Cape Verde vs Tuvalu: Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions
Cape Verde
1.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Tuvalu
1.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Cape Verde rank
144th
Tuvalu rank
147th
Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions over time
- Cape Verde
- Tuvalu
How they compare
Cape Verde currently reports 1.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Tuvalu, a difference of 0.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
That makes Cape Verde's figure about 1.1 times Tuvalu's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Cape Verde ahead.
Cape Verde ranks 144th and Tuvalu ranks 147th of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Cape Verde averaged higher in 16 and Tuvalu in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | Tuvalu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.1008 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0467 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0542 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cape Verde |
| 1860s | 0.0897 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0491 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0405 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cape Verde |
| 1870s | 0.0809 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0534 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0275 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cape Verde |
| 1880s | 0.0734 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0591 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0142 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cape Verde |
| 1890s | 0.0664 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0646 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0018 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cape Verde |
| 1900s | 0.0625 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0075 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Tuvalu |
| 1910s | 0.0714 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0734 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.002 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Tuvalu |
| 1920s | 0.0866 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0774 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0092 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cape Verde |
| 1930s | 0.0884 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0849 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0034 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cape Verde |
| 1940s | 0.1079 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.098 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0098 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cape Verde |
| 1950s | 0.3293 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1102 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2191 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cape Verde |
| 1960s | 0.242 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1433 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0987 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cape Verde |
| 1970s | 0.4344 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1572 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2772 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cape Verde |
| 1980s | 0.3186 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1273 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1913 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cape Verde |
| 1990s | 0.7236 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6642 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0594 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cape Verde |
| 2000s | 1.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0128 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cape Verde |
| 2010s | 1.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9426 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3284 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cape Verde |
| 2020s | 1.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1278 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cape Verde |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions, Cape Verde or Tuvalu?
- Cape Verde, at 1.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Tuvalu as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions between Cape Verde and Tuvalu?
- 0.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Cape Verde ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Tuvalu?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Cape Verde and Tuvalu rank globally for per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions?
- Cape Verde ranks 144th and Tuvalu ranks 147th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.