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

Cape Verde
7.44 million tonnes
in 2024
Luxembourg
5.65 million tonnes
in 2024
Cape Verde rank
158th
Luxembourg rank
160th

Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time

  • Cape Verde
  • Luxembourg
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How they compare

Cape Verde currently reports 7.44 million tonnes against 5.65 million tonnes in Luxembourg, a difference of 1.78 million tonnes.

That makes Cape Verde's figure about 1.3 times Luxembourg's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Luxembourg ahead.

Cape Verde ranks 158th and Luxembourg ranks 160th of 197 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, Cape Verde averaged higher in 6 and Luxembourg in 12.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cape Verde Luxembourg Difference Ahead
1850s 122,561 tonnes 2.55 million tonnes 2.43 million tonnes Luxembourg
1860s 360,398 tonnes 6.41 million tonnes 6.05 million tonnes Luxembourg
1870s 616,776 tonnes 8.61 million tonnes 7.99 million tonnes Luxembourg
1880s 890,466 tonnes 10.64 million tonnes 9.75 million tonnes Luxembourg
1890s 1.19 million tonnes 12.39 million tonnes 11.20 million tonnes Luxembourg
1900s 1.50 million tonnes 13.86 million tonnes 12.36 million tonnes Luxembourg
1910s 1.85 million tonnes 14.69 million tonnes 12.84 million tonnes Luxembourg
1920s 2.23 million tonnes 14.43 million tonnes 12.20 million tonnes Luxembourg
1930s 2.65 million tonnes 13.84 million tonnes 11.19 million tonnes Luxembourg
1940s 3.09 million tonnes 12.46 million tonnes 9.36 million tonnes Luxembourg
1950s 3.88 million tonnes 9.41 million tonnes 5.53 million tonnes Luxembourg
1960s 4.25 million tonnes 6.02 million tonnes 1.76 million tonnes Luxembourg
1970s 4.33 million tonnes 3.52 million tonnes 806,394 tonnes Cape Verde
1980s 4.42 million tonnes 598,551 tonnes 3.82 million tonnes Cape Verde
1990s 5.23 million tonnes 636,671 tonnes 4.59 million tonnes Cape Verde
2000s 6.43 million tonnes 2.68 million tonnes 3.75 million tonnes Cape Verde
2010s 7.30 million tonnes 4.20 million tonnes 3.10 million tonnes Cape Verde
2020s 7.43 million tonnes 5.38 million tonnes 2.06 million tonnes Cape Verde

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 Luxembourg?
Cape Verde, at 7.44 million tonnes against 5.65 million tonnes in Luxembourg as of 2024.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change between Cape Verde and Luxembourg?
1.78 million tonnes, with Cape Verde ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Luxembourg?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Cape Verde and Luxembourg rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change?
Cape Verde ranks 158th and Luxembourg ranks 160th 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.