Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita was 1.14 tonnes per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita in Cape Verde, 1960–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita in Cape Verde is 1.14 tonnes per person, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 3.6% on the previous year and up 10.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita in Cape Verde peaked at 1.41 tonnes per person in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.1014 tonnes per person, in 1981.
Cape Verde ranks 154th of 192 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.2806 tonnes per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.2232 tonnes per person | -20.4% |
| 1962 | 0.1716 tonnes per person | -23.1% |
| 1963 | 0.1329 tonnes per person | -22.5% |
| 1964 | 0.1791 tonnes per person | +34.7% |
| 1965 | 0.1506 tonnes per person | -15.9% |
| 1966 | 0.1257 tonnes per person | -16.5% |
| 1967 | 0.1033 tonnes per person | -17.8% |
| 1968 | 0.137 tonnes per person | +32.6% |
| 1969 | 0.1553 tonnes per person | +13.3% |
| 1970 | 0.1474 tonnes per person | -5.0% |
| 1971 | 0.1423 tonnes per person | -3.5% |
| 1972 | 0.1912 tonnes per person | +34.4% |
| 1973 | 0.2393 tonnes per person | +25.1% |
| 1974 | 0.2466 tonnes per person | +3.0% |
| 1975 | 0.2654 tonnes per person | +7.6% |
| 1976 | 0.2444 tonnes per person | -7.9% |
| 1977 | 0.2621 tonnes per person | +7.3% |
| 1978 | 0.6624 tonnes per person | +152.7% |
| 1979 | 0.7817 tonnes per person | +18.0% |
| 1980 | 0.3744 tonnes per person | -52.1% |
| 1981 | 0.1014 tonnes per person | -72.9% |
| 1982 | 0.112 tonnes per person | +10.5% |
| 1983 | 0.1113 tonnes per person | -0.6% |
| 1984 | 0.2499 tonnes per person | +124.5% |
| 1985 | 0.2462 tonnes per person | -1.5% |
| 1986 | 0.1717 tonnes per person | -30.3% |
| 1987 | 0.6669 tonnes per person | +288.4% |
| 1988 | 0.4194 tonnes per person | -37.1% |
| 1989 | 0.5536 tonnes per person | +32.0% |
| 1990 | 0.6603 tonnes per person | +19.3% |
| 1991 | 0.74 tonnes per person | +12.1% |
| 1992 | 0.6247 tonnes per person | -15.6% |
| 1993 | 0.5504 tonnes per person | -11.9% |
| 1994 | 0.7045 tonnes per person | +28.0% |
| 1995 | 0.6797 tonnes per person | -3.5% |
| 1996 | 1.01 tonnes per person | +48.4% |
| 1997 | 0.8072 tonnes per person | -20.0% |
| 1998 | 0.7137 tonnes per person | -11.6% |
| 1999 | 0.7968 tonnes per person | +11.6% |
| 2000 | 1.1 tonnes per person | +38.3% |
| 2001 | 1.15 tonnes per person | +4.8% |
| 2002 | 1.06 tonnes per person | -8.5% |
| 2003 | 1.18 tonnes per person | +11.4% |
| 2004 | 1.08 tonnes per person | -8.4% |
| 2005 | 1.03 tonnes per person | -4.2% |
| 2006 | 1.12 tonnes per person | +8.9% |
| 2007 | 1.41 tonnes per person | +25.5% |
| 2008 | 1.15 tonnes per person | -18.4% |
| 2009 | 1.16 tonnes per person | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 1.41 tonnes per person | +21.4% |
| 2011 | 1.36 tonnes per person | -3.4% |
| 2012 | 1.19 tonnes per person | -12.8% |
| 2013 | 1.06 tonnes per person | -10.4% |
| 2014 | 1.03 tonnes per person | -3.6% |
| 2015 | 0.999 tonnes per person | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 1.12 tonnes per person | +12.3% |
| 2017 | 1.18 tonnes per person | +5.1% |
| 2018 | 1.14 tonnes per person | -3.6% |
| 2019 | 1.23 tonnes per person | +8.4% |
| 2020 | 1.01 tonnes per person | -17.9% |
| 2021 | 1.14 tonnes per person | +12.6% |
| 2022 | 1.15 tonnes per person | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 1.1 tonnes per person | -4.6% |
| 2024 | 1.14 tonnes per person | +3.6% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 1.14 tonnes per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.35 tonnes per person, 34% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 1.14 tonnes per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.42 tonnes per person, 80% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita in Cape Verde changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | +288.4% | 0.1717 tonnes per person | 0.6669 tonnes per person |
| 1978 | +152.7% | 0.2621 tonnes per person | 0.6624 tonnes per person |
| 1984 | +124.5% | 0.1113 tonnes per person | 0.2499 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1659 tonnes per person | 0.1033 tonnes per person | 0.2806 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.3183 tonnes per person | 0.1423 tonnes per person | 0.7817 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3007 tonnes per person | 0.1014 tonnes per person | 0.6669 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7286 tonnes per person | 0.5504 tonnes per person | 1.01 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.14 tonnes per person | 1.03 tonnes per person | 1.41 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.17 tonnes per person | 0.999 tonnes per person | 1.41 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.11 tonnes per person | 1.01 tonnes per person | 1.15 tonnes per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
- 151 Micronesia (country) 1.33 tonnes per person compare
- 152 Dominica 1.19 tonnes per person compare
- 153 Tuvalu 1.19 tonnes per person compare
- 155 Cameroon 1.14 tonnes per person compare
- 156 Mozambique 1.13 tonnes per person compare
- 157 Sao Tome and Principe 1.13 tonnes per person compare
More climate change data for Cape Verde
- Share co2 vs population 0.0041 (2100)
- Co2 gdp growth, annual growth rate -9.9 % change on previous year (2025)
- Co2 gdp pop growth, annual growth rate -4.27 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, total, annual growth rate 0.4666 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, total, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Urban population, annual growth rate 1.59 % change on previous year (2025)
- Urban population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Urban population, per capita 0.7763 units per person (2025)
- Precipitation anomalies, annual growth rate -101.1 % change on previous year (2025)
- Urban population 77.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita in Cape Verde?
- Annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita in Cape Verde was 1.14 tonnes per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 1.41 tonnes per person in 2010.
- What is the lowest annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1014 tonnes per person in 1981.
- How does Cape Verde rank for annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita?
- Cape Verde ranks 154th out of 192 countries with data for 2024.
- Is annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Annual co2 including land use Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.