Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Comoros
Comoros: Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food was 0.0% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Comoros, 1990–2015
Source: Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Comoros is 0.0%, measured in 2015. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 11.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Comoros peaked at 0.0% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1990.
Comoros ranks 172nd of 217 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Comoros, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0% | — |
| 1991 | 0.0% | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0% | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0% | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0% | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0% | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0% | +3.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0% | -4.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0% | +6.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0% | +4.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0% | -2.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0% | +13.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0% | -4.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0% | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0% | -3.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0% | +18.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0% | -10.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0% | +4.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0% | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | +12.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | +0.6% |
Comoros compared with similar countries
- Comoros's 0.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2%, 2% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Comoros's 0.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1%, 2% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Comoros
- 169 Guadeloupe 0.0% compare
- 170 Reunion 0.0% compare
- 171 New Caledonia 0.0% compare
- 173 Malta 0.0% compare
- 174 Barbados 0.0% compare
- 175 Falkland Islands 0.0% compare
More climate change data for Comoros
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 106,353 kg (2023)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 143.76 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 51.2 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 92.56 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.1932 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 3.31 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 29.94 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1.27 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 28.67 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.0048 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Comoros?
- Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Comoros was 0.0% in 2015, according to Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food recorded in Comoros?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 2015.
- What is the lowest share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food recorded in Comoros?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1990.
- How does Comoros rank for share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food?
- Comoros ranks 172nd out of 217 countries with data for 2015.
- Is share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food rising or falling in Comoros?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 global greenhouse gas emissions 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.