Cape Verde vs Samoa: Methane emissions
Cape Verde
158,124 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Samoa
160,960 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Cape Verde rank
176th
Samoa rank
174th
Methane emissions over time
- Cape Verde
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 160,960 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 158,124 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Cape Verde, a difference of 2,836 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Cape Verde ahead.
Cape Verde ranks 176th and Samoa ranks 174th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Cape Verde averaged higher in 2 and Samoa in 16.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 12,810 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11,166 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1,644 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cape Verde |
| 1860s | 12,971 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 12,423 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 548.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cape Verde |
| 1870s | 13,248 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 14,331 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1,083 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Samoa |
| 1880s | 13,537 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 16,639 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3,102 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Samoa |
| 1890s | 13,828 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 19,230 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5,402 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Samoa |
| 1900s | 14,718 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 18,223 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3,505 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Samoa |
| 1910s | 17,419 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 17,818 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 398.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Samoa |
| 1920s | 21,790 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 23,883 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2,093 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Samoa |
| 1930s | 26,962 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 32,240 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5,278 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Samoa |
| 1940s | 34,582 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 43,774 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9,193 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Samoa |
| 1950s | 44,860 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 55,755 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10,896 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Samoa |
| 1960s | 56,144 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 71,608 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 15,464 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Samoa |
| 1970s | 57,538 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 90,058 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 32,521 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Samoa |
| 1980s | 64,707 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 130,145 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 65,439 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Samoa |
| 1990s | 139,536 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 153,462 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 13,926 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Samoa |
| 2000s | 141,577 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 169,208 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 27,630 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Samoa |
| 2010s | 140,282 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 185,584 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 45,302 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Samoa |
| 2020s | 151,359 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 153,277 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1,918 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher methane emissions, Cape Verde or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 160,960 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 158,124 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Cape Verde as of 2024.
- What is the difference in methane emissions between Cape Verde and Samoa?
- 2,836 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Samoa?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Cape Verde and Samoa rank globally for methane emissions?
- Cape Verde ranks 176th and Samoa 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 Methane emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.