Cape Verde vs Samoa: Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per capita
Cape Verde
32.23 tonnes per person
in 2024
Samoa
35.64 tonnes per person
in 2024
Cape Verde rank
143rd
Samoa rank
141st
Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per capita over time
- Cape Verde
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 35.64 tonnes per person against 32.23 tonnes per person in Cape Verde, a difference of 3.41 tonnes per person.
That makes Samoa's figure about 1.1 times Cape Verde's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Cape Verde ahead.
Cape Verde ranks 143rd and Samoa ranks 141st of 204 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Cape Verde averaged higher in 1 and Samoa in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.97 tonnes per person | 1.66 tonnes per person | 0.311 tonnes per person | Cape Verde |
| 1970s | 3.09 tonnes per person | 3.74 tonnes per person | 0.6464 tonnes per person | Samoa |
| 1980s | 5.51 tonnes per person | 7.65 tonnes per person | 2.14 tonnes per person | Samoa |
| 1990s | 7.83 tonnes per person | 12.63 tonnes per person | 4.8 tonnes per person | Samoa |
| 2000s | 13.33 tonnes per person | 19.47 tonnes per person | 6.14 tonnes per person | Samoa |
| 2010s | 22.53 tonnes per person | 27.36 tonnes per person | 4.83 tonnes per person | Samoa |
| 2020s | 30.28 tonnes per person | 33.85 tonnes per person | 3.56 tonnes per person | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions, per capita, Cape Verde or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 35.64 tonnes per person against 32.23 tonnes per person in Cape Verde as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions, per capita between Cape Verde and Samoa?
- 3.41 tonnes per person, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Samoa?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Cape Verde and Samoa rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions, per capita?
- Cape Verde ranks 143rd and Samoa ranks 141st of 204 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per capita. 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 divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.