Cape Verde vs Tonga: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Cape Verde
2,821 tonnes
in 2024
Tonga
15,609 tonnes
in 2024
Cape Verde rank
119th
Tonga rank
117th
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- Cape Verde
- Tonga
How they compare
Tonga currently reports 15,609 tonnes against 2,821 tonnes in Cape Verde, a difference of 12,788 tonnes.
That makes Tonga's figure about 5.5 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 Tonga ranks 117th of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Cape Verde averaged higher in 13 and Tonga in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 22,420 tonnes | 21,042 tonnes | 1,378 tonnes | Cape Verde |
| 1860s | 24,882 tonnes | 15,143 tonnes | 9,739 tonnes | Cape Verde |
| 1870s | 26,275 tonnes | 11,358 tonnes | 14,916 tonnes | Cape Verde |
| 1880s | 28,319 tonnes | 9,988 tonnes | 18,331 tonnes | Cape Verde |
| 1890s | 30,671 tonnes | 9,255 tonnes | 21,416 tonnes | Cape Verde |
| 1900s | 32,635 tonnes | 8,838 tonnes | 23,798 tonnes | Cape Verde |
| 1910s | 36,347 tonnes | 5,437 tonnes | 30,910 tonnes | Cape Verde |
| 1920s | 39,615 tonnes | 3,041 tonnes | 36,574 tonnes | Cape Verde |
| 1930s | 42,818 tonnes | 1,718 tonnes | 41,099 tonnes | Cape Verde |
| 1940s | 46,478 tonnes | 670.51 tonnes | 45,807 tonnes | Cape Verde |
| 1950s | 83,656 tonnes | 86,210 tonnes | 2,554 tonnes | Tonga |
| 1960s | 15,616 tonnes | 119,648 tonnes | 104,032 tonnes | Tonga |
| 1970s | 4,430 tonnes | 45,807 tonnes | 41,378 tonnes | Tonga |
| 1980s | 36,574 tonnes | -3,440 tonnes | 40,015 tonnes | Cape Verde |
| 1990s | 98,005 tonnes | -25,010 tonnes | 123,015 tonnes | Cape Verde |
| 2000s | 119,831 tonnes | -7,911 tonnes | 127,742 tonnes | Cape Verde |
| 2010s | 54,663 tonnes | 58,569 tonnes | 3,906 tonnes | Tonga |
| 2020s | 762.11 tonnes | 21,640 tonnes | 20,877 tonnes | Tonga |
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 Tonga?
- Tonga, at 15,609 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 Tonga?
- 12,788 tonnes, with Tonga ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Tonga?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Cape Verde and Tonga rank globally for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Cape Verde ranks 119th and Tonga ranks 117th 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.