 80.8% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 66.6%, in 2013.
Comoros ranks 70th of 217 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 79.1% | 77.6% | 80.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 73.3% | 67.6% | 77.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 68.4% | 66.6% | 70.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Comoros
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 share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Comoros?
- Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Comoros was 67.5% in 2015, according to Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food recorded in Comoros?
- The highest recorded value was 80.8% in 1990.
- What is the lowest share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food recorded in Comoros?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.6% in 2013.
- How does Comoros rank for share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food?
- Comoros ranks 70th out of 217 countries with data for 2015.
- Is share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food rising or falling in Comoros?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Comoros data come from?
- The figures come from Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Food system emissions include agriculture, land-use change, and supply chain emissions (transport, packaging, food processing, retail, cooking, and waste). Emissions are quantified based on food production, not consumption. This means they do not account for international trade.