Cape Verde vs Spain: Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP
Cape Verde
0.1406 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
Spain
0.1441 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
Cape Verde rank
122nd
Spain rank
120th
Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP over time
- Cape Verde
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 0.1441 kilograms per international-$ against 0.1406 kilograms per international-$ in Cape Verde, a difference of 0.0035 kilograms per international-$.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 73 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Cape Verde ahead.
Cape Verde ranks 122nd and Spain ranks 120th of 164 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Cape Verde averaged higher in 1 and Spain in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.2222 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3268 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1046 kilograms per international-$ | Spain |
| 1960s | 0.082 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3091 kilograms per international-$ | 0.227 kilograms per international-$ | Spain |
| 1970s | 0.2519 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3933 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1415 kilograms per international-$ | Spain |
| 1980s | 0.1331 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3504 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2172 kilograms per international-$ | Spain |
| 1990s | 0.2198 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2973 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0775 kilograms per international-$ | Spain |
| 2000s | 0.1974 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2572 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0598 kilograms per international-$ | Spain |
| 2010s | 0.1561 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1774 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0213 kilograms per international-$ | Spain |
| 2020s | 0.1526 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1459 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0067 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, Cape Verde or Spain?
- Spain, at 0.1441 kilograms per international-$ against 0.1406 kilograms per international-$ in Cape Verde as of 2022.
- What is the difference in carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp between Cape Verde and Spain?
- 0.0035 kilograms per international-$, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Spain?
- 73 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2022.
- How do Cape Verde and Spain rank globally for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp?
- Cape Verde ranks 122nd and Spain ranks 120th of 164 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).