Per capita methane emissions in Comoros
Comoros: Per capita methane emissions was 0.4623 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.4623 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Change on year
down 1.5%
World rank
171st
of 199 countries
All-time high
0.9493 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1850
All-time low
0.4623 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita methane 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 0.4623 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person for per capita methane emissions in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 175 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita methane emissions in Comoros peaked at 0.9493 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1850 and was at its lowest, 0.4623 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, in 2024.
Comoros ranks 171st of 199 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 | 0.9252 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9001 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9493 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.875 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8556 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8946 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.8328 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8144 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8513 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.7927 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7753 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8104 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.7544 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7359 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7714 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.6648 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.601 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.728 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.577 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.567 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5878 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.5955 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5675 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6261 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.6748 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6329 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.7882 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7305 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8374 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.8423 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8344 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8473 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.8195 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7569 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9214 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.728 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7068 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7618 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6329 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5878 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6985 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5602 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5337 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6837 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5338 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5108 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5686 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4938 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4838 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5006 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4734 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4623 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4878 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Comoros
- 168 Sri Lanka 0.4803 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 169 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.4799 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 170 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.478 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 172 Liberia 0.4608 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 173 Mauritius 0.4485 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 174 Saint Helena 0.4391 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 methane emissions in Comoros?
- Per capita methane emissions in Comoros was 0.4623 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 methane emissions recorded in Comoros?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9493 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1850.
- What is the lowest per capita methane emissions recorded in Comoros?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4623 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024.
- How does Comoros rank for per capita methane emissions?
- Comoros ranks 171st out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita methane emissions rising or falling in Comoros?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.3%. 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 methane emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.