Change in per capita CO₂ emissions and GDP in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Change in per capita CO₂ emissions and GDP was 10,396 international-$ in 2021 prices in 2025. ▲ Rising
Change in per capita CO₂ emissions and GDP in Cape Verde, 1990–2025
Source: Eurostat, OECD, IMF, and World Bank (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in international-$ in 2021 prices.
Analysis
The most recent figure for change in per capita co₂ emissions and gdp in Cape Verde is 10,396 international-$ in 2021 prices, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 5.8% on the previous year and up 37.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change in per capita co₂ emissions and gdp in Cape Verde peaked at 10,396 international-$ in 2021 prices in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1,830 international-$ in 2021 prices, in 1991.
Cape Verde ranks 133rd of 198 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,699 international-$ in 2021 prices | 1,830 international-$ in 2021 prices | 4,006 international-$ in 2021 prices | 10 |
| 2000s | 5,631 international-$ in 2021 prices | 4,510 international-$ in 2021 prices | 7,169 international-$ in 2021 prices | 10 |
| 2010s | 7,805 international-$ in 2021 prices | 7,072 international-$ in 2021 prices | 9,112 international-$ in 2021 prices | 10 |
| 2020s | 8,866 international-$ in 2021 prices | 7,208 international-$ in 2021 prices | 10,396 international-$ in 2021 prices | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
- 130 Philippines 10,748 international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 131 Eswatini 10,707 international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 132 Lebanon 10,469 international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 134 Namibia 10,242 international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 135 India 10,039 international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 136 Morocco 9,495 international-$ in 2021 prices compare
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 change in per capita co₂ emissions and gdp in Cape Verde?
- Change in per capita co₂ emissions and gdp in Cape Verde was 10,396 international-$ in 2021 prices in 2025, according to Eurostat, OECD, IMF, and World Bank (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest change in per capita co₂ emissions and gdp recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 10,396 international-$ in 2021 prices in 2025.
- What is the lowest change in per capita co₂ emissions and gdp recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,830 international-$ in 2021 prices in 1991.
- How does Cape Verde rank for change in per capita co₂ emissions and gdp?
- Cape Verde ranks 133rd out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is change in per capita co₂ emissions and gdp rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, OECD, IMF, and World Bank (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Change in per capita CO₂ emissions and GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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