Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in Cabo Verde
Cabo Verde: Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) was -7.33 kt in 2025. ▼ Falling
Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in Cabo Verde, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
In 2025, carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) in Cabo Verde stood at -7.33 kt. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) in Cabo Verde peaked at -7.33 kt in 1990 and was at its lowest, -22 kt, in 2016.
That places Cabo Verde 16th out of 31 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in Cabo Verde, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | -7.33 kt | — |
| 1991 | -7.33 kt | -0.0% |
| 1992 | -7.33 kt | -0.0% |
| 1993 | -7.33 kt | -0.0% |
| 1994 | -7.33 kt | -0.0% |
| 1995 | -7.33 kt | -0.0% |
| 1996 | -7.33 kt | -0.0% |
| 1997 | -7.33 kt | -0.0% |
| 1998 | -7.33 kt | -0.0% |
| 1999 | -7.33 kt | -0.0% |
| 2000 | -7.33 kt | -0.0% |
| 2001 | -11 kt | +50.0% |
| 2002 | -11 kt | -0.0% |
| 2003 | -11 kt | -0.0% |
| 2004 | -11 kt | -0.0% |
| 2005 | -11 kt | -0.0% |
| 2006 | -11 kt | -0.0% |
| 2007 | -11 kt | -0.0% |
| 2008 | -11 kt | -0.0% |
| 2009 | -11 kt | -0.0% |
| 2010 | -11 kt | -0.0% |
| 2011 | -7.33 kt | -33.3% |
| 2012 | -7.33 kt | -0.0% |
| 2013 | -7.33 kt | -0.0% |
| 2014 | -7.33 kt | -0.0% |
| 2015 | -7.33 kt | -0.0% |
| 2016 | -22 kt | +200.0% |
| 2017 | -22 kt | -0.0% |
| 2018 | -22 kt | -0.0% |
| 2019 | -22 kt | -0.0% |
| 2020 | -22 kt | -0.0% |
| 2021 | -7.33 kt | -66.7% |
| 2022 | -7.33 kt | -0.0% |
| 2023 | -7.33 kt | -0.0% |
| 2024 | -7.33 kt | -0.0% |
| 2025 | -7.33 kt | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -7.33 kt | -7.33 kt | -7.33 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | -10.63 kt | -11 kt | -7.33 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | -13.57 kt | -22 kt | -7.33 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | -9.78 kt | -22 kt | -7.33 kt | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cabo Verde
- 13 Argentina 40,810 kt compare
- 14 Micronesia (Federated States of) -14.67 kt compare
- 14 Nigeria 35,743 kt compare
- 15 Angola 32,311 kt compare
- 15 Wallis and Futuna Islands -36.67 kt compare
- 16 Malaysia 30,030 kt compare
- 16 Micronesia -58.67 kt compare
- 17 Paraguay 27,661 kt compare
- 17 Syrian Arab Republic -1,885 kt compare
- 18 Central African Republic 24,963 kt compare
- 18 Democratic People's Republic of Korea -1,995 kt compare
- 19 Liberia 22,829 kt compare
- 19 Viet Nam -5,412 kt compare
More climate change data for Cabo Verde
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 133,247 kg (2023)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 163.9 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 86.47 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 77.43 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.3263 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 2.77 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 4.81 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 2.12 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 2.69 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.008 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) in Cabo Verde?
- Carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) in Cabo Verde was -7.33 kt in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) recorded in Cabo Verde?
- The highest recorded value was -7.33 kt in 1990.
- What is the lowest carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) recorded in Cabo Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was -22 kt in 2016.
- How does Cabo Verde rank for carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2)?
- Cabo Verde ranks 16th out of 31 countries with data for 2025.
- Is carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) rising or falling in Cabo Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cabo Verde data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Forests consists of CO2 emissions and removals corresponding to forest carbon stock changes (aboveground and belowground living biomass). Estimates are computed following the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (IPCC, 2006).