emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: emissions of air pollutants, per capita was 0.0445 tonnes per person in 2022. ▲ Rising
emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Cape Verde, 1960–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
Cape Verde recorded 0.0445 tonnes per person for emissions of air pollutants, per capita in 2022. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 13.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Cape Verde peaked at 0.0445 tonnes per person in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0236 tonnes per person, in 1965.
That places Cape Verde 96th out of 207 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0434 tonnes per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0397 tonnes per person | -8.6% |
| 1962 | 0.0354 tonnes per person | -10.8% |
| 1963 | 0.0311 tonnes per person | -12.1% |
| 1964 | 0.0278 tonnes per person | -10.8% |
| 1965 | 0.0236 tonnes per person | -15.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0238 tonnes per person | +1.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0237 tonnes per person | -0.7% |
| 1968 | 0.024 tonnes per person | +1.3% |
| 1969 | 0.0241 tonnes per person | +0.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0239 tonnes per person | -0.6% |
| 1971 | 0.027 tonnes per person | +12.9% |
| 1972 | 0.0278 tonnes per person | +2.9% |
| 1973 | 0.028 tonnes per person | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0274 tonnes per person | -2.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0272 tonnes per person | -0.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0268 tonnes per person | -1.5% |
| 1977 | 0.027 tonnes per person | +1.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0327 tonnes per person | +21.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0343 tonnes per person | +4.9% |
| 1980 | 0.028 tonnes per person | -18.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0247 tonnes per person | -11.8% |
| 1982 | 0.025 tonnes per person | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0249 tonnes per person | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 0.027 tonnes per person | +8.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0268 tonnes per person | -0.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0264 tonnes per person | -1.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0269 tonnes per person | +2.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0273 tonnes per person | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0273 tonnes per person | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0293 tonnes per person | +7.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0292 tonnes per person | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0285 tonnes per person | -2.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0272 tonnes per person | -4.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0292 tonnes per person | +7.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0292 tonnes per person | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0294 tonnes per person | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0293 tonnes per person | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0298 tonnes per person | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0307 tonnes per person | +3.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0371 tonnes per person | +20.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0424 tonnes per person | +14.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0424 tonnes per person | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0321 tonnes per person | -24.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0323 tonnes per person | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0362 tonnes per person | +11.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0367 tonnes per person | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0372 tonnes per person | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0371 tonnes per person | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0368 tonnes per person | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.037 tonnes per person | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0416 tonnes per person | +12.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0393 tonnes per person | -5.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0379 tonnes per person | -3.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0391 tonnes per person | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0403 tonnes per person | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0415 tonnes per person | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0425 tonnes per person | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0416 tonnes per person | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0444 tonnes per person | +6.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0442 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0437 tonnes per person | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0445 tonnes per person | +1.7% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 0.0445 tonnes per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0327 tonnes per person, 1.4× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 0.0445 tonnes per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0539 tonnes per person, 82% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0297 tonnes per person | 0.0236 tonnes per person | 0.0434 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0282 tonnes per person | 0.0239 tonnes per person | 0.0343 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0264 tonnes per person | 0.0247 tonnes per person | 0.028 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0292 tonnes per person | 0.0272 tonnes per person | 0.0307 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.037 tonnes per person | 0.0321 tonnes per person | 0.0424 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0405 tonnes per person | 0.037 tonnes per person | 0.0444 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0441 tonnes per person | 0.0437 tonnes per person | 0.0445 tonnes per person | 3 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
- 93 Romania 0.0451 tonnes per person compare
- 94 Comoros 0.0448 tonnes per person compare
- 95 Mauritania 0.0446 tonnes per person compare
- 97 Montenegro 0.044 tonnes per person compare
- 98 Chile 0.0439 tonnes per person compare
- 99 Burkina Faso 0.0439 tonnes per person compare
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 emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Cape Verde?
- Emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Cape Verde was 0.0445 tonnes per person in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest emissions of air pollutants, per capita recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0445 tonnes per person in 2022.
- What is the lowest emissions of air pollutants, per capita recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0236 tonnes per person in 1965.
- How does Cape Verde rank for emissions of air pollutants, per capita?
- Cape Verde ranks 96th out of 207 countries with data for 2022.
- Is emissions of air pollutants, per capita rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of emissions of air pollutants, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
emissions of air pollutants divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
emissions of air pollutants ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- emissions of air pollutants Hoesly et al. (2024) – Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – 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
emissions of air pollutants divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.