Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita was 0.1678 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.1678 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Change on year
up 3.4%
World rank
153rd
of 196 countries
All-time high
0.2027 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1995
All-time low
0.0716 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1974
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita in Cape Verde, 1960–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita in Cape Verde is 0.1678 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.4% on the previous year and up 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita in Cape Verde peaked at 0.2027 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.0716 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, in 1974.
That places Cape Verde 153rd out of 196 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0908 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0832 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -8.4% |
| 1962 | 0.0867 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.3% |
| 1963 | 0.0902 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0894 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.8% |
| 1965 | 0.0926 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.5% |
| 1966 | 0.0973 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.1% |
| 1967 | 0.093 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.4% |
| 1968 | 0.0881 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.4% |
| 1969 | 0.0848 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.7% |
| 1970 | 0.0789 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -6.9% |
| 1971 | 0.0758 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.9% |
| 1972 | 0.0804 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +6.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0791 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0716 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -9.5% |
| 1975 | 0.072 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0747 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0771 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0831 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +7.7% |
| 1979 | 0.087 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0958 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +10.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0976 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.9% |
| 1982 | 0.1076 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +10.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0878 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -18.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0889 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0983 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +10.6% |
| 1986 | 0.107 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +8.8% |
| 1987 | 0.1188 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +11.0% |
| 1988 | 0.1302 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +9.6% |
| 1989 | 0.1341 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.0% |
| 1990 | 0.1435 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +7.0% |
| 1991 | 0.1571 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +9.5% |
| 1992 | 0.2009 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +27.9% |
| 1993 | 0.1967 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.1% |
| 1994 | 0.1575 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -19.9% |
| 1995 | 0.2027 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +28.7% |
| 1996 | 0.1374 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -32.2% |
| 1997 | 0.1576 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +14.7% |
| 1998 | 0.1783 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +13.1% |
| 1999 | 0.187 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.8% |
| 2000 | 0.1824 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.4% |
| 2001 | 0.1681 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -7.8% |
| 2002 | 0.1654 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 0.1547 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -6.5% |
| 2004 | 0.1591 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 0.1597 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.1544 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 0.1499 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 0.146 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 0.1526 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.6% |
| 2010 | 0.1557 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 0.1575 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 0.1551 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 0.1564 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.1583 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 0.1608 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 0.1675 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.2% |
| 2017 | 0.1491 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -11.0% |
| 2018 | 0.145 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 0.1507 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.9% |
| 2020 | 0.1593 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.7% |
| 2021 | 0.1631 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 0.164 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 0.1622 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 0.1678 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.4% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 0.1678 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2719 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 62% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 0.1678 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3083 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 54% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0896 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0832 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0973 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.078 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0716 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.087 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1066 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0878 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1341 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1719 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1374 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2027 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1592 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.146 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1824 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1556 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.145 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1675 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1633 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1593 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1678 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
- 150 Algeria 0.1733 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 151 Papua New Guinea 0.1709 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 152 Sierra Leone 0.169 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 154 Barbados 0.1665 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 155 Syria 0.1648 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 156 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.1612 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 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 greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita in Cape Verde?
- Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita in Cape Verde was 0.1678 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2027 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1995.
- What is the lowest greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0716 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1974.
- How does Cape Verde rank for greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita?
- Cape Verde ranks 153rd out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.0%. 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 Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Greenhouse gas emissions by gas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Greenhouse gas emissions by gas ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Greenhouse gas emissions by gas Jones et al. (2025) – 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
Greenhouse gas emissions by gas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.