Cape Verde vs Somalia: Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions
Cape Verde
22,293 tonnes
in 2024
Somalia
22,766 tonnes
in 2024
Cape Verde rank
122nd
Somalia rank
121st
Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions over time
- Cape Verde
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 22,766 tonnes against 22,293 tonnes in Cape Verde, a difference of 473 tonnes.
The two have swapped places 34 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Somalia ahead.
Cape Verde ranks 122nd and Somalia ranks 121st of 215 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Cape Verde averaged higher in 1 and Somalia in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | -9,367 tonnes | 4,478 tonnes | 13,845 tonnes | Somalia |
| 1960s | 1,829 tonnes | 7,328 tonnes | 5,499 tonnes | Somalia |
| 1970s | 21,257 tonnes | 32,610 tonnes | 11,352 tonnes | Somalia |
| 1980s | -16,854 tonnes | 46,476 tonnes | 63,330 tonnes | Somalia |
| 1990s | 20,518 tonnes | -46,476 tonnes | 66,994 tonnes | Cape Verde |
| 2000s | 23,816 tonnes | 25,648 tonnes | 1,832 tonnes | Somalia |
| 2010s | 10,626 tonnes | 32,610 tonnes | 21,984 tonnes | Somalia |
| 2020s | -7,284 tonnes | 49,859 tonnes | 57,144 tonnes | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher year-on-year change in co₂ emissions, Cape Verde or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 22,766 tonnes against 22,293 tonnes in Cape Verde as of 2024.
- What is the difference in year-on-year change in co₂ emissions between Cape Verde and Somalia?
- 473 tonnes, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Somalia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2024.
- How do Cape Verde and Somalia rank globally for year-on-year change in co₂ emissions?
- Cape Verde ranks 122nd and Somalia ranks 121st 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.