Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources was 0 °C in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0 °C
Change on year
up 3.1%
World rank
184th
of 214 countries
All-time high
0 °C
in 2024
All-time low
0 °C
in 1851
Years of data
174
1851–2024
Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources in Cape Verde, 1851–2024
Source: Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in °C.
Analysis
In 2024, contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources in Cape Verde stood at 0 °C. That is the highest value across all 174 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.1% on the previous year and up 28.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources in Cape Verde peaked at 0 °C in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 °C, in 1851.
That places Cape Verde 184th out of 214 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.
Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | °C | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1851 | 0 °C | — |
| 1852 | 0 °C | +100.3% |
| 1853 | 0 °C | +50.2% |
| 1854 | 0 °C | +33.5% |
| 1855 | 0 °C | +25.2% |
| 1856 | 0 °C | +20.2% |
| 1857 | 0 °C | +16.9% |
| 1858 | 0 °C | +14.5% |
| 1859 | 0 °C | +12.7% |
| 1860 | 0 °C | +11.3% |
| 1861 | 0 °C | +10.3% |
| 1862 | 0 °C | +9.4% |
| 1863 | 0 °C | +8.6% |
| 1864 | 0 °C | +7.9% |
| 1865 | 0 °C | +7.5% |
| 1866 | 0 °C | +7.0% |
| 1867 | 0 °C | +6.7% |
| 1868 | 0 °C | +6.3% |
| 1869 | 0 °C | +6.1% |
| 1870 | 0 °C | +5.8% |
| 1871 | 0 °C | +5.6% |
| 1872 | 0 °C | +5.3% |
| 1873 | 0 °C | +5.2% |
| 1874 | 0 °C | +5.0% |
| 1875 | 0 °C | +4.9% |
| 1876 | 0 °C | +4.8% |
| 1877 | 0 °C | +4.6% |
| 1878 | 0 °C | +4.5% |
| 1879 | 0 °C | +4.4% |
| 1880 | 0 °C | +4.2% |
| 1881 | 0 °C | +4.1% |
| 1882 | 0 °C | +4.0% |
| 1883 | 0 °C | +3.9% |
| 1884 | 0 °C | +3.8% |
| 1885 | 0 °C | +3.6% |
| 1886 | 0 °C | +3.5% |
| 1887 | 0 °C | +3.4% |
| 1888 | 0 °C | +3.3% |
| 1889 | 0 °C | +3.2% |
| 1890 | 0 °C | +3.1% |
| 1891 | 0 °C | +3.1% |
| 1892 | 0 °C | +3.0% |
| 1893 | 0 °C | +2.9% |
| 1894 | 0 °C | +2.8% |
| 1895 | 0 °C | +2.7% |
| 1896 | 0 °C | +2.7% |
| 1897 | 0 °C | +2.6% |
| 1898 | 0 °C | +2.6% |
| 1899 | 0 °C | +2.6% |
| 1900 | 0 °C | +2.5% |
| 1901 | 0 °C | +2.6% |
| 1902 | 0 °C | +2.7% |
| 1903 | 0 °C | +2.8% |
| 1904 | 0 °C | +2.9% |
| 1905 | 0 °C | +2.9% |
| 1906 | 0 °C | +3.0% |
| 1907 | 0 °C | +3.0% |
| 1908 | 0 °C | +3.1% |
| 1909 | 0 °C | +3.1% |
| 1910 | 0 °C | +3.1% |
| 1911 | 0 °C | +3.4% |
| 1912 | 0 °C | +3.6% |
| 1913 | 0 °C | +3.8% |
| 1914 | 0 °C | +3.9% |
| 1915 | 0 °C | +4.1% |
| 1916 | 0 °C | +4.2% |
| 1917 | 0 °C | +4.3% |
| 1918 | 0 °C | +4.4% |
| 1919 | 0 °C | +4.4% |
| 1920 | 0 °C | +4.5% |
| 1921 | 0 °C | +4.5% |
| 1922 | 0 °C | +4.5% |
| 1923 | 0 °C | +4.4% |
| 1924 | 0 °C | +4.4% |
| 1925 | 0 °C | +4.4% |
| 1926 | 0 °C | +4.4% |
| 1927 | 0 °C | +4.3% |
| 1928 | 0 °C | +4.3% |
| 1929 | 0 °C | +4.3% |
| 1930 | 0 °C | +4.2% |
| 1931 | 0 °C | +4.1% |
| 1932 | 0 °C | +4.0% |
| 1933 | 0 °C | +3.9% |
| 1934 | 0 °C | +3.8% |
| 1935 | 0 °C | +3.7% |
| 1936 | 0 °C | +3.7% |
| 1937 | 0 °C | +3.6% |
| 1938 | 0 °C | +3.5% |
| 1939 | 0 °C | +3.5% |
| 1940 | 0 °C | +3.4% |
| 1941 | 0 °C | +3.4% |
| 1942 | 0 °C | +3.4% |
| 1943 | 0 °C | +3.3% |
| 1944 | 0 °C | +3.3% |
| 1945 | 0 °C | +3.3% |
| 1946 | 0 °C | +3.2% |
| 1947 | 0 °C | +3.2% |
| 1948 | 0 °C | +3.2% |
| 1949 | 0 °C | +3.1% |
| 1950 | 0 °C | +11.2% |
| 1951 | 0 °C | +8.5% |
| 1952 | 0 °C | +5.4% |
| 1953 | 0 °C | +4.0% |
| 1954 | 0 °C | +4.1% |
| 1955 | 0 °C | +4.0% |
| 1956 | 0 °C | +4.2% |
| 1957 | 0 °C | +3.5% |
| 1958 | 0 °C | +3.2% |
| 1959 | 0 °C | +3.3% |
| 1960 | 0 °C | +3.4% |
| 1961 | 0 °C | +3.4% |
| 1962 | 0 °C | +3.2% |
| 1963 | 0 °C | +3.0% |
| 1964 | 0 °C | +3.7% |
| 1965 | 0 °C | +3.5% |
| 1966 | 0 °C | +3.4% |
| 1967 | 0 °C | +3.3% |
| 1968 | 0 °C | +3.8% |
