Waste — Emissions per capita in Comoros
Comoros: Waste — Emissions per capita was 0.19 t CO2eq/cap in 2023. ▲ Rising
Waste — Emissions per capita in Comoros, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t CO2eq/cap.
Analysis
Comoros recorded 0.19 t CO2eq/cap for waste — emissions per capita in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, waste — emissions per capita in Comoros peaked at 0.19 t CO2eq/cap in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.15 t CO2eq/cap, in 1990.
Comoros ranks 121st of 222 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Waste — Emissions per capita in Comoros, year by year
| Year | t CO2eq/cap | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.15 t CO2eq/cap | — |
| 1991 | 0.15 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.16 t CO2eq/cap | +6.7% |
| 1993 | 0.16 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.16 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.16 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.16 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.16 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.16 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.16 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.16 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.16 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.17 t CO2eq/cap | +6.3% |
| 2003 | 0.17 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.17 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.17 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.17 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.17 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.17 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.17 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.17 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.17 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.18 t CO2eq/cap | +5.9% |
| 2013 | 0.18 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.18 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.18 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.18 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.18 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.18 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.18 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.18 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.19 t CO2eq/cap | +5.6% |
| 2022 | 0.19 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.19 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
Comoros compared with similar countries
- Comoros's 0.19 t CO2eq/cap is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.12 t CO2eq/cap, 1.6× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Comoros's 0.19 t CO2eq/cap is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.11 t CO2eq/cap, 1.7× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.158 t CO2eq/cap | 0.15 t CO2eq/cap | 0.16 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.168 t CO2eq/cap | 0.16 t CO2eq/cap | 0.17 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.178 t CO2eq/cap | 0.17 t CO2eq/cap | 0.18 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1875 t CO2eq/cap | 0.18 t CO2eq/cap | 0.19 t CO2eq/cap | 4 |
Countries ranked near Comoros
- 121 Anguilla 0.19 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 121 Bhutan 0.19 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 121 Equatorial Guinea 0.19 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 121 Saint Lucia 0.19 t CO2eq/cap 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 waste — emissions per capita in Comoros?
- Waste — emissions per capita in Comoros was 0.19 t CO2eq/cap in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest waste — emissions per capita recorded in Comoros?
- The highest recorded value was 0.19 t CO2eq/cap in 2021.
- What is the lowest waste — emissions per capita recorded in Comoros?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.15 t CO2eq/cap in 1990.
- How does Comoros rank for waste — emissions per capita?
- Comoros ranks 121st out of 222 countries with data for 2023.
- Is waste — emissions per capita rising or falling in Comoros?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Comoros data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Waste — Emissions per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.