Cape Verde vs Solomon Islands: Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
Cape Verde
722,482 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Solomon Islands
544,757 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Cape Verde rank
175th
Solomon Islands rank
178th
Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry over time
- Cape Verde
- Solomon Islands
How they compare
Cape Verde currently reports 722,482 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 544,757 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Solomon Islands, a difference of 177,725 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Cape Verde's figure about 1.3 times Solomon Islands's.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Cape Verde ahead.
Cape Verde ranks 175th and Solomon Islands ranks 178th of 198 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Cape Verde averaged higher in 17 and Solomon Islands in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | Solomon Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 8,204 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4,494 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3,709 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cape Verde |
| 1860s | 8,376 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5,403 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2,973 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cape Verde |
| 1870s | 8,670 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6,457 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2,213 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cape Verde |
| 1880s | 9,004 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7,847 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1,157 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cape Verde |
| 1890s | 9,324 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9,182 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 141.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cape Verde |
| 1900s | 10,050 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10,005 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 44.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cape Verde |
| 1910s | 11,775 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11,285 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 490.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cape Verde |
| 1920s | 14,405 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11,954 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2,451 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cape Verde |
| 1930s | 17,484 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 12,295 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5,189 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cape Verde |
| 1940s | 21,648 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 12,938 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8,710 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cape Verde |
| 1950s | 63,458 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 23,735 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 39,723 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cape Verde |
| 1960s | 58,745 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 51,940 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6,806 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cape Verde |
| 1970s | 133,975 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 112,603 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 21,371 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cape Verde |
| 1980s | 109,973 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 214,310 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 104,336 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Solomon Islands |
| 1990s | 300,349 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 293,255 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7,094 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cape Verde |
| 2000s | 536,595 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 416,023 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 120,571 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cape Verde |
| 2010s | 651,183 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 515,011 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 136,172 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cape Verde |
| 2020s | 697,043 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 526,601 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 170,442 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cape Verde |
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 Solomon Islands?
- Cape Verde, at 722,482 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 544,757 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Solomon Islands as of 2024.
- What is the difference in total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry between Cape Verde and Solomon Islands?
- 177,725 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Cape Verde ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Solomon Islands?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Cape Verde and Solomon Islands rank globally for total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
- Cape Verde ranks 175th and Solomon Islands ranks 178th 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.