| 1969 | 0 °C | +4.0% |
| 1970 | 0 °C | +3.5% |
| 1971 | 0 °C | +3.3% |
| 1972 | 0 °C | +3.6% |
| 1973 | 0 °C | +3.7% |
| 1974 | 0 °C | +3.6% |
| 1975 | 0 °C | +3.8% |
| 1976 | 0 °C | +3.5% |
| 1977 | 0 °C | +3.6% |
| 1978 | 0 °C | +6.6% |
| 1979 | 0 °C | +7.1% |
| 1980 | 0 °C | +3.6% |
| 1981 | 0 °C | +1.6% |
| 1982 | 0 °C | +1.5% |
| 1983 | 0 °C | +1.5% |
| 1984 | 0 °C | +2.4% |
| 1985 | 0 °C | +2.3% |
| 1986 | 0 °C | +1.7% |
| 1987 | 0 °C | +2.1% |
| 1988 | 0 °C | +1.9% |
| 1989 | 0 °C | +2.0% |
| 1990 | 0 °C | +6.4% |
| 1991 | 0 °C | +6.0% |
| 1992 | 0 °C | +6.1% |
| 1993 | 0 °C | +5.8% |
| 1994 | 0 °C | +5.9% |
| 1995 | 0 °C | +6.2% |
| 1996 | 0 °C | +6.4% |
| 1997 | 0 °C | +6.3% |
| 1998 | 0 °C | +6.3% |
| 1999 | 0 °C | +7.0% |
| 2000 | 0 °C | +7.0% |
| 2001 | 0 °C | +7.0% |
| 2002 | 0 °C | +7.0% |
| 2003 | 0 °C | +4.7% |
| 2004 | 0 °C | +4.7% |
| 2005 | 0 °C | +4.7% |
| 2006 | 0 °C | +4.9% |
| 2007 | 0 °C | +4.8% |
| 2008 | 0 °C | +4.4% |
| 2009 | 0 °C | +4.5% |
| 2010 | 0 °C | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 0 °C | +3.9% |
| 2012 | 0 °C | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 0 °C | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 0 °C | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 0 °C | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 0 °C | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 0 °C | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 0 °C | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 0 °C | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 0 °C | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 0 °C | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 0 °C | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 0 °C | +3.1% |
| 2024 | 0 °C | +3.1% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 0 °C is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0006 °C, 2% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 0 °C is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0002 °C, 5% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1852 | +100.3% | 0 °C | 0 °C |
| 1853 | +50.2% | 0 °C | 0 °C |
| 1854 | +33.5% | 0 °C | 0 °C |
| 1855 | +25.2% | 0 °C | 0 °C |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 9 |
| 1860s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 10 |
| 1870s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 10 |
| 1880s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 10 |
| 1890s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 10 |
| 1900s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 10 |
| 1910s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 10 |
| 1920s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 10 |
| 1930s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 10 |
| 1940s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 10 |
| 1950s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 10 |
| 1960s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 10 |
| 1970s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
- 181 Antigua and Barbuda 0 °C compare
- 182 Bermuda 0 °C compare
- 183 Solomon Islands 0 °C compare
- 185 Seychelles 0 °C compare
- 186 Andorra 0 °C compare
- 187 Saint Lucia 0 °C 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 contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources in Cape Verde?
- Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources in Cape Verde was 0 °C in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 0 °C in 2024.
- What is the lowest contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 °C in 1851.
- How does Cape Verde rank for contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources?
- Cape Verde ranks 184th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
- The figures come from Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in °C.