Cape Verde vs Qatar: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Cape Verde
2,821 tonnes
in 2024
Qatar
22,570 tonnes
in 2024
Cape Verde rank
119th
Qatar rank
116th
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- Cape Verde
- Qatar
How they compare
Qatar currently reports 22,570 tonnes against 2,821 tonnes in Cape Verde, a difference of 19,749 tonnes.
That makes Qatar's figure about 8.0 times Cape Verde's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Cape Verde ahead.
Cape Verde ranks 119th and Qatar ranks 116th of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Cape Verde averaged higher in 15 and Qatar in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 22,420 tonnes | -73.28 tonnes | 22,493 tonnes | Cape Verde |
| 1860s | 24,882 tonnes | -197.86 tonnes | 25,080 tonnes | Cape Verde |
| 1870s | 26,275 tonnes | -304.11 tonnes | 26,579 tonnes | Cape Verde |
| 1880s | 28,319 tonnes | -351.74 tonnes | 28,671 tonnes | Cape Verde |
| 1890s | 30,671 tonnes | -366.4 tonnes | 31,038 tonnes | Cape Verde |
| 1900s | 32,635 tonnes | -399.38 tonnes | 33,035 tonnes | Cape Verde |
| 1910s | 36,347 tonnes | 1,674 tonnes | 34,672 tonnes | Cape Verde |
| 1920s | 39,615 tonnes | 3,906 tonnes | 35,709 tonnes | Cape Verde |
| 1930s | 42,818 tonnes | 6,412 tonnes | 36,406 tonnes | Cape Verde |
| 1940s | 46,478 tonnes | 8,647 tonnes | 37,831 tonnes | Cape Verde |
| 1950s | 83,656 tonnes | -289.46 tonnes | 83,946 tonnes | Cape Verde |
| 1960s | 15,616 tonnes | -12,692 tonnes | 28,308 tonnes | Cape Verde |
| 1970s | 4,430 tonnes | 8,215 tonnes | 3,785 tonnes | Qatar |
| 1980s | 36,574 tonnes | 36,992 tonnes | 417.72 tonnes | Qatar |
| 1990s | 98,005 tonnes | 34,097 tonnes | 63,907 tonnes | Cape Verde |
| 2000s | 119,831 tonnes | 19,031 tonnes | 100,800 tonnes | Cape Verde |
| 2010s | 54,663 tonnes | 36,534 tonnes | 18,129 tonnes | Cape Verde |
| 2020s | 762.11 tonnes | 18,239 tonnes | 17,477 tonnes | Qatar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual co₂ emissions from land-use change, Cape Verde or Qatar?
- Qatar, at 22,570 tonnes against 2,821 tonnes in Cape Verde as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions from land-use change between Cape Verde and Qatar?
- 19,749 tonnes, with Qatar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Qatar?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Cape Verde and Qatar rank globally for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Cape Verde ranks 119th and Qatar ranks 116th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change. 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.