What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from cement between Cape Verde and Saint Helena?

72,439 tonnes, with Cape Verde ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Saint Helena?

45 years are reported by both, from 1968 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions from cement. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Cape Verde vs Saint Helena: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from cement

Cape Verde

72,439 tonnes

in 2024

Saint Helena

0 tonnes

in 2024

Cape Verde rank

150th

Saint Helena rank

153rd

Cumulative CO₂ emissions from cement over time

Cape Verde
Saint Helena

How they compare

Cape Verde currently reports 72,439 tonnes against 0 tonnes in Saint Helena, a difference of 72,439 tonnes.

Across all 45 years both countries report, Cape Verde has been ahead every year.

Cape Verde ranks 150th and Saint Helena ranks 153rd of 211 countries.

Cape Verde has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cape Verde	Difference	Ahead
1960s	36,342 tonnes	36,342 tonnes	Cape Verde
1980s	72,439 tonnes	72,439 tonnes	Cape Verde
1990s	72,439 tonnes	72,439 tonnes	Cape Verde
2000s	72,439 tonnes	72,439 tonnes	Cape Verde
2010s	72,439 tonnes	72,439 tonnes	Cape Verde
2020s	72,439 tonnes	72,439 tonnes	Cape Verde

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from cement, Cape Verde or Saint Helena?: Cape Verde, at 72,439 tonnes against 0 tonnes in Saint Helena as of 2024.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from cement between Cape Verde and Saint Helena?: 72,439 tonnes, with Cape Verde ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Saint Helena?: 45 years are reported by both, from 1968 to 2024.
How do Cape Verde and Saint Helena rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from cement?: Cape Verde ranks 150th and Saint Helena ranks 153rd of 211 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions from cement. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from cement
Unit: tonnes
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 211 places, 24,035 data points, 1750–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from cement since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.