Cape Verde vs Namibia: Per capita CO₂ emissions relative to the global average

Cape Verde

1.13 tonnes per person

in 2024

Namibia

1.14 tonnes per person

in 2024

Cape Verde rank

155th

Namibia rank

154th

Per capita CO₂ emissions relative to the global average over time

Cape Verde
Namibia

How they compare

Namibia currently reports 1.14 tonnes per person against 1.13 tonnes per person in Cape Verde, a difference of 0.0136 tonnes per person.

Across all 34 years both countries report, Namibia has been ahead every year.

Cape Verde ranks 155th and Namibia ranks 154th of 213 countries.

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About this data

Indicator: Per capita CO₂ emissions relative to the global average
Unit: tonnes per person
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 213 places, 22,945 data points, 1750–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from burning fossil fuels and industrial processes. This includes emissions from transport, electricity generation, and heating, but not land-use change.