Cape Verde vs Macao: Annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region
Cape Verde
843,988 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Macao
1.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Cape Verde rank
176th
Macao rank
173rd
Annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region over time
- Cape Verde
- Macao
How they compare
Macao currently reports 1.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 843,988 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Cape Verde, a difference of 325,322 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Macao's figure about 1.4 times Cape Verde's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Cape Verde ahead.
Cape Verde ranks 176th and Macao ranks 173rd of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Cape Verde averaged higher in 11 and Macao in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | Macao | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 20,562 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9,475 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11,087 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cape Verde |
| 1860s | 21,636 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10,810 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10,825 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cape Verde |
| 1870s | 22,724 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 12,159 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10,565 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cape Verde |
| 1880s | 24,252 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 13,516 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10,736 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cape Verde |
| 1890s | 25,681 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 14,876 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10,805 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cape Verde |
| 1900s | 27,649 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 16,325 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11,324 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cape Verde |
| 1910s | 32,622 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 17,877 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 14,745 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cape Verde |
| 1920s | 40,108 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 19,409 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 20,699 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cape Verde |
| 1930s | 47,121 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 22,008 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 25,113 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cape Verde |
| 1940s | 64,380 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 28,514 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 35,866 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cape Verde |
| 1950s | 129,197 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 44,904 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 84,293 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cape Verde |
| 1960s | 105,834 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 148,231 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 42,397 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Macao |
| 1970s | 176,198 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 314,053 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 137,854 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Macao |
| 1980s | 182,981 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 780,812 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 597,831 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Macao |
| 1990s | 447,494 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.25 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 803,397 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Macao |
| 2000s | 689,245 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.58 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 892,289 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Macao |
| 2010s | 785,208 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.48 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 697,383 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Macao |
| 2020s | 813,650 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 336,940 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Macao |
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 Macao?
- Macao, at 1.17 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 Macao?
- 325,322 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Macao ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Macao?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Cape Verde and Macao rank globally for annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region?
- Cape Verde ranks 176th and Macao ranks 173rd 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.