Australia vs Cape Verde: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per square kilometre
Australia
1,811 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Cape Verde
1,844 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Australia rank
140th
Cape Verde rank
139th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per square kilometre over time
- Australia
- Cape Verde
How they compare
Cape Verde currently reports 1,844 tonnes per square kilometre against 1,811 tonnes per square kilometre in Australia, a difference of 33 tonnes per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Cape Verde ahead.
Australia ranks 140th and Cape Verde ranks 139th of 194 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 3 and Cape Verde in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Cape Verde | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,003 tonnes per square kilometre | 1,057 tonnes per square kilometre | 53.49 tonnes per square kilometre | Cape Verde |
| 1970s | 1,145 tonnes per square kilometre | 1,074 tonnes per square kilometre | 71.48 tonnes per square kilometre | Australia |
| 1980s | 1,262 tonnes per square kilometre | 1,097 tonnes per square kilometre | 165.07 tonnes per square kilometre | Australia |
| 1990s | 1,315 tonnes per square kilometre | 1,297 tonnes per square kilometre | 18.3 tonnes per square kilometre | Australia |
| 2000s | 1,501 tonnes per square kilometre | 1,595 tonnes per square kilometre | 94.8 tonnes per square kilometre | Cape Verde |
| 2010s | 1,735 tonnes per square kilometre | 1,812 tonnes per square kilometre | 77.31 tonnes per square kilometre | Cape Verde |
| 2020s | 1,802 tonnes per square kilometre | 1,844 tonnes per square kilometre | 42.07 tonnes per square kilometre | Cape Verde |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per square kilometre, Australia or Cape Verde?
- Cape Verde, at 1,844 tonnes per square kilometre against 1,811 tonnes per square kilometre in Australia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per square kilometre between Australia and Cape Verde?
- 33 tonnes per square kilometre, with Cape Verde ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Cape Verde?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Australia and Cape Verde rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per square kilometre?
- Australia ranks 140th and Cape Verde ranks 139th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.