Cape Verde vs Comoros: Annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region
Cape Verde
843,988 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Comoros
1.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Cape Verde rank
176th
Comoros rank
174th
Annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region over time
- Cape Verde
- Comoros
How they compare
Comoros currently reports 1.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 843,988 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Cape Verde, a difference of 189,082 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Comoros's figure about 1.2 times Cape Verde's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Comoros ahead.
Cape Verde ranks 176th and Comoros ranks 174th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Cape Verde averaged higher in 2 and Comoros in 16.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | Comoros | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 20,562 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 73,111 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 52,549 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Comoros |
| 1860s | 21,636 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 74,622 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 52,987 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Comoros |
| 1870s | 22,724 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 77,781 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 55,058 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Comoros |
| 1880s | 24,252 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 81,475 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 57,223 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Comoros |
| 1890s | 25,681 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 84,192 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 58,511 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Comoros |
| 1900s | 27,649 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 86,175 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 58,526 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Comoros |
| 1910s | 32,622 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 94,162 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 61,539 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Comoros |
| 1920s | 40,108 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 111,886 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 71,778 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Comoros |
| 1930s | 47,121 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 131,580 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 84,459 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Comoros |
| 1940s | 64,380 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 172,388 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 108,008 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Comoros |
| 1950s | 129,197 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 251,434 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 122,237 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Comoros |
| 1960s | 105,834 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 229,597 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 123,763 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Comoros |
| 1970s | 176,198 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 297,844 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 121,646 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Comoros |
| 1980s | 182,981 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 410,944 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 227,963 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Comoros |
| 1990s | 447,494 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 480,521 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 33,027 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Comoros |
| 2000s | 689,245 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 543,278 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 145,967 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cape Verde |
| 2010s | 785,208 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 639,848 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 145,360 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cape Verde |
| 2020s | 813,650 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 971,948 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 158,298 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Comoros |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region, Cape Verde or Comoros?
- Comoros, at 1.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 843,988 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Cape Verde as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region between Cape Verde and Comoros?
- 189,082 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Comoros ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Comoros?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Cape Verde and Comoros rank globally for annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region?
- Cape Verde ranks 176th and Comoros ranks 174th 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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About this data
Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.