Cape Verde vs Gambia: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil, gaps filled
Cape Verde
16.60 million tonnes
in 2024
Gambia
17.68 million tonnes
in 2024
Cape Verde rank
179th
Gambia rank
177th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil, gaps filled over time
- Cape Verde
- Gambia
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 17.68 million tonnes against 16.60 million tonnes in Cape Verde, a difference of 1.08 million tonnes.
That makes Gambia's figure about 1.1 times Cape Verde's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Gambia ahead.
Cape Verde ranks 179th and Gambia ranks 177th of 215 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Cape Verde averaged higher in 1 and Gambia in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | Gambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 52,087 tonnes | 81,341 tonnes | 29,254 tonnes | Gambia |
| 1960s | 210,705 tonnes | 311,440 tonnes | 100,735 tonnes | Gambia |
| 1970s | 641,958 tonnes | 865,436 tonnes | 223,478 tonnes | Gambia |
| 1980s | 1.59 million tonnes | 2.26 million tonnes | 672,320 tonnes | Gambia |
| 1990s | 2.94 million tonnes | 4.19 million tonnes | 1.25 million tonnes | Gambia |
| 2000s | 6.14 million tonnes | 6.93 million tonnes | 795,798 tonnes | Gambia |
| 2010s | 11.23 million tonnes | 11.18 million tonnes | 48,738 tonnes | Cape Verde |
| 2020s | 15.43 million tonnes | 16.10 million tonnes | 677,500 tonnes | Gambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from oil, gaps filled, Cape Verde or Gambia?
- Gambia, at 17.68 million tonnes against 16.60 million tonnes in Cape Verde as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from oil, gaps filled between Cape Verde and Gambia?
- 1.08 million tonnes, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Gambia?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Cape Verde and Gambia rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from oil, gaps filled?
- Cape Verde ranks 179th and Gambia ranks 177th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil, gaps filled. 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 oil with 86 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.