Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP was 0.1406 kilograms per international-$ in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP in Cape Verde, 1950–2022
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms per international-$.
Analysis
Cape Verde recorded 0.1406 kilograms per international-$ for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 13.9% on the previous year and down 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Cape Verde peaked at 0.6985 kilograms per international-$ in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.0545 kilograms per international-$, in 1963.
That places Cape Verde 122nd out of 164 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.2222 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0789 kilograms per international-$ | 0.6985 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.082 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0545 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1035 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.2519 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0935 kilograms per international-$ | 0.6536 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1331 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0749 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3021 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2198 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1952 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2687 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1974 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1599 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2174 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1561 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1446 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1895 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1526 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1406 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1633 kilograms per international-$ | 3 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
- 119 Netherlands 0.145 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 120 Spain 0.1441 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 121 Ghana 0.1426 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 123 Portugal 0.1377 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 124 El Salvador 0.1335 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 125 Angola 0.1332 kilograms per international-$ 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 carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Cape Verde?
- Carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Cape Verde was 0.1406 kilograms per international-$ in 2022, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6985 kilograms per international-$ in 1950.
- What is the lowest carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0545 kilograms per international-$ in 1963.
- How does Cape Verde rank for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp?
- Cape Verde ranks 122nd out of 164 countries with data for 2022.
- Is carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.9%. 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); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).