Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions in Comoros
Comoros: Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions was 1.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
1.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
189th
of 198 countries
All-time high
1.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1983
All-time low
0.7958 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1919
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions in Comoros, 1850–2024
Source: Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
Analysis
Comoros recorded 1.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person for per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 42.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions in Comoros peaked at 1.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1983 and was at its lowest, 0.7958 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, in 1919.
Comoros ranks 189th of 198 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 175 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1860s | 1.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 1.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 1.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 1.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.9209 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8388 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9995 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.8113 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7958 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8269 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.834 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.801 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8673 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.9136 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8776 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9501 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 1.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9648 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 1.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9955 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.964 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8962 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9884 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8552 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9282 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8105 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8868 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.835 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9896 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Comoros
- 186 Eswatini 1.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 187 Sao Tome and Principe 1.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 188 Uganda 1.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 190 Malawi 1.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 191 Gambia 1.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 192 Haiti 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 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 per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions in Comoros?
- Per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions in Comoros was 1.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions recorded in Comoros?
- The highest recorded value was 1.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1983.
- What is the lowest per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions recorded in Comoros?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7958 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1919.
- How does Comoros rank for per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions?
- Comoros ranks 189th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions rising or falling in Comoros?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Comoros data come from?
- The figures come from Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.