Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change was 21.05 million tonnes in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
21.05 million tonnes
Change on year
up 2.9%
World rank
173rd
of 194 countries
All-time high
21.05 million tonnes
in 2024
All-time low
248,456 tonnes
in 1950
Years of data
75
1950–2024
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Cape Verde, 1950–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
In 2024, cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change in Cape Verde stood at 21.05 million tonnes. That is the highest value across all 75 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 37.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change in Cape Verde peaked at 21.05 million tonnes in 2024 and was at its lowest, 248,456 tonnes, in 1950.
That places Cape Verde 173rd out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 248,456 tonnes | — |
| 1951 | 489,327 tonnes | +96.9% |
| 1952 | 661,059 tonnes | +35.1% |
| 1953 | 781,018 tonnes | +18.1% |
| 1954 | 874,011 tonnes | +11.9% |
| 1955 | 944,652 tonnes | +8.1% |
| 1956 | 1.01 million tonnes | +6.9% |
| 1957 | 1.06 million tonnes | +5.1% |
| 1958 | 1.12 million tonnes | +5.3% |
| 1959 | 1.20 million tonnes | +7.0% |
| 1960 | 1.25 million tonnes | +4.9% |
| 1961 | 1.30 million tonnes | +3.8% |
| 1962 | 1.34 million tonnes | +2.9% |
| 1963 | 1.37 million tonnes | +2.3% |
| 1964 | 1.41 million tonnes | +3.1% |
| 1965 | 1.45 million tonnes | +2.6% |
| 1966 | 1.48 million tonnes | +2.2% |
| 1967 | 1.51 million tonnes | +1.8% |
| 1968 | 1.55 million tonnes | +2.5% |
| 1969 | 1.59 million tonnes | +2.8% |
| 1970 | 1.63 million tonnes | +2.7% |
| 1971 | 1.67 million tonnes | +2.6% |
| 1972 | 1.73 million tonnes | +3.4% |
| 1973 | 1.80 million tonnes | +4.1% |
| 1974 | 1.88 million tonnes | +4.1% |
| 1975 | 1.96 million tonnes | +4.3% |
| 1976 | 2.03 million tonnes | +3.9% |
| 1977 | 2.12 million tonnes | +4.0% |
| 1978 | 2.33 million tonnes | +9.9% |
| 1979 | 2.58 million tonnes | +10.7% |
| 1980 | 2.70 million tonnes | +4.7% |
| 1981 | 2.73 million tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 2.77 million tonnes | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 2.80 million tonnes | +1.4% |
| 1984 | 2.89 million tonnes | +3.1% |
| 1985 | 2.98 million tonnes | +3.0% |
| 1986 | 3.04 million tonnes | +2.0% |
| 1987 | 3.27 million tonnes | +7.8% |
| 1988 | 3.43 million tonnes | +4.6% |
| 1989 | 3.63 million tonnes | +5.9% |
| 1990 | 3.88 million tonnes | +6.8% |
| 1991 | 4.16 million tonnes | +7.3% |
| 1992 | 4.41 million tonnes | +5.9% |
| 1993 | 4.63 million tonnes | +5.0% |
| 1994 | 4.92 million tonnes | +6.2% |
| 1995 | 5.20 million tonnes | +5.8% |
| 1996 | 5.63 million tonnes | +8.2% |
| 1997 | 5.98 million tonnes | +6.2% |
| 1998 | 6.29 million tonnes | +5.2% |
| 1999 | 6.65 million tonnes | +5.7% |
| 2000 | 7.15 million tonnes | +7.5% |
| 2001 | 7.68 million tonnes | +7.4% |
| 2002 | 8.17 million tonnes | +6.4% |
| 2003 | 8.73 million tonnes | +6.8% |
| 2004 | 9.25 million tonnes | +5.9% |
| 2005 | 9.75 million tonnes | +5.4% |
| 2006 | 10.30 million tonnes | +5.7% |
| 2007 | 11.00 million tonnes | +6.8% |
| 2008 | 11.58 million tonnes | +5.2% |
| 2009 | 12.16 million tonnes | +5.1% |
| 2010 | 12.88 million tonnes | +5.9% |
| 2011 | 13.58 million tonnes | +5.4% |
| 2012 | 14.19 million tonnes | +4.5% |
| 2013 | 14.74 million tonnes | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 15.26 million tonnes | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 15.77 million tonnes | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 16.35 million tonnes | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 16.95 million tonnes | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 17.54 million tonnes | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 18.17 million tonnes | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 18.69 million tonnes | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 19.28 million tonnes | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 19.88 million tonnes | +3.1% |
| 2023 | 20.45 million tonnes | +2.9% |
| 2024 | 21.05 million tonnes | +2.9% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 21.05 million tonnes is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.16 billion tonnes, 1% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 21.05 million tonnes is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.26 billion tonnes, 2% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | +96.9% | 248,456 tonnes | 489,327 tonnes |
| 1952 | +35.1% | 489,327 tonnes | 661,059 tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 838,295 tonnes | 248,456 tonnes | 1.20 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.43 million tonnes | 1.25 million tonnes | 1.59 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.97 million tonnes | 1.63 million tonnes | 2.58 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.02 million tonnes | 2.70 million tonnes | 3.63 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.18 million tonnes | 3.88 million tonnes | 6.65 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.58 million tonnes | 7.15 million tonnes | 12.16 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.54 million tonnes | 12.88 million tonnes | 18.17 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.87 million tonnes | 18.69 million tonnes | 21.05 million tonnes | 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 in Cape Verde?
- Cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change in Cape Verde was 21.05 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 including land-use change recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 21.05 million tonnes in 2024.
- What is the lowest cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 248,456 tonnes in 1950.
- How does Cape Verde rank for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change?
- Cape Verde ranks 173rd out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.9%. 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) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), including land-use change, since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.