Cape Verde vs Tajikistan: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
Cape Verde
1.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Tajikistan
1.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Cape Verde rank
145th
Tajikistan rank
147th
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry over time
- Cape Verde
- Tajikistan
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 Tajikistan, a difference of 0.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
That makes Cape Verde's figure about 1.1 times Tajikistan's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Tajikistan ahead.
Cape Verde ranks 145th and Tajikistan ranks 147th of 198 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Cape Verde averaged higher in 3 and Tajikistan in 15.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | Tajikistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.1008 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1428 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0419 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Tajikistan |
| 1860s | 0.0897 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.158 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0683 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Tajikistan |
| 1870s | 0.0809 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1867 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1058 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Tajikistan |
| 1880s | 0.0734 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2282 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1548 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Tajikistan |
| 1890s | 0.0664 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3066 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2403 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Tajikistan |
| 1900s | 0.0625 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4249 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3624 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Tajikistan |
| 1910s | 0.0714 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4358 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3644 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Tajikistan |
| 1920s | 0.0866 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3306 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.244 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Tajikistan |
| 1930s | 0.0884 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9151 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8268 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Tajikistan |
| 1940s | 0.1079 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Tajikistan |
| 1950s | 0.3293 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Tajikistan |
| 1960s | 0.242 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Tajikistan |
| 1970s | 0.4344 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Tajikistan |
| 1980s | 0.3186 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Tajikistan |
| 1990s | 0.7236 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3332 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Tajikistan |
| 2000s | 1.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5315 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5808 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cape Verde |
| 2010s | 1.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8069 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4641 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cape Verde |
| 2020s | 1.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0701 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 greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry, Cape Verde or Tajikistan?
- Cape Verde, at 1.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Tajikistan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry between Cape Verde and Tajikistan?
- 0.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Cape Verde ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Tajikistan?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Cape Verde and Tajikistan rank globally for per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
- Cape Verde ranks 145th and Tajikistan ranks 147th 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.