Methane emissions agriculture in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Methane emissions agriculture was 70,000 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
70,000
Change on year
up 16.7%
World rank
163rd
of 193 countries
All-time high
70,000
in 2013
All-time low
50,000
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023
Methane emissions agriculture in Cape Verde, 1990–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Cape Verde recorded 70,000 for methane emissions agriculture in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 16.7% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, methane emissions agriculture in Cape Verde peaked at 70,000 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 50,000, in 1990.
That places Cape Verde 163rd out of 193 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Methane emissions agriculture in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 50,000 | — |
| 1991 | 50,000 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 60,000 | +20.0% |
| 1993 | 60,000 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 50,000 | -16.7% |
| 1995 | 60,000 | +20.0% |
| 1996 | 50,000 | -16.7% |
| 1997 | 60,000 | +20.0% |
| 1998 | 60,000 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 60,000 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 60,000 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 60,000 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 60,000 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 60,000 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 60,000 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 60,000 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 60,000 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 60,000 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 60,000 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 60,000 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 60,000 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 60,000 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 60,000 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 70,000 | +16.7% |
| 2014 | 70,000 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 70,000 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 70,000 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 60,000 | -14.3% |
| 2018 | 60,000 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 60,000 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 60,000 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 60,000 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 60,000 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 70,000 | +16.7% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 70,000 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.53 million, 2% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 70,000 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 7.62 million, 1% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 56,000 | 50,000 | 60,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 60,000 | 60,000 | 60,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 64,000 | 60,000 | 70,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 62,500 | 60,000 | 70,000 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
More climate change data for Cape Verde
- Share co2 vs population 0.0041 (2100)
- Co2 gdp growth, annual growth rate -9.9 % change on previous year (2025)
- Co2 gdp pop growth, annual growth rate -4.27 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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 77.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is methane emissions agriculture in Cape Verde?
- Methane emissions agriculture in Cape Verde was 70,000 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest methane emissions agriculture recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 70,000 in 2013.
- What is the lowest methane emissions agriculture recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 50,000 in 1990.
- How does Cape Verde rank for methane emissions agriculture?
- Cape Verde ranks 163rd out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is methane emissions agriculture rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Methane emissions agriculture. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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