Angola vs Cape Verde: Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP

Angola
0.1332 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
Cape Verde
0.1406 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
Angola rank
125th
Cape Verde rank
122nd

Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP over time

  • Angola
  • Cape Verde
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How they compare

Cape Verde currently reports 0.1406 kilograms per international-$ against 0.1332 kilograms per international-$ in Angola, a difference of 0.0074 kilograms per international-$.

That makes Cape Verde's figure about 1.1 times Angola's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 73 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Cape Verde ahead.

Angola ranks 125th and Cape Verde ranks 122nd of 164 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Angola averaged higher in 6 and Cape Verde in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Angola Cape Verde Difference Ahead
1950s 0.0503 kilograms per international-$ 0.2222 kilograms per international-$ 0.1719 kilograms per international-$ Cape Verde
1960s 0.1 kilograms per international-$ 0.082 kilograms per international-$ 0.018 kilograms per international-$ Angola
1970s 0.3604 kilograms per international-$ 0.2519 kilograms per international-$ 0.1085 kilograms per international-$ Angola
1980s 0.5147 kilograms per international-$ 0.1331 kilograms per international-$ 0.3815 kilograms per international-$ Angola
1990s 0.7341 kilograms per international-$ 0.2198 kilograms per international-$ 0.5143 kilograms per international-$ Angola
2000s 0.3826 kilograms per international-$ 0.1974 kilograms per international-$ 0.1853 kilograms per international-$ Angola
2010s 0.1575 kilograms per international-$ 0.1561 kilograms per international-$ 0.0013 kilograms per international-$ Angola
2020s 0.1222 kilograms per international-$ 0.1526 kilograms per international-$ 0.0304 kilograms per international-$ Cape Verde

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp, Angola or Cape Verde?
Cape Verde, at 0.1406 kilograms per international-$ against 0.1332 kilograms per international-$ in Angola as of 2022.
What is the difference in carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp between Angola and Cape Verde?
0.0074 kilograms per international-$, with Cape Verde ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Cape Verde?
73 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2022.
How do Angola and Cape Verde rank globally for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp?
Angola ranks 125th and Cape Verde ranks 122nd of 164 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP
Unit
kilograms per international-$
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
164 places, 14,672 data points, 1820–2022
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Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).