Cape Verde vs Saint Lucia: Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
Cape Verde
722,482 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Saint Lucia
582,981 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Cape Verde rank
175th
Saint Lucia rank
177th
Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry over time
- Cape Verde
- Saint Lucia
How they compare
Cape Verde currently reports 722,482 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 582,981 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Saint Lucia, a difference of 139,501 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Cape Verde's figure about 1.2 times Saint Lucia's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Cape Verde ahead.
Cape Verde ranks 175th and Saint Lucia ranks 177th of 198 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Cape Verde averaged higher in 16 and Saint Lucia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | Saint Lucia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 8,204 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1,060 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7,143 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cape Verde |
| 1860s | 8,376 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1,097 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7,280 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cape Verde |
| 1870s | 8,670 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1,158 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7,511 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cape Verde |
| 1880s | 9,004 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1,314 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7,690 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cape Verde |
| 1890s | 9,324 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1,474 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7,850 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cape Verde |
| 1900s | 10,050 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1,650 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8,400 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cape Verde |
| 1910s | 11,775 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1,841 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9,934 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cape Verde |
| 1920s | 14,405 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2,079 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 12,327 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cape Verde |
| 1930s | 17,484 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2,485 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 14,999 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cape Verde |
| 1940s | 21,648 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 14,333 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7,315 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cape Verde |
| 1950s | 63,458 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 38,898 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 24,560 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cape Verde |
| 1960s | 58,745 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 53,355 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5,391 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cape Verde |
| 1970s | 133,975 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 113,147 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 20,827 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cape Verde |
| 1980s | 109,973 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 164,345 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 54,372 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Saint Lucia |
| 1990s | 300,349 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 306,130 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5,780 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Saint Lucia |
| 2000s | 536,595 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 435,354 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 101,241 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cape Verde |
| 2010s | 651,183 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 530,870 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 120,313 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cape Verde |
| 2020s | 697,043 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 558,521 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 138,522 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 Saint Lucia?
- Cape Verde, at 722,482 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 582,981 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Saint Lucia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry between Cape Verde and Saint Lucia?
- 139,501 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Cape Verde ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Saint Lucia?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Cape Verde and Saint Lucia rank globally for total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
- Cape Verde ranks 175th and Saint Lucia ranks 177th 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.