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
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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

Indicator
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil
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
215 places, 21,740 data points, 1750–2024
Last refreshed

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