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Per capita methane emissions in Comoros

Comoros: Per capita methane emissions was 0.4623 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
0.4623
Change on year
down 1.5%
World rank
171st
of 199 countries
All-time high
0.9493
in 1850
All-time low
0.4623
in 2024
Years of data
175
1850–2024

Per capita methane emissions in Comoros, 1850–2024

00.20.40.60.81185019372024

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Comoros recorded 0.4623 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 in 1850 and was at its lowest, 0.4623, 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.

Per capita methane emissions in Comoros, year by year

Year Value Change
1850 0.9493 —
1851 0.9448 -0.5%
1852 0.9397 -0.5%
1853 0.9339 -0.6%
1854 0.9282 -0.6%
1855 0.9225 -0.6%
1856 0.9169 -0.6%
1857 0.9112 -0.6%
1858 0.9057 -0.6%
1859 0.9001 -0.6%
1860 0.8946 -0.6%
1861 0.8902 -0.5%
1862 0.8858 -0.5%
1863 0.8814 -0.5%
1864 0.8771 -0.5%
1865 0.8727 -0.5%
1866 0.8684 -0.5%
1867 0.8641 -0.5%
1868 0.8598 -0.5%
1869 0.8556 -0.5%
1870 0.8513 -0.5%
1871 0.8473 -0.5%
1872 0.8431 -0.5%
1873 0.8389 -0.5%
1874 0.8348 -0.5%
1875 0.8307 -0.5%
1876 0.8266 -0.5%
1877 0.8225 -0.5%
1878 0.8185 -0.5%
1879 0.8144 -0.5%
1880 0.8104 -0.5%
1881 0.8064 -0.5%
1882 0.8025 -0.5%
1883 0.7985 -0.5%
1884 0.7946 -0.5%
1885 0.7907 -0.5%
1886 0.7868 -0.5%
1887 0.7829 -0.5%
1888 0.7791 -0.5%
1889 0.7753 -0.5%
1890 0.7714 -0.5%
1891 0.7677 -0.5%
1892 0.7639 -0.5%
1893 0.7602 -0.5%
1894 0.7564 -0.5%
1895 0.7527 -0.5%
1896 0.7491 -0.5%
1897 0.7454 -0.5%
1898 0.7417 -0.5%
1899 0.7359 -0.8%
1900 0.728 -1.1%
1901 0.716 -1.6%
1902 0.7023 -1.9%
1903 0.6868 -2.2%
1904 0.6717 -2.2%
1905 0.6569 -2.2%
1906 0.6425 -2.2%
1907 0.6284 -2.2%
1908 0.6145 -2.2%
1909 0.601 -2.2%
1910 0.5878 -2.2%
1911 0.5857 -0.4%
1912 0.5834 -0.4%
1913 0.5809 -0.4%
1914 0.5784 -0.4%
1915 0.5757 -0.5%
1916 0.573 -0.5%
1917 0.5701 -0.5%
1918 0.5678 -0.4%
1919 0.567 -0.1%
1920 0.5675 +0.1%
1921 0.5718 +0.8%
1922 0.5774 +1.0%
1923 0.5845 +1.2%
1924 0.5916 +1.2%
1925 0.5986 +1.2%
1926 0.6055 +1.2%
1927 0.6124 +1.1%
1928 0.6193 +1.1%
1929 0.6261 +1.1%
1930 0.6329 +1.1%
1931 0.6419 +1.4%
1932 0.6509 +1.4%
1933 0.6599 +1.4%
1934 0.6687 +1.3%
1935 0.6776 +1.3%
1936 0.6879 +1.5%
1937 0.6982 +1.5%
1938 0.7094 +1.6%
1939 0.72 +1.5%
1940 0.7305 +1.5%
1941 0.7443 +1.9%
1942 0.7582 +1.9%
1943 0.772 +1.8%
1944 0.7859 +1.8%
1945 0.7972 +1.4%
1946 0.8082 +1.4%
1947 0.8191 +1.3%
1948 0.8296 +1.3%
1949 0.8374 +0.9%
1950 0.8418 +0.5%
1951 0.8459 +0.5%
1952 0.8473 +0.2%
1953 0.8465 -0.1%
1954 0.8451 -0.2%
1955 0.8437 -0.2%
1956 0.8425 -0.1%
1957 0.8401 -0.3%
1958 0.8359 -0.5%
1959 0.8344 -0.2%
1960 0.8326 -0.2%
1961 0.7569 -9.1%
1962 0.7625 +0.7%
1963 0.8076 +5.9%
1964 0.8157 +1.0%
1965 0.882 +8.1%
1966 0.9214 +4.5%
1967 0.8635 -6.3%
1968 0.7839 -9.2%
1969 0.7688 -1.9%
1970 0.7618 -0.9%
1971 0.753 -1.2%
1972 0.7408 -1.6%
1973 0.7309 -1.3%
1974 0.7255 -0.7%
1975 0.7134 -1.7%
1976 0.7188 +0.8%
1977 0.7122 -0.9%
1978 0.7068 -0.8%
1979 0.7165 +1.4%
1980 0.6985 -2.5%
1981 0.6821 -2.4%
1982 0.6638 -2.7%
1983 0.6424 -3.2%
1984 0.6457 +0.5%
1985 0.6215 -3.7%
1986 0.6066 -2.4%
1987 0.5914 -2.5%
1988 0.5878 -0.6%
1989 0.5891 +0.2%
1990 0.6837 +16.1%
1991 0.5373 -21.4%
1992 0.5337 -0.7%
1993 0.5354 +0.3%
1994 0.536 +0.1%
1995 0.5432 +1.3%
1996 0.5489 +1.1%
1997 0.5486 -0.1%
1998 0.5542 +1.0%
1999 0.5809 +4.8%
2000 0.5686 -2.1%
2001 0.5505 -3.2%
2002 0.5503 -0.0%
2003 0.5329 -3.2%
2004 0.5426 +1.8%
2005 0.5317 -2.0%
2006 0.5222 -1.8%
2007 0.5153 -1.3%
2008 0.5129 -0.5%
2009 0.5108 -0.4%
2010 0.5002 -2.1%
2011 0.5006 +0.1%
2012 0.5001 -0.1%
2013 0.4999 -0.1%
2014 0.4986 -0.3%
2015 0.4903 -1.7%
2016 0.4884 -0.4%
2017 0.485 -0.7%
2018 0.4838 -0.3%
2019 0.4913 +1.6%
2020 0.4878 -0.7%
2021 0.4735 -2.9%
2022 0.4739 +0.1%
2023 0.4693 -1.0%
2024 0.4623 -1.5%

