Cape Verde vs Seychelles: Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
Cape Verde
722,482 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Seychelles
757,210 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Cape Verde rank
175th
Seychelles rank
174th
Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry over time
- Cape Verde
- Seychelles
How they compare
Seychelles currently reports 757,210 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 722,482 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Cape Verde, a difference of 34,728 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Cape Verde ahead.
Cape Verde ranks 175th and Seychelles ranks 174th of 198 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Cape Verde averaged higher in 16 and Seychelles in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | Seychelles | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 8,204 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2,450 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5,754 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cape Verde |
| 1860s | 8,376 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2,525 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5,851 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cape Verde |
| 1870s | 8,670 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2,610 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6,060 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cape Verde |
| 1880s | 9,004 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2,692 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6,312 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cape Verde |
| 1890s | 9,324 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2,772 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6,553 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cape Verde |
| 1900s | 10,050 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2,857 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7,193 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cape Verde |
| 1910s | 11,775 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3,138 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8,638 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cape Verde |
| 1920s | 14,405 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3,720 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10,685 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cape Verde |
| 1930s | 17,484 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4,429 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 13,056 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cape Verde |
| 1940s | 21,648 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5,743 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 15,905 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cape Verde |
| 1950s | 63,458 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9,764 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 53,694 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cape Verde |
| 1960s | 58,745 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 21,680 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 37,065 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cape Verde |
| 1970s | 133,975 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 90,938 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 43,037 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cape Verde |
| 1980s | 109,973 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 181,568 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 71,595 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Seychelles |
| 1990s | 300,349 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 265,128 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 35,221 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cape Verde |
| 2000s | 536,595 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 442,086 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 94,509 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cape Verde |
| 2010s | 651,183 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 577,159 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 74,024 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cape Verde |
| 2020s | 697,043 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 726,418 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 29,375 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Seychelles |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry, Cape Verde or Seychelles?
- Seychelles, at 757,210 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 722,482 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Cape Verde as of 2024.
- What is the difference in total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry between Cape Verde and Seychelles?
- 34,728 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Seychelles ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Seychelles?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Cape Verde and Seychelles rank globally for total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
- Cape Verde ranks 175th and Seychelles ranks 174th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Total 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 of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.