Cape Verde vs Maldives: Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change
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 over time
- Cape Verde
- Maldives
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, 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 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?
- Cape Verde ranks 173rd and Maldives ranks 171st 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
Total cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), including land-use change, since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.