Australia vs Cape Verde: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions by sector
Australia
448.75 kilograms per person
in 2023
Cape Verde
478.62 kilograms per person
in 2023
Australia rank
41st
Cape Verde rank
40th
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions by sector over time
- Australia
- Cape Verde
How they compare
Cape Verde currently reports 478.62 kilograms per person against 448.75 kilograms per person in Australia, a difference of 29.87 kilograms per person.
That makes Cape Verde's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 41st and Cape Verde ranks 40th of 191 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 2 and Cape Verde in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Cape Verde | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 453 kilograms per person | 201.47 kilograms per person | 251.52 kilograms per person | Australia |
| 2000s | 526.58 kilograms per person | 435.09 kilograms per person | 91.49 kilograms per person | Australia |
| 2010s | 593.45 kilograms per person | 683.04 kilograms per person | 89.59 kilograms per person | Cape Verde |
| 2020s | 366.33 kilograms per person | 472.61 kilograms per person | 106.28 kilograms per person | Cape Verde |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita greenhouse gas emissions by sector, Australia or Cape Verde?
- Cape Verde, at 478.62 kilograms per person against 448.75 kilograms per person in Australia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in per capita greenhouse gas emissions by sector between Australia and Cape Verde?
- 29.87 kilograms per person, with Cape Verde ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Cape Verde?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Australia and Cape Verde rank globally for per capita greenhouse gas emissions by sector?
- Australia ranks 41st and Cape Verde ranks 40th of 191 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Climate Watch (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita greenhouse gas emissions by sector. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Emissions are measured in kilograms of carbon dioxide-equivalents per person.