Carbon stocks in living biomass (in forests), Millions of Metric in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Carbon stocks in living biomass (in forests), Millions of Metric was 2.67 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Carbon stocks in living biomass (in forests), Millions of Metric in Cape Verde, 1992–2023
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Cape Verde recorded 2.67 for carbon stocks in living biomass (in forests), millions of metric in 2023. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon stocks in living biomass (in forests), millions of metric in Cape Verde peaked at 2.67 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.16, in 1992.
Cape Verde ranks 170th of 198 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Carbon stocks in living biomass (in forests), Millions of Metric in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 1.16 | — |
| 1993 | 1.3 | +12.0% |
| 1994 | 1.44 | +10.7% |
| 1995 | 1.58 | +9.7% |
| 1996 | 1.72 | +8.8% |
| 1997 | 1.85 | +8.1% |
| 1998 | 1.99 | +7.5% |
| 1999 | 2.13 | +7.0% |
| 2000 | 2.27 | +6.5% |
| 2001 | 2.29 | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 2.31 | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 2.32 | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 2.34 | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 2.36 | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 2.37 | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 2.39 | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 2.41 | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 2.43 | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 2.44 | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 2.46 | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 2.48 | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 2.5 | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 2.51 | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 2.53 | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 2.55 | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 2.56 | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 2.58 | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 2.6 | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 2.62 | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 2.63 | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 2.65 | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 2.67 | +0.6% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 2.67 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 203.33, 1% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 2.67 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 260.57, 1% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.65 | 1.16 | 2.13 | 8 |
| 2000s | 2.35 | 2.27 | 2.43 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.52 | 2.44 | 2.6 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.64 | 2.62 | 2.67 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
More climate change data for Cape Verde
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.0% (2100)
- 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)
- Urban population 77.6% (2025)
- Urban population 409,364 (2025)
- Urban population growth 1.6% (2025)
- Population, total 527,326 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon stocks in living biomass (in forests), millions of metric in Cape Verde?
- Carbon stocks in living biomass (in forests), millions of metric in Cape Verde was 2.67 in 2023, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest carbon stocks in living biomass (in forests), millions of metric recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 2.67 in 2023.
- What is the lowest carbon stocks in living biomass (in forests), millions of metric recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.16 in 1992.
- How does Cape Verde rank for carbon stocks in living biomass (in forests), millions of metric?
- Cape Verde ranks 170th out of 198 countries with data for 2023.
- Is carbon stocks in living biomass (in forests), millions of metric rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Carbon stocks in living biomass (in forests), Millions of Metric Tonnes (Not Applicable). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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