Cape Verde vs Kiribati: Methane emissions, per square kilometre
Cape Verde
39.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre
in 2024
Kiribati
38.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre
in 2024
Cape Verde rank
152nd
Kiribati rank
154th
Methane emissions, per square kilometre over time
- Cape Verde
- Kiribati
How they compare
Cape Verde currently reports 39.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre against 38.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre in Kiribati, a difference of 1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Cape Verde ahead.
Cape Verde ranks 152nd and Kiribati ranks 154th of 195 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Cape Verde averaged higher in 6 and Kiribati in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | Kiribati | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 14.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 10.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 3.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | Cape Verde |
| 1970s | 14.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 13.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 0.4386 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | Cape Verde |
| 1980s | 16.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 17.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 1.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | Kiribati |
| 1990s | 34.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 20.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | Cape Verde |
| 2000s | 35.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 25.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 9.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | Cape Verde |
| 2010s | 34.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 31.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 2.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | Cape Verde |
| 2020s | 37.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 36.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 0.5733 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | Cape Verde |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher methane emissions, per square kilometre, Cape Verde or Kiribati?
- Cape Verde, at 39.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre against 38.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre in Kiribati as of 2024.
- What is the difference in methane emissions, per square kilometre between Cape Verde and Kiribati?
- 1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre, with Cape Verde ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Kiribati?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Cape Verde and Kiribati rank globally for methane emissions, per square kilometre?
- Cape Verde ranks 152nd and Kiribati ranks 154th 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.