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Per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Comoros

Comoros: Per capita greenhouse gas 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
190th
of 199 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 greenhouse gas emissions in Comoros, 1850–2024

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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

In 2024, per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Comoros stood at 1.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.

That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and up 42.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, per capita greenhouse gas 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.

That places Comoros 190th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 175 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 187 Eswatini 1.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
  2. 188 Sao Tome and Principe 1.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
  3. 189 Uganda 1.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
  4. 191 Malawi 1.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
  5. 192 Gambia 1.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
  6. 193 Haiti 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare

See the full ranking of 199 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Comoros?
Per capita greenhouse gas 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 greenhouse gas 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 greenhouse gas 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 greenhouse gas emissions?
Comoros ranks 190th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is per capita greenhouse gas 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 greenhouse gas emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions
Unit
tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Source
Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 34,079 data points, 1850–2024
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Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.