Cape Verde vs Samoa: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
Cape Verde
1.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Samoa
1.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Cape Verde rank
145th
Samoa rank
144th
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry over time
- Cape Verde
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 1.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Cape Verde, a difference of 0 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Cape Verde ahead.
Cape Verde ranks 145th and Samoa ranks 144th of 198 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 | 0.1008 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0936 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0073 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cape Verde |
| 1860s | 0.0897 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1145 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0249 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Samoa |
| 1870s | 0.0809 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1458 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0649 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Samoa |
| 1880s | 0.0734 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1883 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.115 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Samoa |
| 1890s | 0.0664 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2388 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1724 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Samoa |
| 1900s | 0.0625 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.225 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1625 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Samoa |
| 1910s | 0.0714 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2121 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1407 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Samoa |
| 1920s | 0.0866 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2282 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1416 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Samoa |
| 1930s | 0.0884 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2131 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1248 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Samoa |
| 1940s | 0.1079 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2297 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1218 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Samoa |
| 1950s | 0.3293 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3097 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0196 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cape Verde |
| 1960s | 0.242 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3892 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1472 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Samoa |
| 1970s | 0.4344 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5455 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1111 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Samoa |
| 1980s | 0.3186 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6502 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3316 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Samoa |
| 1990s | 0.7236 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8791 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1555 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Samoa |
| 2000s | 1.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0015 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Samoa |
| 2010s | 1.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0403 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Samoa |
| 2020s | 1.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0398 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Samoa |
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, Cape Verde or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 1.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Cape Verde as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry between Cape Verde and Samoa?
- 0 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 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 per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
- Cape Verde ranks 145th and Samoa ranks 144th 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.