Cumulative CO₂ emissions in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Cumulative CO₂ emissions was 16.92 million tonnes in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Cumulative CO₂ emissions in Cape Verde, 1950–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
Cape Verde recorded 16.92 million tonnes for cumulative co₂ emissions in 2024. That is the highest value across all 75 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.6% on the previous year and up 50.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cumulative co₂ emissions in Cape Verde peaked at 16.92 million tonnes in 2024 and was at its lowest, 102,592 tonnes, in 1950.
Cape Verde ranks 179th of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom 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 | 260,141 tonnes | 102,592 tonnes | 359,042 tonnes | 10 |
| 1960s | 479,775 tonnes | 380,996 tonnes | 596,875 tonnes | 10 |
| 1970s | 949,139 tonnes | 633,456 tonnes | 1.54 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.91 million tonnes | 1.66 million tonnes | 2.23 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.25 million tonnes | 2.41 million tonnes | 4.27 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.45 million tonnes | 4.56 million tonnes | 8.58 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.55 million tonnes | 9.14 million tonnes | 14.04 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.74 million tonnes | 14.56 million tonnes | 16.92 million tonnes | 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)
- 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)
- Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population 0.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cumulative co₂ emissions in Cape Verde?
- Cumulative co₂ emissions in Cape Verde was 16.92 million tonnes in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cumulative co₂ emissions recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 16.92 million tonnes in 2024.
- What is the lowest cumulative co₂ emissions recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 102,592 tonnes in 1950.
- How does Cape Verde rank for cumulative co₂ emissions?
- Cape Verde ranks 179th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cumulative co₂ emissions rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.4%. 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 Cumulative CO₂ emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.