Angola vs Cape Verde: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
Angola
1.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Cape Verde
1.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Angola rank
146th
Cape Verde rank
145th
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry over time
- Angola
- Cape Verde
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 Angola, a difference of 0.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
That makes Cape Verde's figure about 1.1 times Angola's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Angola ahead.
Angola ranks 146th and Cape Verde ranks 145th of 198 countries.
Angola has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Angola | Cape Verde | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.213 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1008 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1122 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Angola |
| 1860s | 0.2051 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0897 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1154 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Angola |
| 1870s | 0.2052 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0809 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1243 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Angola |
| 1880s | 0.2102 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0734 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1368 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Angola |
| 1890s | 0.2189 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0664 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1525 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Angola |
| 1900s | 0.2597 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0625 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1972 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Angola |
| 1910s | 0.3294 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0714 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.258 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Angola |
| 1920s | 0.382 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0866 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2954 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Angola |
| 1930s | 0.3719 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0884 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2835 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Angola |
| 1940s | 0.4037 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1079 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2958 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Angola |
| 1950s | 0.6717 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3293 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3424 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Angola |
| 1960s | 0.9895 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.242 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7475 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Angola |
| 1970s | 1.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4344 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Angola |
| 1980s | 1.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3186 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Angola |
| 1990s | 2.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7236 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Angola |
| 2000s | 2.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Angola |
| 2010s | 2.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9421 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Angola |
| 2020s | 1.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0257 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Angola |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry, Angola or Cape Verde?
- Cape Verde, at 1.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Angola as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry between Angola and Cape Verde?
- 0.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Cape Verde ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Cape Verde?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Angola and Cape Verde rank globally for per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
- Angola ranks 146th and Cape Verde ranks 145th of 198 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 greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry. 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.