Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita was 40.1 tonnes per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita in Cape Verde, 1960–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
Cape Verde recorded 40.1 tonnes per person for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.4% on the previous year and up 34.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita in Cape Verde peaked at 40.1 tonnes per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5.67 tonnes per person, in 1970.
Cape Verde ranks 177th of 192 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 5.97 tonnes per person | — |
| 1961 | 6.06 tonnes per person | +1.4% |
| 1962 | 6.04 tonnes per person | -0.2% |
| 1963 | 5.98 tonnes per person | -1.0% |
| 1964 | 5.96 tonnes per person | -0.2% |
| 1965 | 5.92 tonnes per person | -0.7% |
| 1966 | 5.86 tonnes per person | -1.1% |
| 1967 | 5.77 tonnes per person | -1.5% |
| 1968 | 5.72 tonnes per person | -0.9% |
| 1969 | 5.69 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 1970 | 5.67 tonnes per person | -0.4% |
| 1971 | 5.69 tonnes per person | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 5.82 tonnes per person | +2.2% |
| 1973 | 6.01 tonnes per person | +3.3% |
| 1974 | 6.2 tonnes per person | +3.2% |
| 1975 | 6.4 tonnes per person | +3.2% |
| 1976 | 6.57 tonnes per person | +2.7% |
| 1977 | 6.76 tonnes per person | +2.9% |
| 1978 | 7.36 tonnes per person | +8.7% |
| 1979 | 8.06 tonnes per person | +9.6% |
| 1980 | 8.34 tonnes per person | +3.5% |
| 1981 | 8.33 tonnes per person | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 8.32 tonnes per person | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 8.3 tonnes per person | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 8.44 tonnes per person | +1.6% |
| 1985 | 8.57 tonnes per person | +1.5% |
| 1986 | 8.62 tonnes per person | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 9.16 tonnes per person | +6.3% |
| 1988 | 9.46 tonnes per person | +3.2% |
| 1989 | 9.87 tonnes per person | +4.4% |
| 1990 | 10.33 tonnes per person | +4.7% |
| 1991 | 10.82 tonnes per person | +4.8% |
| 1992 | 11.2 tonnes per person | +3.5% |
| 1993 | 11.52 tonnes per person | +2.8% |
| 1994 | 11.99 tonnes per person | +4.1% |
| 1995 | 12.44 tonnes per person | +3.8% |
| 1996 | 13.23 tonnes per person | +6.3% |
| 1997 | 13.82 tonnes per person | +4.4% |
| 1998 | 14.31 tonnes per person | +3.6% |
| 1999 | 14.89 tonnes per person | +4.1% |
| 2000 | 15.77 tonnes per person | +5.9% |
| 2001 | 16.69 tonnes per person | +5.8% |
| 2002 | 17.5 tonnes per person | +4.9% |
| 2003 | 18.44 tonnes per person | +5.4% |
| 2004 | 19.29 tonnes per person | +4.6% |
| 2005 | 20.1 tonnes per person | +4.2% |
| 2006 | 20.99 tonnes per person | +4.5% |
| 2007 | 22.17 tonnes per person | +5.6% |
| 2008 | 23.09 tonnes per person | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 24.03 tonnes per person | +4.1% |
| 2010 | 25.27 tonnes per person | +5.2% |
| 2011 | 26.55 tonnes per person | +5.1% |
| 2012 | 27.72 tonnes per person | +4.4% |
| 2013 | 28.77 tonnes per person | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 29.79 tonnes per person | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 30.78 tonnes per person | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 31.9 tonnes per person | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 33.05 tonnes per person | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 34.16 tonnes per person | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 35.34 tonnes per person | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 36.32 tonnes per person | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 37.32 tonnes per person | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 38.25 tonnes per person | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 39.15 tonnes per person | +2.4% |
| 2024 | 40.1 tonnes per person | +2.4% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 40.1 tonnes per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 239.32 tonnes per person, 17% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 40.1 tonnes per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 83.45 tonnes per person, 48% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.9 tonnes per person | 5.69 tonnes per person | 6.06 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 6.46 tonnes per person | 5.67 tonnes per person | 8.06 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 8.74 tonnes per person | 8.3 tonnes per person | 9.87 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 12.46 tonnes per person | 10.33 tonnes per person | 14.89 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 19.81 tonnes per person | 15.77 tonnes per person | 24.03 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.33 tonnes per person | 25.27 tonnes per person | 35.34 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 38.23 tonnes per person | 36.32 tonnes per person | 40.1 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 including land-use change, per capita in Cape Verde?
- Cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita in Cape Verde was 40.1 tonnes per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 40.1 tonnes per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.67 tonnes per person in 1970.
- How does Cape Verde rank for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita?
- Cape Verde ranks 177th out of 192 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cumulative CO₂ emissions including 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 including 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 including land-use change ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions including 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 including 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.