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