Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal was 243,631 tonnes in 1989. ▲ Rising
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal in Cape Verde, 1950–1989
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cumulative co₂ emissions from coal in Cape Verde is 243,631 tonnes, measured in 1989. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, cumulative co₂ emissions from coal in Cape Verde peaked at 243,631 tonnes in 1957 and was at its lowest, 95,517 tonnes, in 1950.
Cape Verde ranks 147th of 179 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 198,706 tonnes | 95,517 tonnes | 243,631 tonnes | 8 |
| 1960s | 243,631 tonnes | 243,631 tonnes | 243,631 tonnes | 1 |
| 1970s | 243,631 tonnes | 243,631 tonnes | 243,631 tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 243,631 tonnes | 243,631 tonnes | 243,631 tonnes | 10 |
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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 cumulative co₂ emissions from coal in Cape Verde?
- Cumulative co₂ emissions from coal in Cape Verde was 243,631 tonnes in 1989, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cumulative co₂ emissions from coal recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 243,631 tonnes in 1957.
- What is the lowest cumulative co₂ emissions from coal recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 95,517 tonnes in 1950.
- How does Cape Verde rank for cumulative co₂ emissions from coal?
- Cape Verde ranks 147th out of 179 countries with data for 1989.
- Is cumulative co₂ emissions from coal rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 from coal. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from coal since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.