Cape Verde vs Germany: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change

Cape Verde
7.44 million tonnes
in 2024
Germany
11.34 million tonnes
in 2024
Cape Verde rank
158th
Germany rank
156th

Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time

  • Cape Verde
  • Germany
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How they compare

Germany currently reports 11.34 million tonnes against 7.44 million tonnes in Cape Verde, a difference of 3.90 million tonnes.

That makes Germany's figure about 1.5 times Cape Verde's.

Across all 175 years both countries report, Germany has been ahead every year.

Cape Verde ranks 158th and Germany ranks 156th of 197 countries.

Germany has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cape Verde Germany Difference Ahead
1850s 122,561 tonnes 128.10 million tonnes 127.97 million tonnes Germany
1860s 360,398 tonnes 336.97 million tonnes 336.61 million tonnes Germany
1870s 616,776 tonnes 531.27 million tonnes 530.66 million tonnes Germany
1880s 890,466 tonnes 710.81 million tonnes 709.92 million tonnes Germany
1890s 1.19 million tonnes 874.67 million tonnes 873.49 million tonnes Germany
1900s 1.50 million tonnes 1.14 billion tonnes 1.14 billion tonnes Germany
1910s 1.85 million tonnes 1.40 billion tonnes 1.40 billion tonnes Germany
1920s 2.23 million tonnes 1.51 billion tonnes 1.51 billion tonnes Germany
1930s 2.65 million tonnes 1.64 billion tonnes 1.64 billion tonnes Germany
1940s 3.09 million tonnes 1.77 billion tonnes 1.77 billion tonnes Germany
1950s 3.88 million tonnes 1.68 billion tonnes 1.68 billion tonnes Germany
1960s 4.25 million tonnes 1.18 billion tonnes 1.18 billion tonnes Germany
1970s 4.33 million tonnes 772.56 million tonnes 768.23 million tonnes Germany
1980s 4.42 million tonnes 477.00 million tonnes 472.58 million tonnes Germany
1990s 5.23 million tonnes 261.57 million tonnes 256.34 million tonnes Germany
2000s 6.43 million tonnes 130.82 million tonnes 124.39 million tonnes Germany
2010s 7.30 million tonnes 51.09 million tonnes 43.79 million tonnes Germany
2020s 7.43 million tonnes 20.86 million tonnes 13.43 million tonnes Germany

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, Cape Verde or Germany?
Germany, at 11.34 million tonnes against 7.44 million tonnes in Cape Verde as of 2024.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change between Cape Verde and Germany?
3.90 million tonnes, with Germany ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Germany?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Cape Verde and Germany rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change?
Cape Verde ranks 158th and Germany ranks 156th of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions from 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 from 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
197 places, 34,475 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

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