What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from coal between Cape Verde and Macao?

35,064 tonnes, with Macao ahead.

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

20 years are reported by both, from 1954 to 1984.

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.

Cape Verde vs Macao: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal

Cape Verde

243,631 tonnes

in 1989

Macao

278,695 tonnes

in 2016

Cape Verde rank

147th

Macao rank

145th

Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal over time

Cape Verde
Macao

How they compare

Macao currently reports 278,695 tonnes against 243,631 tonnes in Cape Verde, a difference of 35,064 tonnes.

That makes Macao's figure about 1.1 times Cape Verde's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 20 shared years of data; in 1954 it was Cape Verde ahead.

Cape Verde ranks 147th and Macao ranks 145th of 179 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Cape Verde averaged higher in 3 and Macao in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cape Verde	Macao	Difference	Ahead
1950s	231,723 tonnes	18,504 tonnes	213,219 tonnes	Cape Verde
1960s	243,631 tonnes	74,147 tonnes	169,484 tonnes	Cape Verde
1970s	243,631 tonnes	226,671 tonnes	16,960 tonnes	Cape Verde
1980s	243,631 tonnes	260,380 tonnes	16,749 tonnes	Macao

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from coal, Cape Verde or Macao?: Macao, at 278,695 tonnes against 243,631 tonnes in Cape Verde as of 2016.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from coal between Cape Verde and Macao?: 35,064 tonnes, with Macao ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Macao?: 20 years are reported by both, from 1954 to 1984.
How do Cape Verde and Macao rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from coal?: Cape Verde ranks 147th and Macao ranks 145th 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

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.