Cape Verde vs Djibouti: Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region
Cape Verde
16.92 million tonnes
in 2024
Djibouti
21.12 million tonnes
in 2024
Cape Verde rank
179th
Djibouti rank
176th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region over time
- Cape Verde
- Djibouti
How they compare
Djibouti currently reports 21.12 million tonnes against 16.92 million tonnes in Cape Verde, a difference of 4.20 million tonnes.
That makes Djibouti's figure about 1.2 times Cape Verde's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Cape Verde ahead.
Cape Verde ranks 179th and Djibouti ranks 176th of 215 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Cape Verde averaged higher in 1 and Djibouti in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | Djibouti | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 260,141 tonnes | 151,323 tonnes | 108,818 tonnes | Cape Verde |
| 1960s | 479,775 tonnes | 708,618 tonnes | 228,843 tonnes | Djibouti |
| 1970s | 949,139 tonnes | 2.15 million tonnes | 1.20 million tonnes | Djibouti |
| 1980s | 1.91 million tonnes | 5.08 million tonnes | 3.18 million tonnes | Djibouti |
| 1990s | 3.25 million tonnes | 8.43 million tonnes | 5.18 million tonnes | Djibouti |
| 2000s | 6.45 million tonnes | 12.17 million tonnes | 5.72 million tonnes | Djibouti |
| 2010s | 11.55 million tonnes | 16.39 million tonnes | 4.85 million tonnes | Djibouti |
| 2020s | 15.74 million tonnes | 20.00 million tonnes | 4.26 million tonnes | Djibouti |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions by world region, Cape Verde or Djibouti?
- Djibouti, at 21.12 million tonnes against 16.92 million tonnes in Cape Verde as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions by world region between Cape Verde and Djibouti?
- 4.20 million tonnes, with Djibouti ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Djibouti?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Cape Verde and Djibouti rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions by world region?
- Cape Verde ranks 179th and Djibouti ranks 176th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.