Antigua and Barbuda vs Cape Verde: Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions

Antigua and Barbuda
24,607 tonnes
in 2024
Cape Verde
22,293 tonnes
in 2024
Antigua and Barbuda rank
119th
Cape Verde rank
122nd

Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions over time

  • Antigua and Barbuda
  • Cape Verde
-750.0k-500.0k-250.0k0250.0k500.0k195119872024

How they compare

Antigua and Barbuda currently reports 24,607 tonnes against 22,293 tonnes in Cape Verde, a difference of 2,314 tonnes.

That makes Antigua and Barbuda's figure about 1.1 times Cape Verde's.

The two have swapped places 34 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Antigua and Barbuda ahead.

Antigua and Barbuda ranks 119th and Cape Verde ranks 122nd of 215 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Antigua and Barbuda averaged higher in 4 and Cape Verde in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Antigua and Barbuda Cape Verde Difference Ahead
1950s 1,900 tonnes -9,367 tonnes 11,267 tonnes Antigua and Barbuda
1960s 122,744 tonnes 1,829 tonnes 120,915 tonnes Antigua and Barbuda
1970s -85,005 tonnes 21,257 tonnes 106,262 tonnes Cape Verde
1980s -12,091 tonnes -16,854 tonnes 4,763 tonnes Antigua and Barbuda
1990s 5,862 tonnes 20,518 tonnes 14,656 tonnes Cape Verde
2000s 21,251 tonnes 23,816 tonnes 2,565 tonnes Cape Verde
2010s 8,061 tonnes 10,626 tonnes 2,565 tonnes Cape Verde
2020s 5,521 tonnes -7,284 tonnes 12,805 tonnes Antigua and Barbuda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher year-on-year change in co₂ emissions, Antigua and Barbuda or Cape Verde?
Antigua and Barbuda, at 24,607 tonnes against 22,293 tonnes in Cape Verde as of 2024.
What is the difference in year-on-year change in co₂ emissions between Antigua and Barbuda and Cape Verde?
2,314 tonnes, with Antigua and Barbuda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Antigua and Barbuda and Cape Verde?
74 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2024.
How do Antigua and Barbuda and Cape Verde rank globally for year-on-year change in co₂ emissions?
Antigua and Barbuda ranks 119th and Cape Verde ranks 122nd of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions
Unit
tonnes
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
215 places, 23,088 data points, 1751–2024
Last refreshed

Annual growth in total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in tonnes.