Carbon emission intensity vs gdp per capita in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Carbon emission intensity vs gdp per capita was 0.1311 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Carbon emission intensity vs gdp per capita in Cape Verde, 1990–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for carbon emission intensity vs gdp per capita in Cape Verde is 0.1311, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 2.9% on the previous year and down 35.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon emission intensity vs gdp per capita in Cape Verde peaked at 0.2327 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.0543, in 1999.
That places Cape Verde 87th out of 191 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Carbon emission intensity vs gdp per capita in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0775 | — |
| 1991 | 0.0962 | +24.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0859 | -10.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0771 | -10.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0758 | -1.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0664 | -12.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0712 | +7.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0637 | -10.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0579 | -9.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0543 | -6.2% |
| 2000 | 0.137 | +152.2% |
| 2001 | 0.1554 | +13.4% |
| 2002 | 0.1642 | +5.7% |
| 2003 | 0.1585 | -3.5% |
| 2004 | 0.1542 | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 0.2249 | +45.8% |
| 2006 | 0.2266 | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 0.2231 | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 0.2018 | -9.5% |
| 2009 | 0.2 | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 0.208 | +4.0% |
| 2011 | 0.2327 | +11.9% |
| 2012 | 0.1975 | -15.1% |
| 2013 | 0.1919 | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 0.2017 | +5.1% |
| 2015 | 0.2041 | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 0.2056 | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.2103 | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 0.1818 | -13.6% |
| 2019 | 0.1789 | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 0.1694 | -5.3% |
| 2021 | 0.1632 | -3.7% |
| 2022 | 0.1479 | -9.4% |
| 2023 | 0.135 | -8.7% |
| 2024 | 0.1311 | -2.9% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 0.1311 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1548, 85% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 0.1311 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0966, 1.4× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Carbon emission intensity vs gdp 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +152.2% | 0.0543 | 0.137 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0726 | 0.0543 | 0.0962 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1846 | 0.137 | 0.2266 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2012 | 0.1789 | 0.2327 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1493 | 0.1311 | 0.1694 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
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 carbon emission intensity vs gdp per capita in Cape Verde?
- Carbon emission intensity vs gdp per capita in Cape Verde was 0.1311 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest carbon emission intensity vs gdp per capita recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2327 in 2011.
- What is the lowest carbon emission intensity vs gdp per capita recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0543 in 1999.
- How does Cape Verde rank for carbon emission intensity vs gdp per capita?
- Cape Verde ranks 87th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is carbon emission intensity vs gdp per capita rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Carbon emission intensity vs gdp per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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