Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per capita in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per capita was 14.17 tonnes per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per capita in Cape Verde, 1960–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
Cape Verde recorded 14.17 tonnes per person for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per capita in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per capita in Cape Verde peaked at 19.89 tonnes per person in 1960 and was at its lowest, 12.34 tonnes per person, in 1986.
Cape Verde ranks 147th of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per capita in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 19.89 tonnes per person | — |
| 1961 | 19.55 tonnes per person | -1.7% |
| 1962 | 19.03 tonnes per person | -2.6% |
| 1963 | 18.48 tonnes per person | -2.9% |
| 1964 | 17.94 tonnes per person | -2.9% |
| 1965 | 17.42 tonnes per person | -2.9% |
| 1966 | 16.9 tonnes per person | -3.0% |
| 1967 | 16.38 tonnes per person | -3.0% |
| 1968 | 15.88 tonnes per person | -3.1% |
| 1969 | 15.39 tonnes per person | -3.1% |
| 1970 | 14.95 tonnes per person | -2.9% |
| 1971 | 14.65 tonnes per person | -2.0% |
| 1972 | 14.51 tonnes per person | -1.0% |
| 1973 | 14.42 tonnes per person | -0.6% |
| 1974 | 14.32 tonnes per person | -0.7% |
| 1975 | 14.18 tonnes per person | -1.0% |
| 1976 | 14.02 tonnes per person | -1.1% |
| 1977 | 13.87 tonnes per person | -1.0% |
| 1978 | 13.73 tonnes per person | -1.0% |
| 1979 | 13.59 tonnes per person | -1.0% |
| 1980 | 13.43 tonnes per person | -1.2% |
| 1981 | 13.24 tonnes per person | -1.4% |
| 1982 | 13.05 tonnes per person | -1.5% |
| 1983 | 12.86 tonnes per person | -1.4% |
| 1984 | 12.69 tonnes per person | -1.4% |
| 1985 | 12.51 tonnes per person | -1.4% |
| 1986 | 12.34 tonnes per person | -1.4% |
| 1987 | 12.61 tonnes per person | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 12.65 tonnes per person | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 12.8 tonnes per person | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 12.72 tonnes per person | -0.6% |
| 1991 | 12.73 tonnes per person | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 12.61 tonnes per person | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 12.47 tonnes per person | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 12.5 tonnes per person | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 12.47 tonnes per person | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 12.74 tonnes per person | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 12.81 tonnes per person | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 12.77 tonnes per person | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 12.74 tonnes per person | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 12.99 tonnes per person | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 13.19 tonnes per person | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 13.24 tonnes per person | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 13.36 tonnes per person | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 13.38 tonnes per person | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 13.33 tonnes per person | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 13.29 tonnes per person | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 13.54 tonnes per person | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 13.61 tonnes per person | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 13.6 tonnes per person | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 13.83 tonnes per person | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 13.94 tonnes per person | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 14.13 tonnes per person | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 14.23 tonnes per person | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 14.29 tonnes per person | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 14.32 tonnes per person | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 14.4 tonnes per person | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 14.46 tonnes per person | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 14.47 tonnes per person | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 14.46 tonnes per person | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 14.44 tonnes per person | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 14.38 tonnes per person | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 14.3 tonnes per person | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 14.23 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 14.17 tonnes per person | -0.4% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 14.17 tonnes per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 110.35 tonnes per person, 13% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 14.17 tonnes per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 105.24 tonnes per person, 13% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 17.69 tonnes per person | 15.39 tonnes per person | 19.89 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 14.22 tonnes per person | 13.59 tonnes per person | 14.95 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 12.82 tonnes per person | 12.34 tonnes per person | 13.43 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 12.66 tonnes per person | 12.47 tonnes per person | 12.81 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.35 tonnes per person | 12.99 tonnes per person | 13.61 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.25 tonnes per person | 13.83 tonnes per person | 14.47 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.3 tonnes per person | 14.17 tonnes per person | 14.44 tonnes per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
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 cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per capita in Cape Verde?
- Cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per capita in Cape Verde was 14.17 tonnes per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per capita recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 19.89 tonnes per person in 1960.
- What is the lowest cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per capita recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.34 tonnes per person in 1986.
- How does Cape Verde rank for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per capita?
- Cape Verde ranks 147th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per capita rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.