Cape Verde vs Saint Lucia: Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions

Cape Verde
22,293 tonnes
in 2024
Saint Lucia
19,863 tonnes
in 2024
Cape Verde rank
122nd
Saint Lucia rank
124th

Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions over time

  • Cape Verde
  • Saint Lucia
-100.0k0100.0k195119872024

How they compare

Cape Verde currently reports 22,293 tonnes against 19,863 tonnes in Saint Lucia, a difference of 2,430 tonnes.

That makes Cape Verde's figure about 1.1 times Saint Lucia's.

The two have swapped places 37 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Saint Lucia ahead.

Cape Verde ranks 122nd and Saint Lucia ranks 124th of 215 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Cape Verde averaged higher in 4 and Saint Lucia in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cape Verde Saint Lucia Difference Ahead
1950s -9,367 tonnes 814.22 tonnes 10,181 tonnes Saint Lucia
1960s 1,829 tonnes 5,130 tonnes 3,301 tonnes Saint Lucia
1970s 21,257 tonnes 8,794 tonnes 12,463 tonnes Cape Verde
1980s -16,854 tonnes 1,466 tonnes 18,320 tonnes Saint Lucia
1990s 20,518 tonnes 17,221 tonnes 3,298 tonnes Cape Verde
2000s 23,816 tonnes 8,794 tonnes 15,022 tonnes Cape Verde
2010s 10,626 tonnes 7,694 tonnes 2,931 tonnes Cape Verde
2020s -7,284 tonnes 6,988 tonnes 14,273 tonnes Saint Lucia

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 Saint Lucia?
Cape Verde, at 22,293 tonnes against 19,863 tonnes in Saint Lucia as of 2024.
What is the difference in year-on-year change in co₂ emissions between Cape Verde and Saint Lucia?
2,430 tonnes, with Cape Verde ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Saint Lucia?
74 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2024.
How do Cape Verde and Saint Lucia rank globally for year-on-year change in co₂ emissions?
Cape Verde ranks 122nd and Saint Lucia ranks 124th 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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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.