Comoros compared with similar countries

  • Comoros's 0.4623 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.8299, 56% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
  • Comoros's 0.4623 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.8668, 53% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1850s 0.9252 0.9001 0.9493 10
1860s 0.875 0.8556 0.8946 10
1870s 0.8328 0.8144 0.8513 10
1880s 0.7927 0.7753 0.8104 10
1890s 0.7544 0.7359 0.7714 10
1900s 0.6648 0.601 0.728 10
1910s 0.577 0.567 0.5878 10
1920s 0.5955 0.5675 0.6261 10
1930s 0.6748 0.6329 0.72 10
1940s 0.7882 0.7305 0.8374 10
1950s 0.8423 0.8344 0.8473 10
1960s 0.8195 0.7569 0.9214 10
1970s 0.728 0.7068 0.7618 10
1980s 0.6329 0.5878 0.6985 10
1990s 0.5602 0.5337 0.6837 10
2000s 0.5338 0.5108 0.5686 10
2010s 0.4938 0.4838 0.5006 10
2020s 0.4734 0.4623 0.4878 5

Countries ranked near Comoros

  1. 168 Sri Lanka 0.4803 compare
  2. 169 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.4799 compare
  3. 170 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.478 compare
  4. 172 Liberia 0.4608 compare
  5. 173 Mauritius 0.4485 compare
  6. 174 Saint Helena 0.4391 compare

See the full ranking of 199 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is per capita methane emissions in Comoros?
Per capita methane emissions in Comoros was 0.4623 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest per capita methane emissions recorded in Comoros?
The highest recorded value was 0.9493 in 1850.
What is the lowest per capita methane emissions recorded in Comoros?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4623 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita methane emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Per capita methane emissions
Source
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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