Cape Verde vs Guinea: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal
Cape Verde
243,631 tonnes
in 1989
Guinea
217,028 tonnes
in 1957
Cape Verde rank
147th
Guinea rank
150th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal over time
- Cape Verde
- Guinea
How they compare
Cape Verde currently reports 243,631 tonnes against 217,028 tonnes in Guinea, a difference of 26,603 tonnes.
That makes Cape Verde's figure about 1.1 times Guinea's.
Across all 8 years both countries report, Cape Verde has been ahead every year.
Cape Verde ranks 147th and Guinea ranks 150th of 179 countries.
Cape Verde has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from coal, Cape Verde or Guinea?
- Cape Verde, at 243,631 tonnes against 217,028 tonnes in Guinea as of 1989.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from coal between Cape Verde and Guinea?
- 26,603 tonnes, with Cape Verde ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Guinea?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 1957.
- How do Cape Verde and Guinea rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from coal?
- Cape Verde ranks 147th and Guinea ranks 150th of 179 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 coal. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from coal since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.