Global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use … capita in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use … capita was 0 °C per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use, per in Cape Verde, 1960–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in °C per person.
Analysis
In 2024, global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use, per in Cape Verde stood at 0 °C per person. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 25.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use, per in Cape Verde peaked at 0 °C per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 °C per person, in 1960.
That places Cape Verde 157th out of 203 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.
Global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use … capita in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | °C per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0 °C per person | — |
| 1961 | 0 °C per person | +0.9% |
| 1962 | 0 °C per person | -0.0% |
| 1963 | 0 °C per person | -0.3% |
| 1964 | 0 °C per person | +0.4% |
| 1965 | 0 °C per person | +0.2% |
| 1966 | 0 °C per person | +0.1% |
| 1967 | 0 °C per person | -0.0% |
| 1968 | 0 °C per person | +0.4% |
| 1969 | 0 °C per person | +0.6% |
| 1970 | 0 °C per person | +0.4% |
| 1971 | 0 °C per person | +1.2% |
| 1972 | 0 °C per person | +2.5% |
| 1973 | 0 °C per person | +2.8% |
| 1974 | 0 °C per person | +2.7% |
| 1975 | 0 °C per person | +2.6% |
| 1976 | 0 °C per person | +2.3% |
| 1977 | 0 °C per person | +2.4% |
| 1978 | 0 °C per person | +5.5% |
| 1979 | 0 °C per person | +6.0% |
| 1980 | 0 °C per person | +2.4% |
| 1981 | 0 °C per person | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 0 °C per person | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 0 °C per person | -0.0% |
| 1984 | 0 °C per person | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 0 °C per person | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 0 °C per person | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 0 °C per person | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 0 °C per person | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 0 °C per person | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 0 °C per person | +4.2% |
| 1991 | 0 °C per person | +3.5% |
| 1992 | 0 °C per person | +3.7% |
| 1993 | 0 °C per person | +3.6% |
| 1994 | 0 °C per person | +3.8% |
| 1995 | 0 °C per person | +4.2% |
| 1996 | 0 °C per person | +4.5% |
| 1997 | 0 °C per person | +4.5% |
| 1998 | 0 °C per person | +4.7% |
| 1999 | 0 °C per person | +5.4% |
| 2000 | 0 °C per person | +5.4% |
| 2001 | 0 °C per person | +5.4% |
| 2002 | 0 °C per person | +5.5% |
| 2003 | 0 °C per person | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 0 °C per person | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 0 °C per person | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 0 °C per person | +3.7% |
| 2007 | 0 °C per person | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 0 °C per person | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 0 °C per person | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 0 °C per person | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 0 °C per person | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 0 °C per person | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 0 °C per person | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 0 °C per person | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 0 °C per person | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 0 °C per person | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 0 °C per person | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 0 °C per person | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 0 °C per person | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 0 °C per person | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 0 °C per person | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 0 °C per person | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 0 °C per person | +2.5% |
| 2024 | 0 °C per person | +2.6% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 0 °C per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0 °C per person, 29% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 0 °C per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0 °C per person, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 °C per person | 0 °C per person | 0 °C per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0 °C per person | 0 °C per person | 0 °C per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 °C per person | 0 °C per person | 0 °C per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 °C per person | 0 °C per person | 0 °C per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 °C per person | 0 °C per person | 0 °C per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 °C per person | 0 °C per person | 0 °C per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 °C per person | 0 °C per person | 0 °C per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
- 154 Haiti 0 °C per person compare
- 155 Sri Lanka 0 °C per person compare
- 156 East Timor 0 °C per person compare
- 158 Mauritania 0 °C per person compare
- 159 Micronesia (country) 0 °C per person compare
- 160 Zambia 0 °C per person compare
More climate change data for Cape Verde
- 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)
- Urban population 409,364 (2025)
- Urban population growth 1.6% (2025)
- Population, total 527,326 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use, per in Cape Verde?
- Global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use, per in Cape Verde was 0 °C per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use, per recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 0 °C per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use, per recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 °C per person in 1960.
- How does Cape Verde rank for global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use, per?
- Cape Verde ranks 157th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Is global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use, per rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.2%. 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 Global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.