Barbados vs Cape Verde: Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change

Barbados
64.11 million tonnes
in 2024
Cape Verde
21.05 million tonnes
in 2024
Barbados rank
170th
Cape Verde rank
173rd

Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change over time

  • Barbados
  • Cape Verde
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How they compare

Barbados currently reports 64.11 million tonnes against 21.05 million tonnes in Cape Verde, a difference of 43.06 million tonnes.

That makes Barbados's figure about 3.0 times Cape Verde's.

Across all 75 years both countries report, Barbados has been ahead every year.

Barbados ranks 170th and Cape Verde ranks 173rd of 194 countries.

Barbados has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Barbados Cape Verde Difference Ahead
1950s 1.60 million tonnes 838,295 tonnes 762,995 tonnes Barbados
1960s 3.90 million tonnes 1.43 million tonnes 2.47 million tonnes Barbados
1970s 8.38 million tonnes 1.97 million tonnes 6.40 million tonnes Barbados
1980s 15.17 million tonnes 3.02 million tonnes 12.15 million tonnes Barbados
1990s 25.12 million tonnes 5.18 million tonnes 19.94 million tonnes Barbados
2000s 37.73 million tonnes 9.58 million tonnes 28.15 million tonnes Barbados
2010s 52.25 million tonnes 15.54 million tonnes 36.71 million tonnes Barbados
2020s 61.61 million tonnes 19.87 million tonnes 41.74 million tonnes Barbados

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, Barbados or Cape Verde?
Barbados, at 64.11 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 between Barbados and Cape Verde?
43.06 million tonnes, with Barbados ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Cape Verde?
75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
How do Barbados and Cape Verde rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change?
Barbados ranks 170th and Cape Verde ranks 173rd of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change
Unit
tonnes
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 20,936 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

Total cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), including land-use change, since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.