Bermuda vs Cape Verde: Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions
Bermuda
20,348 tonnes
in 2024
Cape Verde
22,293 tonnes
in 2024
Bermuda rank
123rd
Cape Verde rank
122nd
Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions over time
- Bermuda
- Cape Verde
How they compare
Cape Verde currently reports 22,293 tonnes against 20,348 tonnes in Bermuda, a difference of 1,945 tonnes.
That makes Cape Verde's figure about 1.1 times Bermuda's.
The two have swapped places 35 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Bermuda ahead.
Bermuda ranks 123rd and Cape Verde ranks 122nd of 215 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Bermuda averaged higher in 5 and Cape Verde in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bermuda | Cape Verde | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 10,178 tonnes | -9,367 tonnes | 19,545 tonnes | Bermuda |
| 1960s | 6,229 tonnes | 1,829 tonnes | 4,400 tonnes | Bermuda |
| 1970s | 26,381 tonnes | 21,257 tonnes | 5,124 tonnes | Bermuda |
| 1980s | 31,877 tonnes | -16,854 tonnes | 48,731 tonnes | Bermuda |
| 1990s | -26,747 tonnes | 20,518 tonnes | 47,266 tonnes | Cape Verde |
| 2000s | -4,030 tonnes | 23,816 tonnes | 27,846 tonnes | Cape Verde |
| 2010s | 12,091 tonnes | 10,626 tonnes | 1,466 tonnes | Bermuda |
| 2020s | -8,713 tonnes | -7,284 tonnes | 1,429 tonnes | Cape Verde |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher year-on-year change in co₂ emissions, Bermuda or Cape Verde?
- Cape Verde, at 22,293 tonnes against 20,348 tonnes in Bermuda as of 2024.
- What is the difference in year-on-year change in co₂ emissions between Bermuda and Cape Verde?
- 1,945 tonnes, with Cape Verde ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bermuda and Cape Verde?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2024.
- How do Bermuda and Cape Verde rank globally for year-on-year change in co₂ emissions?
- Bermuda ranks 123rd 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
Annual growth in total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in tonnes.