Cape Verde vs Eritrea: Methane emissions, per square kilometre
Cape Verde
39.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre
in 2024
Eritrea
39.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre
in 2024
Cape Verde rank
152nd
Eritrea rank
153rd
Methane emissions, per square kilometre over time
- Cape Verde
- Eritrea
How they compare
Cape Verde currently reports 39.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre against 39.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre in Eritrea, a difference of 0.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Cape Verde ahead.
Cape Verde ranks 152nd and Eritrea ranks 153rd of 195 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Cape Verde averaged higher in 2 and Eritrea in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | Eritrea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 36.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 32.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 3.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | Cape Verde |
| 2000s | 35.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 34.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 0.7564 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | Cape Verde |
| 2010s | 34.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 36.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 1.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | Eritrea |
| 2020s | 37.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 38.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 1.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | Eritrea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher methane emissions, per square kilometre, Cape Verde or Eritrea?
- Cape Verde, at 39.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre against 39.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre in Eritrea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in methane emissions, per square kilometre between Cape Verde and Eritrea?
- 0.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre, with Cape Verde ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Eritrea?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2024.
- How do Cape Verde and Eritrea rank globally for methane emissions, per square kilometre?
- Cape Verde ranks 152nd and Eritrea ranks 153rd of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Methane emissions, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Methane emissions divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.