Waste — Emissions Share in Comoros

Comoros: Waste — Emissions Share was 12.2 % in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
12.2 %
Change on year
up 1.4%
World rank
19th
of 222 countries
All-time high
12.2 %
in 2023
All-time low
5.47 %
in 1999
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Waste — Emissions Share in Comoros, 1990–2023

02.557.51012.51990200620231990: 5.6 %1991: 5.9 %1992: 5.8 %1993: 6 %1994: 6.1 %1995: 5.9 %1996: 6.1 %1997: 6 %1998: 5.7 %1999: 5.5 %2000: 8 %2001: 8.6 %2002: 8.9 %2003: 9.9 %2004: 10.1 %2005: 7.2 %2006: 9.9 %2007: 10.1 %2008: 9.9 %2009: 10.3 %2010: 10.6 %2011: 10.8 %2012: 11.1 %2013: 11.2 %2014: 11.6 %2015: 11.7 %2016: 12.1 %2017: 12.1 %2018: 12 %2019: 11.8 %2020: 11.8 %2021: 11.9 %2022: 12 %2023: 12.2 %

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for waste — emissions share in Comoros is 12.2 %, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and up 8.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, waste — emissions share in Comoros peaked at 12.2 % in 2023 and was at its lowest, 5.47 %, in 1999.

That places Comoros 19th out of 222 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.

Waste — Emissions Share in Comoros, year by year

Annual values for Waste — Emissions Share (N2O) in Comoros, 1990 to 2023.
Year % Change
1990 5.57 % —
1991 5.86 % +5.2%
1992 5.85 % -0.2%
1993 6.05 % +3.4%
1994 6.12 % +1.2%
1995 5.86 % -4.2%
1996 6.12 % +4.4%
1997 6.02 % -1.6%
1998 5.72 % -5.0%
1999 5.47 % -4.4%
2000 7.96 % +45.5%
2001 8.63 % +8.4%
2002 8.94 % +3.6%
2003 9.9 % +10.7%
2004 10.1 % +2.0%
2005 7.22 % -28.5%
2006 9.94 % +37.7%
2007 10.14 % +2.0%
2008 9.93 % -2.1%
2009 10.31 % +3.8%
2010 10.55 % +2.3%
2011 10.81 % +2.5%
2012 11.13 % +3.0%
2013 11.22 % +0.8%
2014 11.56 % +3.0%
2015 11.72 % +1.4%
2016 12.08 % +3.1%
2017 12.05 % -0.2%
2018 12 % -0.4%
2019 11.76 % -2.0%
2020 11.81 % +0.4%
2021 11.95 % +1.2%
2022 12.03 % +0.7%
2023 12.2 % +1.4%

Comoros compared with similar countries

  • Comoros's 12.2 % is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.82 %, 2.5× the median. (43 countries reporting)
  • Comoros's 12.2 % is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3.44 %, 3.5× the median. (45 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Waste — Emissions Share in Comoros changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2000 +45.5% 5.47 % 7.96 %
2006 +37.7% 7.22 % 9.94 %
2005 -28.5% 10.1 % 7.22 %

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 5.86 % 5.47 % 6.12 % 10
2000s 9.31 % 7.22 % 10.31 % 10
2010s 11.49 % 10.55 % 12.08 % 10
2020s 12 % 11.81 % 12.2 % 4

Countries ranked near Comoros

  1. 16 Saint Lucia 12.96 % compare
  2. 17 Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha 12.5 % compare
  3. 17 Tokelau 12.5 % compare
  4. 20 Chile 12.08 % compare
  5. 21 Japan 11.92 % compare
  6. 22 Bosnia and Herzegovina 11.75 % compare

See the full ranking of 254 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is waste — emissions share in Comoros?
Waste — emissions share in Comoros was 12.2 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest waste — emissions share recorded in Comoros?
The highest recorded value was 12.2 % in 2023.
What is the lowest waste — emissions share recorded in Comoros?
The lowest recorded value was 5.47 % in 1999.
How does Comoros rank for waste — emissions share?
Comoros ranks 19th out of 222 countries with data for 2023.
Is waste — emissions share rising or falling in Comoros?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.7%. 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 Share (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Waste — Emissions Share (N2O)
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
254 places, 8,412 data points, 1990–2023
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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.