Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Cape Verde

Cape Verde: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change was 7.44 million tonnes in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
7.44 million tonnes
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
158th
of 197 countries
All-time high
7.44 million tonnes
in 2024
All-time low
21,691 tonnes
in 1850
Years of data
175
1850–2024

Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Cape Verde, 1850–2024

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Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.

Analysis

In 2024, cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change in Cape Verde stood at 7.44 million tonnes. That is the highest value across all 175 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change in Cape Verde peaked at 7.44 million tonnes in 2024 and was at its lowest, 21,691 tonnes, in 1850.

That places Cape Verde 158th out of 197 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1850s 122,561 tonnes 21,691 tonnes 224,200 tonnes 10
1860s 360,398 tonnes 248,199 tonnes 473,022 tonnes 10
1870s 616,776 tonnes 498,634 tonnes 735,768 tonnes 10
1880s 890,466 tonnes 763,175 tonnes 1.02 million tonnes 10
1890s 1.19 million tonnes 1.05 million tonnes 1.33 million tonnes 10
1900s 1.50 million tonnes 1.36 million tonnes 1.65 million tonnes 10
1910s 1.85 million tonnes 1.69 million tonnes 2.02 million tonnes 10
1920s 2.23 million tonnes 2.05 million tonnes 2.41 million tonnes 10
1930s 2.65 million tonnes 2.45 million tonnes 2.84 million tonnes 10
1940s 3.09 million tonnes 2.88 million tonnes 3.30 million tonnes 10
1950s 3.88 million tonnes 3.45 million tonnes 4.14 million tonnes 10
1960s 4.25 million tonnes 4.18 million tonnes 4.30 million tonnes 10
1970s 4.33 million tonnes 4.30 million tonnes 4.34 million tonnes 10
1980s 4.42 million tonnes 4.34 million tonnes 4.71 million tonnes 10
1990s 5.23 million tonnes 4.78 million tonnes 5.69 million tonnes 10
2000s 6.43 million tonnes 5.89 million tonnes 6.89 million tonnes 10
2010s 7.30 million tonnes 7.05 million tonnes 7.43 million tonnes 10
2020s 7.43 million tonnes 7.43 million tonnes 7.44 million tonnes 5

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Frequently asked questions

What is cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change in Cape Verde?
Cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change in Cape Verde was 7.44 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 from land-use change recorded in Cape Verde?
The highest recorded value was 7.44 million tonnes in 2024.
What is the lowest cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change recorded in Cape Verde?
The lowest recorded value was 21,691 tonnes in 1850.
How does Cape Verde rank for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change?
Cape Verde ranks 158th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
Is cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change rising or falling in Cape Verde?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. 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 from land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Unit
tonnes
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
197 places, 34,475 data points, 1850–2024
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Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.