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
Latest (2022)
0.1406 kilograms per international-$
Change on year
down 13.9%
World rank
122nd
of 164 countries
All-time high
0.6985 kilograms per international-$
in 1950
All-time low
0.0545 kilograms per international-$
in 1963
Years of data
73
1950–2022
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-$, in 1963.
That places Cape Verde 122nd out of 164 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | kilograms per international-$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.6985 kilograms per international-$ | — |
| 1951 | 0.5001 kilograms per international-$ | -28.4% |
| 1952 | 0.2293 kilograms per international-$ | -54.1% |
| 1953 | 0.1097 kilograms per international-$ | -52.2% |
| 1954 | 0.1301 kilograms per international-$ | +18.7% |
| 1955 | 0.1258 kilograms per international-$ | -3.3% |
| 1956 | 0.1609 kilograms per international-$ | +27.9% |
| 1957 | 0.1006 kilograms per international-$ | -37.5% |
| 1958 | 0.0789 kilograms per international-$ | -21.5% |
| 1959 | 0.0881 kilograms per international-$ | +11.6% |
| 1960 | 0.0982 kilograms per international-$ | +11.5% |
| 1961 | 0.0922 kilograms per international-$ | -6.1% |
| 1962 | 0.0722 kilograms per international-$ | -21.7% |
| 1963 | 0.0545 kilograms per international-$ | -24.5% |
| 1964 | 0.1035 kilograms per international-$ | +89.9% |
| 1965 | 0.0858 kilograms per international-$ | -17.1% |
| 1966 | 0.0703 kilograms per international-$ | -18.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0559 kilograms per international-$ | -20.5% |
| 1968 | 0.0856 kilograms per international-$ | +53.2% |
| 1969 | 0.1022 kilograms per international-$ | +19.4% |
| 1970 | 0.0982 kilograms per international-$ | -3.9% |
| 1971 | 0.0935 kilograms per international-$ | -4.8% |
| 1972 | 0.1279 kilograms per international-$ | +36.9% |
| 1973 | 0.1528 kilograms per international-$ | +19.4% |
| 1974 | 0.1579 kilograms per international-$ | +3.3% |
| 1975 | 0.2221 kilograms per international-$ | +40.7% |
| 1976 | 0.207 kilograms per international-$ | -6.8% |
| 1977 | 0.2397 kilograms per international-$ | +15.8% |
| 1978 | 0.566 kilograms per international-$ | +136.1% |
| 1979 | 0.6536 kilograms per international-$ | +15.5% |
| 1980 | 0.3021 kilograms per international-$ | -53.8% |
| 1981 | 0.076 kilograms per international-$ | -74.9% |
| 1982 | 0.082 kilograms per international-$ | +7.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0749 kilograms per international-$ | -8.6% |
| 1984 | 0.1661 kilograms per international-$ | +121.7% |
| 1985 | 0.1526 kilograms per international-$ | -8.1% |
| 1986 | 0.1034 kilograms per international-$ | -32.2% |
| 1987 | 0.1361 kilograms per international-$ | +31.6% |
| 1988 | 0.1166 kilograms per international-$ | -14.3% |
| 1989 | 0.1215 kilograms per international-$ | +4.2% |
| 1990 | 0.2687 kilograms per international-$ | +121.1% |
| 1991 | 0.239 kilograms per international-$ | -11.1% |
| 1992 | 0.2485 kilograms per international-$ | +4.0% |
| 1993 | 0.2133 kilograms per international-$ | -14.2% |
| 1994 | 0.2042 kilograms per international-$ | -4.3% |
| 1995 | 0.2102 kilograms per international-$ | +3.0% |
| 1996 | 0.2145 kilograms per international-$ | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 0.2024 kilograms per international-$ | -5.6% |
| 1998 | 0.1952 kilograms per international-$ | -3.6% |
| 1999 | 0.2023 kilograms per international-$ | +3.7% |
| 2000 | 0.1926 kilograms per international-$ | -4.8% |
| 2001 | 0.2092 kilograms per international-$ | +8.6% |
| 2002 | 0.2153 kilograms per international-$ | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 0.2174 kilograms per international-$ | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 0.212 kilograms per international-$ | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 0.2037 kilograms per international-$ | -3.9% |
| 2006 | 0.2013 kilograms per international-$ | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.1859 kilograms per international-$ | -7.7% |
| 2008 | 0.1599 kilograms per international-$ | -14.0% |
| 2009 | 0.1765 kilograms per international-$ | +10.4% |
| 2010 | 0.1813 kilograms per international-$ | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 0.1895 kilograms per international-$ | +4.5% |
| 2012 | 0.1527 kilograms per international-$ | -19.4% |
| 2013 | 0.1494 kilograms per international-$ | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 0.1455 kilograms per international-$ | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 0.1446 kilograms per international-$ | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.1487 kilograms per international-$ | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 0.1524 kilograms per international-$ | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 0.1468 kilograms per international-$ | -3.6% |
| 2019 | 0.1504 kilograms per international-$ | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 0.1539 kilograms per international-$ | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 0.1633 kilograms per international-$ | +6.2% |
| 2022 | 0.1406 kilograms per international-$ | -13.9% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 0.1406 kilograms per international-$ is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2348 kilograms per international-$, 60% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 0.1406 kilograms per international-$ is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.158 kilograms per international-$, 89% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP in Cape Verde changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | +136.1% | 0.2397 kilograms per international-$ | 0.566 kilograms per international-$ |
| 1984 | +121.7% | 0.0749 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1661 kilograms per international-$ |
| 1990 | +121.1% | 0.1215 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2687 kilograms per international-$ |
| 1964 | +89.9% | 0.0545 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1035 kilograms per international-$ |
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
- Spring temperature anomalies -0.56 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.1352 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month -0.3107 °C (2026)
- 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)
- Precipitation anomalies, annual growth rate -101.1 % change on previous year (2025)
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-$).