Cape Verde vs Paraguay: Per capita CO₂ emissions vs. per capita energy use
Cape Verde
1.13 tonnes per person
in 2024
Paraguay
1.15 tonnes per person
in 2024
Cape Verde rank
150th
Paraguay rank
148th
Per capita CO₂ emissions vs. per capita energy use over time
- Cape Verde
- Paraguay
How they compare
Paraguay currently reports 1.15 tonnes per person against 1.13 tonnes per person in Cape Verde, a difference of 0.02 tonnes per person.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Cape Verde ahead.
Cape Verde ranks 150th and Paraguay ranks 148th of 208 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Cape Verde averaged higher in 3 and Paraguay in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | Paraguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.1881 tonnes per person | 0.0973 tonnes per person | 0.0908 tonnes per person | Cape Verde |
| 1960s | 0.0977 tonnes per person | 0.2153 tonnes per person | 0.1176 tonnes per person | Paraguay |
| 1970s | 0.3035 tonnes per person | 0.3594 tonnes per person | 0.0559 tonnes per person | Paraguay |
| 1980s | 0.1995 tonnes per person | 0.4735 tonnes per person | 0.274 tonnes per person | Paraguay |
| 1990s | 0.4916 tonnes per person | 0.7329 tonnes per person | 0.2413 tonnes per person | Paraguay |
| 2000s | 0.893 tonnes per person | 0.7343 tonnes per person | 0.1587 tonnes per person | Cape Verde |
| 2010s | 1.07 tonnes per person | 1.04 tonnes per person | 0.0276 tonnes per person | Cape Verde |
| 2020s | 1.11 tonnes per person | 1.15 tonnes per person | 0.0402 tonnes per person | Paraguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita co₂ emissions vs. per capita energy use, Cape Verde or Paraguay?
- Paraguay, at 1.15 tonnes per person against 1.13 tonnes per person in Cape Verde as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita co₂ emissions vs. per capita energy use between Cape Verde and Paraguay?
- 0.02 tonnes per person, with Paraguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Paraguay?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Cape Verde and Paraguay rank globally for per capita co₂ emissions vs. per capita energy use?
- Cape Verde ranks 150th and Paraguay ranks 148th of 208 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita CO₂ emissions vs. per capita energy use. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.