Cape Verde vs Seychelles: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil
Cape Verde
16.60 million tonnes
in 2024
Seychelles
16.11 million tonnes
in 2024
Cape Verde rank
179th
Seychelles rank
181st
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil over time
- Cape Verde
- Seychelles
How they compare
Cape Verde currently reports 16.60 million tonnes against 16.11 million tonnes in Seychelles, a difference of 486,800 tonnes.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1963 it was Cape Verde ahead.
Cape Verde ranks 179th and Seychelles ranks 181st of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Cape Verde averaged higher in 5 and Seychelles in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | Seychelles | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 237,923 tonnes | 29,312 tonnes | 208,611 tonnes | Cape Verde |
| 1970s | 641,958 tonnes | 326,096 tonnes | 315,862 tonnes | Cape Verde |
| 1980s | 1.59 million tonnes | 1.33 million tonnes | 264,199 tonnes | Cape Verde |
| 1990s | 2.94 million tonnes | 3.16 million tonnes | 223,479 tonnes | Seychelles |
| 2000s | 6.14 million tonnes | 6.24 million tonnes | 108,067 tonnes | Seychelles |
| 2010s | 11.23 million tonnes | 10.56 million tonnes | 671,991 tonnes | Cape Verde |
| 2020s | 15.43 million tonnes | 14.83 million tonnes | 592,640 tonnes | Cape Verde |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from oil, Cape Verde or Seychelles?
- Cape Verde, at 16.60 million tonnes against 16.11 million tonnes in Seychelles as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from oil between Cape Verde and Seychelles?
- 486,800 tonnes, with Cape Verde ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Seychelles?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 2024.
- How do Cape Verde and Seychelles rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from oil?
- Cape Verde ranks 179th and Seychelles ranks 181st of 215 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 oil. 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 oil since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.