Waste — Emissions Share in Comoros
Comoros: Waste — Emissions Share was 12.2 % in 2023. ▲ Rising
Waste — Emissions Share in Comoros, 1990–2023
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
| 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +45.5% | 5.47 % | 7.96 % |
| 2006 | +37.7% | 7.22 % | 9.94 % |
| 2005 | -28.5% | 10.1 % | 7.22 % |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 16 Saint Lucia 12.96 % compare
- 17 Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha 12.5 % compare
- 17 Tokelau 12.5 % compare
- 20 Chile 12.08 % compare
- 21 Japan 11.92 % compare
- 22 Bosnia and Herzegovina 11.75 % 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 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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About this data
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.