Cape Verde vs Somalia: Methane emissions, per square kilometre
Cape Verde
39.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre
in 2024
Somalia
40.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre
in 2024
Cape Verde rank
152nd
Somalia rank
151st
Methane emissions, per square kilometre over time
- Cape Verde
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 40.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre against 39.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre in Cape Verde, a difference of 1.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Somalia ahead.
Cape Verde ranks 152nd and Somalia ranks 151st of 195 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Cape Verde averaged higher in 1 and Somalia in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 14.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 19.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 5.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | Somalia |
| 1970s | 14.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 24.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 10.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | Somalia |
| 1980s | 16.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 30.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 14.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | Somalia |
| 1990s | 34.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 31.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 2.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | Cape Verde |
| 2000s | 35.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 37.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 2.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | Somalia |
| 2010s | 34.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 38.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 4.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | Somalia |
| 2020s | 37.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 40.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 2.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher methane emissions, per square kilometre, Cape Verde or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 40.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre against 39.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre in Cape Verde as of 2024.
- What is the difference in methane emissions, per square kilometre between Cape Verde and Somalia?
- 1.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Somalia?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Cape Verde and Somalia rank globally for methane emissions, per square kilometre?
- Cape Verde ranks 152nd and Somalia ranks 151st 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.