Cape Verde vs Saint Lucia: Greenhouse gas emissions
Cape Verde
843,988 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Saint Lucia
569,642 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Cape Verde rank
176th
Saint Lucia rank
179th
Greenhouse gas emissions over time
- Cape Verde
- Saint Lucia
How they compare
Cape Verde currently reports 843,988 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 569,642 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Saint Lucia, a difference of 274,346 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Cape Verde's figure about 1.5 times Saint Lucia's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Cape Verde ahead.
Cape Verde ranks 176th and Saint Lucia ranks 179th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Cape Verde averaged higher in 15 and Saint Lucia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | Saint Lucia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 20,562 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10,639 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9,923 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cape Verde |
| 1860s | 21,636 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10,967 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10,669 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cape Verde |
| 1870s | 22,724 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11,392 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11,332 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cape Verde |
| 1880s | 24,252 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11,408 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 12,844 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cape Verde |
| 1890s | 25,681 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 15,094 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10,587 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cape Verde |
| 1900s | 27,649 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 19,354 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8,295 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cape Verde |
| 1910s | 32,622 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8,871 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 23,751 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cape Verde |
| 1920s | 40,108 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6,591 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 33,517 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cape Verde |
| 1930s | 47,121 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8,110 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 39,011 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cape Verde |
| 1940s | 64,380 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 31,270 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 33,110 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cape Verde |
| 1950s | 129,197 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 105,572 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 23,625 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cape Verde |
| 1960s | 105,834 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 152,429 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 46,595 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Saint Lucia |
| 1970s | 176,198 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 199,771 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 23,572 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Saint Lucia |
| 1980s | 182,981 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 254,471 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 71,490 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Saint Lucia |
| 1990s | 447,494 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 322,081 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 125,414 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cape Verde |
| 2000s | 689,245 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 396,356 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 292,889 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cape Verde |
| 2010s | 785,208 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 510,165 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 275,043 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cape Verde |
| 2020s | 813,650 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 540,984 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 272,666 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 Saint Lucia?
- Cape Verde, at 843,988 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 569,642 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Saint Lucia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in greenhouse gas emissions between Cape Verde and Saint Lucia?
- 274,346 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 greenhouse gas emissions?
- Cape Verde ranks 176th and Saint Lucia ranks 179th 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.