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
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-$, with Cape Verde ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Cape Verde?
- 73 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2022.
- How do Angola and Cape Verde rank globally for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp?
- Angola ranks 125th and Cape Verde ranks 122nd of 164 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).