Belize vs Cape Verde: Greenhouse gas emissions by gas
Belize
134,214 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Cape Verde
88,085 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Belize rank
166th
Cape Verde rank
167th
Greenhouse gas emissions by gas over time
- Belize
- Cape Verde
How they compare
Belize currently reports 134,214 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 88,085 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Cape Verde, a difference of 46,129 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Belize's figure about 1.5 times Cape Verde's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Belize ahead.
Belize ranks 166th and Cape Verde ranks 167th of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Belize averaged higher in 16 and Cape Verde in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belize | Cape Verde | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 2,161 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2,029 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 132.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Belize |
| 1860s | 2,344 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2,184 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 159.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Belize |
| 1870s | 2,692 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2,609 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 82.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Belize |
| 1880s | 3,159 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3,229 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 70.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cape Verde |
| 1890s | 3,930 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3,632 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 297.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Belize |
| 1900s | 5,616 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4,098 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1,518 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Belize |
| 1910s | 7,285 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5,124 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2,161 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Belize |
| 1920s | 7,696 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7,071 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 625.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Belize |
| 1930s | 8,358 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7,697 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 660.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Belize |
| 1940s | 13,410 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 15,899 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2,489 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cape Verde |
| 1950s | 23,743 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 23,092 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 651.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Belize |
| 1960s | 37,696 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 21,715 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 15,981 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Belize |
| 1970s | 53,574 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 23,763 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 29,812 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Belize |
| 1980s | 68,539 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 36,965 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 31,574 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Belize |
| 1990s | 79,938 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 71,035 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8,904 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Belize |
| 2000s | 114,319 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 76,496 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 37,823 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Belize |
| 2010s | 181,893 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 79,717 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 102,176 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Belize |
| 2020s | 171,980 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 84,860 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 87,120 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Belize |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher greenhouse gas emissions by gas, Belize or Cape Verde?
- Belize, at 134,214 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 88,085 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Cape Verde as of 2024.
- What is the difference in greenhouse gas emissions by gas between Belize and Cape Verde?
- 46,129 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Belize ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Cape Verde?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Belize and Cape Verde rank globally for greenhouse gas emissions by gas?
- Belize ranks 166th and Cape Verde ranks 167th of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Greenhouse gas emissions by gas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.