Antigua and Barbuda vs Cape Verde: Annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region

Antigua and Barbuda
724,483 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Cape Verde
843,988 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Antigua and Barbuda rank
178th
Cape Verde rank
176th

Annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region over time

  • Antigua and Barbuda
  • Cape Verde
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How they compare

Cape Verde currently reports 843,988 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 724,483 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Antigua and Barbuda, a difference of 119,505 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.

That makes Cape Verde's figure about 1.2 times Antigua and Barbuda's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Antigua and Barbuda ahead.

Antigua and Barbuda ranks 178th and Cape Verde ranks 176th of 199 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, Antigua and Barbuda averaged higher in 4 and Cape Verde in 14.

Head to head by decade

Decade Antigua and Barbuda Cape Verde Difference Ahead
1850s 26,862 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 20,562 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 6,300 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Antigua and Barbuda
1860s 12,531 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 21,636 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 9,105 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Cape Verde
1870s 11,605 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 22,724 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 11,118 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Cape Verde
1880s 15,782 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 24,252 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 8,470 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Cape Verde
1890s 12,937 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 25,681 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 12,744 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Cape Verde
1900s 8,158 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 27,649 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 19,492 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Cape Verde
1910s -7,818 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 32,622 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 40,440 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Cape Verde
1920s 1,786 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 40,108 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 38,322 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Cape Verde
1930s 11,993 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 47,121 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 35,128 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Cape Verde
1940s 22,270 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 64,380 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 42,110 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Cape Verde
1950s 39,871 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 129,197 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 89,326 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Cape Verde
1960s 293,865 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 105,834 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 188,031 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Antigua and Barbuda
1970s 435,003 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 176,198 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 258,805 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Antigua and Barbuda
1980s 235,913 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 182,981 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 52,932 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Antigua and Barbuda
1990s 329,776 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 447,494 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 117,719 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Cape Verde
2000s 535,635 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 689,245 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 153,610 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Cape Verde
2010s 638,229 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 785,208 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 146,979 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Cape Verde
2020s 697,122 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 813,650 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 116,528 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Cape Verde

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region, Antigua and Barbuda or Cape Verde?
Cape Verde, at 843,988 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 724,483 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Antigua and Barbuda as of 2024.
What is the difference in annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region between Antigua and Barbuda and Cape Verde?
119,505 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Cape Verde ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Antigua and Barbuda and Cape Verde?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Antigua and Barbuda and Cape Verde rank globally for annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region?
Antigua and Barbuda ranks 178th and Cape Verde ranks 176th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region
Unit
tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
Source
Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 34,825 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.