Cape Verde vs Kuwait: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita
Cape Verde
0.0054 tonnes per person
in 2024
Kuwait
0.002 tonnes per person
in 2024
Cape Verde rank
116th
Kuwait rank
119th
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita over time
- Cape Verde
- Kuwait
How they compare
Cape Verde currently reports 0.0054 tonnes per person against 0.002 tonnes per person in Kuwait, a difference of 0.0034 tonnes per person.
That makes Cape Verde's figure about 2.7 times Kuwait's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Cape Verde ahead.
Cape Verde ranks 116th and Kuwait ranks 119th of 194 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Cape Verde averaged higher in 17 and Kuwait in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | Kuwait | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.2755 tonnes per person | -0.1463 tonnes per person | 0.4219 tonnes per person | Cape Verde |
| 1860s | 0.2664 tonnes per person | -0.1569 tonnes per person | 0.4233 tonnes per person | Cape Verde |
| 1870s | 0.2453 tonnes per person | -0.16 tonnes per person | 0.4052 tonnes per person | Cape Verde |
| 1880s | 0.2307 tonnes per person | -0.1581 tonnes per person | 0.3888 tonnes per person | Cape Verde |
| 1890s | 0.2182 tonnes per person | -0.1566 tonnes per person | 0.3748 tonnes per person | Cape Verde |
| 1900s | 0.2031 tonnes per person | -0.1579 tonnes per person | 0.361 tonnes per person | Cape Verde |
| 1910s | 0.2201 tonnes per person | -0.1603 tonnes per person | 0.3804 tonnes per person | Cape Verde |
| 1920s | 0.2386 tonnes per person | -0.1456 tonnes per person | 0.3842 tonnes per person | Cape Verde |
| 1930s | 0.217 tonnes per person | -0.134 tonnes per person | 0.351 tonnes per person | Cape Verde |
| 1940s | 0.2309 tonnes per person | -0.1417 tonnes per person | 0.3727 tonnes per person | Cape Verde |
| 1950s | 0.4365 tonnes per person | -0.1247 tonnes per person | 0.5612 tonnes per person | Cape Verde |
| 1960s | 0.0682 tonnes per person | -0.0695 tonnes per person | 0.1377 tonnes per person | Cape Verde |
| 1970s | 0.0148 tonnes per person | 0.0018 tonnes per person | 0.0129 tonnes per person | Cape Verde |
| 1980s | 0.1011 tonnes per person | 0.0089 tonnes per person | 0.0922 tonnes per person | Cape Verde |
| 1990s | 0.237 tonnes per person | 0.0049 tonnes per person | 0.2321 tonnes per person | Cape Verde |
| 2000s | 0.2515 tonnes per person | 0.0076 tonnes per person | 0.2439 tonnes per person | Cape Verde |
| 2010s | 0.1069 tonnes per person | 0.004 tonnes per person | 0.1029 tonnes per person | Cape Verde |
| 2020s | 0.0015 tonnes per person | 0.0022 tonnes per person | 0.0008 tonnes per person | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita, Cape Verde or Kuwait?
- Cape Verde, at 0.0054 tonnes per person against 0.002 tonnes per person in Kuwait as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita between Cape Verde and Kuwait?
- 0.0034 tonnes per person, with Cape Verde ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Kuwait?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Cape Verde and Kuwait rank globally for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita?
- Cape Verde ranks 116th and Kuwait ranks 119th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change, measured in tonnes per person.