Cape Verde vs Seychelles: Greenhouse gas emissions
Cape Verde
843,988 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Seychelles
763,918 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Cape Verde rank
176th
Seychelles rank
177th
Greenhouse gas emissions over time
- Cape Verde
- Seychelles
How they compare
Cape Verde currently reports 843,988 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 763,918 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Seychelles, a difference of 80,070 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Cape Verde's figure about 1.1 times Seychelles's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Cape Verde ahead.
Cape Verde ranks 176th and Seychelles ranks 177th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Cape Verde averaged higher in 17 and Seychelles in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | Seychelles | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 20,562 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3,341 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 17,221 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cape Verde |
| 1860s | 21,636 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3,432 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 18,204 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cape Verde |
| 1870s | 22,724 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3,555 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 19,169 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cape Verde |
| 1880s | 24,252 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3,688 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 20,565 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cape Verde |
| 1890s | 25,681 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3,803 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 21,877 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cape Verde |
| 1900s | 27,649 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3,925 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 23,724 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cape Verde |
| 1910s | 32,622 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4,356 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 28,266 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cape Verde |
| 1920s | 40,108 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5,265 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 34,843 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cape Verde |
| 1930s | 47,121 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6,225 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 40,896 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cape Verde |
| 1940s | 64,380 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8,191 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 56,190 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cape Verde |
| 1950s | 129,197 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 12,693 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 116,504 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cape Verde |
| 1960s | 105,834 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 25,394 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 80,440 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cape Verde |
| 1970s | 176,198 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 97,604 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 78,595 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cape Verde |
| 1980s | 182,981 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 191,342 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8,361 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Seychelles |
| 1990s | 447,494 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 276,626 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 170,868 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cape Verde |
| 2000s | 689,245 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 448,937 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 240,308 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cape Verde |
| 2010s | 785,208 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 581,482 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 203,726 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cape Verde |
| 2020s | 813,650 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 732,322 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 81,327 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cape Verde |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher greenhouse gas emissions, Cape Verde or Seychelles?
- Cape Verde, at 843,988 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 763,918 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Seychelles as of 2024.
- What is the difference in greenhouse gas emissions between Cape Verde and Seychelles?
- 80,070 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Cape Verde 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 greenhouse gas emissions?
- Cape Verde ranks 176th and Seychelles ranks 177th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Greenhouse gas emissions. 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.