Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food was 30.4% in 2015. ◆ Volatile
Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Cape Verde, 1990–2015
Source: Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Cape Verde recorded 30.4% for share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in 2015.
That represents a change of down 9.9% on the previous year and down 38.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Cape Verde peaked at 65.6% in 2002 and was at its lowest, -505.4%, in 2000.
That places Cape Verde 131st out of 217 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | -69.2% | — |
| 1991 | -116.6% | +68.6% |
| 1992 | -154.5% | +32.6% |
| 1993 | -159.3% | +3.1% |
| 1994 | -127.4% | -20.0% |
| 1995 | -194.8% | +52.8% |
| 1996 | -131.2% | -32.6% |
| 1997 | -175.0% | +33.4% |
| 1998 | -197.9% | +13.1% |
| 1999 | -226.4% | +14.4% |
| 2000 | -505.4% | +123.2% |
| 2001 | 65.1% | -112.9% |
| 2002 | 65.6% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 65.0% | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 49.3% | -24.1% |
| 2005 | 49.4% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 58.7% | +18.8% |
| 2007 | 49.6% | -15.5% |
| 2008 | 49.6% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 49.3% | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 49.4% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 55.9% | +13.2% |
| 2012 | 54.4% | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 34.4% | -36.8% |
| 2014 | 33.8% | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 30.4% | -9.9% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 30.4% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 41.9%, 73% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 30.4% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 81.4%, 37% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | -123.2% | -226.4% | -505.4% |
| 2001 | +112.9% | -505.4% | 65.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -155.2% | -226.4% | -69.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.4% | -505.4% | 65.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.0% | 30.4% | 55.9% | 6 |
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 share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Cape Verde?
- Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Cape Verde was 30.4% in 2015, according to Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 65.6% in 2002.
- What is the lowest share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was -505.4% in 2000.
- How does Cape Verde rank for share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food?
- Cape Verde ranks 131st out of 217 countries with data for 2015.
- Is share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
- The figures come from Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Food system emissions include agriculture, land-use change, and supply chain emissions (transport, packaging, food processing, retail, cooking, and waste). Emissions are quantified based on food production, not consumption. This means they do not account for international trade.