Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions was 3.9% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions in Cape Verde, 1951–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, annual percentage change in co₂ emissions in Cape Verde stood at 3.9%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 189.1% on the previous year and up 626.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual percentage change in co₂ emissions in Cape Verde peaked at 158.7% in 1978 and was at its lowest, -72.7%, in 1981.
That places Cape Verde 48th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | -11.9% | -52.4% | 33.3% | 9 |
| 1960s | 12.5% | -20.0% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 26.8% | -4.8% | 158.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.5% | -72.7% | 130.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 17.3% | -8.2% | 122.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.4% | -6.5% | 17.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.2% | -18.5% | 10.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.6% | -17.4% | 13.4% | 5 |
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More climate change data for Cape Verde
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.0% (2100)
- Population growth 0.5% (2025)
- Population, total 527,326 (2025)
- Urban population growth 1.6% (2025)
- Urban population 409,364 (2025)
- Urban population 77.6% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 1.13 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 16.92 million tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 1.13 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 1.13 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual percentage change in co₂ emissions in Cape Verde?
- Annual percentage change in co₂ emissions in Cape Verde was 3.9% in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual percentage change in co₂ emissions recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 158.7% in 1978.
- What is the lowest annual percentage change in co₂ emissions recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was -72.7% in 1981.
- How does Cape Verde rank for annual percentage change in co₂ emissions?
- Cape Verde ranks 48th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is annual percentage change in co₂ emissions rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 626.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual percentage growth in total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change.