Cape Verde vs Sao Tome and Principe: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change

Cape Verde
7.44 million tonnes
in 2024
Sao Tome and Principe
4.28 million tonnes
in 2024
Cape Verde rank
158th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
161st

Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time

  • Cape Verde
  • Sao Tome and Principe
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How they compare

Cape Verde currently reports 7.44 million tonnes against 4.28 million tonnes in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 3.16 million tonnes.

That makes Cape Verde's figure about 1.7 times Sao Tome and Principe's.

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

Cape Verde ranks 158th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 161st of 197 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Cape Verde Sao Tome and Principe Difference Ahead
1850s 122,561 tonnes 541,496 tonnes 418,935 tonnes Sao Tome and Principe
1860s 360,398 tonnes 1.58 million tonnes 1.22 million tonnes Sao Tome and Principe
1870s 616,776 tonnes 2.71 million tonnes 2.10 million tonnes Sao Tome and Principe
1880s 890,466 tonnes 3.79 million tonnes 2.90 million tonnes Sao Tome and Principe
1890s 1.19 million tonnes 4.95 million tonnes 3.76 million tonnes Sao Tome and Principe
1900s 1.50 million tonnes 6.04 million tonnes 4.54 million tonnes Sao Tome and Principe
1910s 1.85 million tonnes 7.12 million tonnes 5.27 million tonnes Sao Tome and Principe
1920s 2.23 million tonnes 8.11 million tonnes 5.87 million tonnes Sao Tome and Principe
1930s 2.65 million tonnes 8.93 million tonnes 6.29 million tonnes Sao Tome and Principe
1940s 3.09 million tonnes 9.04 million tonnes 5.94 million tonnes Sao Tome and Principe
1950s 3.88 million tonnes 8.13 million tonnes 4.24 million tonnes Sao Tome and Principe
1960s 4.25 million tonnes 6.06 million tonnes 1.81 million tonnes Sao Tome and Principe
1970s 4.33 million tonnes 4.16 million tonnes 166,897 tonnes Cape Verde
1980s 4.42 million tonnes 2.54 million tonnes 1.89 million tonnes Cape Verde
1990s 5.23 million tonnes 1.48 million tonnes 3.74 million tonnes Cape Verde
2000s 6.43 million tonnes 2.14 million tonnes 4.29 million tonnes Cape Verde
2010s 7.30 million tonnes 2.88 million tonnes 4.42 million tonnes Cape Verde
2020s 7.43 million tonnes 4.05 million tonnes 3.39 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 Sao Tome and Principe?
Cape Verde, at 7.44 million tonnes against 4.28 million tonnes in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2024.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change between Cape Verde and Sao Tome and Principe?
3.16 million tonnes, with Cape Verde ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Sao Tome and Principe?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Cape Verde and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change?
Cape Verde ranks 158th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 161st 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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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
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Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.