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 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.

Indicator: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal
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: 179 places, 18,115 data points, 1750–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

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