Cape Verde vs Maldives: Per capita methane emissions
Cape Verde
0.3013 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Maldives
0.3233 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Cape Verde rank
188th
Maldives rank
186th
Per capita methane emissions over time
- Cape Verde
- Maldives
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 0.3233 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.3013 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Cape Verde, a difference of 0.022 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
That makes Maldives's figure about 1.1 times Cape Verde's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Cape Verde ahead.
Cape Verde ranks 188th and Maldives ranks 186th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Cape Verde averaged higher in 16 and Maldives in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.1575 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0399 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1176 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cape Verde |
| 1860s | 0.1389 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0411 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0978 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cape Verde |
| 1870s | 0.1237 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0437 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cape Verde |
| 1880s | 0.1103 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0465 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0638 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cape Verde |
| 1890s | 0.0984 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0495 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0489 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cape Verde |
| 1900s | 0.0916 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0518 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0398 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cape Verde |
| 1910s | 0.1056 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0602 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0454 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cape Verde |
| 1920s | 0.131 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.074 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.057 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cape Verde |
| 1930s | 0.1362 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0858 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0504 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cape Verde |
| 1940s | 0.1724 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1092 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0632 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cape Verde |
| 1950s | 0.2299 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1067 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1232 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cape Verde |
| 1960s | 0.2318 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0801 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1517 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cape Verde |
| 1970s | 0.1892 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1038 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0854 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cape Verde |
| 1980s | 0.1869 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1496 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0374 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cape Verde |
| 1990s | 0.337 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1642 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1727 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cape Verde |
| 2000s | 0.2957 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2255 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0701 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cape Verde |
| 2010s | 0.2738 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2826 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0087 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Maldives |
| 2020s | 0.2912 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3087 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0175 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Maldives |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita methane emissions, Cape Verde or Maldives?
- Maldives, at 0.3233 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.3013 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Cape Verde as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita methane emissions between Cape Verde and Maldives?
- 0.022 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Maldives?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Cape Verde and Maldives rank globally for per capita methane emissions?
- Cape Verde ranks 188th and Maldives ranks 186th of 199 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 methane emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.