Cape Verde vs Maldives: Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled

Cape Verde
21.05 million tonnes
in 2024
Maldives
33.66 million tonnes
in 2024
Cape Verde rank
173rd
Maldives rank
171st

Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled over time

  • Cape Verde
  • Maldives
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How they compare

Maldives currently reports 33.66 million tonnes against 21.05 million tonnes in Cape Verde, a difference of 12.61 million tonnes.

That makes Maldives's figure about 1.6 times Cape Verde's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 54 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Cape Verde ahead.

Cape Verde ranks 173rd and Maldives ranks 171st of 194 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Cape Verde averaged higher in 4 and Maldives in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cape Verde Maldives Difference Ahead
1970s 2.01 million tonnes 34,376 tonnes 1.98 million tonnes Cape Verde
1980s 3.02 million tonnes 416,329 tonnes 2.61 million tonnes Cape Verde
1990s 5.18 million tonnes 1.98 million tonnes 3.19 million tonnes Cape Verde
2000s 9.58 million tonnes 6.51 million tonnes 3.06 million tonnes Cape Verde
2010s 15.54 million tonnes 16.33 million tonnes 790,730 tonnes Maldives
2020s 19.87 million tonnes 29.20 million tonnes 9.33 million tonnes Maldives

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled, Cape Verde or Maldives?
Maldives, at 33.66 million tonnes against 21.05 million tonnes in Cape Verde as of 2024.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled between Cape Verde and Maldives?
12.61 million tonnes, with Maldives ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Maldives?
54 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
How do Cape Verde and Maldives rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled?
Cape Verde ranks 173rd and Maldives ranks 171st of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled
Unit
tonnes
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
194 places, 21,015 data points, 1850–2024
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Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change with 79 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.