Annual PM2.5 emissions from wildfires, per capita in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Annual PM2.5 emissions from wildfires, per capita was 0.0008 tonnes per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Annual PM2.5 emissions from wildfires, per capita in Cape Verde, 2003–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
In 2025, annual pm2.5 emissions from wildfires, per capita in Cape Verde stood at 0.0008 tonnes per person.
The figure is down 91.8% on the previous year and down 81.4% over five years.
Over the whole period, annual pm2.5 emissions from wildfires, per capita in Cape Verde peaked at 0.0096 tonnes per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 tonnes per person, in 2005.
Cape Verde ranks 83rd of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Annual PM2.5 emissions from wildfires, per capita in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 0.004 tonnes per person | — |
| 2004 | 0 tonnes per person | -99.2% |
| 2005 | 0 tonnes per person | -100.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0002 tonnes per person | — |
| 2007 | 0 tonnes per person | -100.0% |
| 2008 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 2009 | 0 tonnes per person | -100.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0002 tonnes per person | — |
| 2011 | 0 tonnes per person | -100.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0001 tonnes per person | — |
| 2013 | 0.0015 tonnes per person | +2580.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0017 tonnes per person | +13.2% |
| 2015 | 0 tonnes per person | -100.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0006 tonnes per person | — |
| 2017 | 0.0044 tonnes per person | +625.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0043 tonnes per person | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0032 tonnes per person | -24.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0042 tonnes per person | +30.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0059 tonnes per person | +39.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0035 tonnes per person | -41.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0048 tonnes per person | +39.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0096 tonnes per person | +100.6% |
| 2025 | 0.0008 tonnes per person | -91.8% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 0.0008 tonnes per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0005 tonnes per person, 1.4× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 0.0008 tonnes per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0024 tonnes per person, 33% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual PM2.5 emissions from wildfires, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +2580.8% | 0.0001 tonnes per person | 0.0015 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0006 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0.004 tonnes per person | 7 |
| 2010s | 0.0016 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0.0044 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0048 tonnes per person | 0.0008 tonnes per person | 0.0096 tonnes per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
- 80 Mauritania 0.0009 tonnes per person compare
- 81 Greece 0.0008 tonnes per person compare
- 82 Ukraine 0.0008 tonnes per person compare
- 84 North Macedonia 0.0007 tonnes per person compare
- 85 Nigeria 0.0007 tonnes per person compare
- 86 Turks and Caicos Islands 0.0007 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 pm2.5 emissions from wildfires, per capita in Cape Verde?
- Annual pm2.5 emissions from wildfires, per capita in Cape Verde was 0.0008 tonnes per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest annual pm2.5 emissions from wildfires, per capita recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0096 tonnes per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest annual pm2.5 emissions from wildfires, per capita recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 tonnes per person in 2005.
- How does Cape Verde rank for annual pm2.5 emissions from wildfires, per capita?
- Cape Verde ranks 83rd out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Annual PM2.5 emissions from wildfires, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Annual PM2.5 emissions from wildfires divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Annual PM2.5 emissions from wildfires ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Annual pm25 emissions from wildfires 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 PM2.5 emissions from wildfires divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.