Methane emissions, annual growth rate in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Methane emissions, annual growth rate was 3.16 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
3.16 % change on previous year
Change on year
up 156.0%
World rank
19th
of 199 countries
All-time high
38.02 % change on previous year
in 1990
All-time low
-32.69 % change on previous year
in 2003
Years of data
174
1851–2024
Methane emissions, annual growth rate in Cape Verde, 1851–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Cape Verde recorded 3.16 % change on previous year for methane emissions, annual growth rate in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 156.0% on the previous year and up 246.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, methane emissions, annual growth rate in Cape Verde peaked at 38.02 % change on previous year in 1990 and was at its lowest, -32.69 % change on previous year, in 2003.
Cape Verde ranks 19th of 199 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Methane emissions, annual growth rate in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1851 | 0.0799 % change on previous year | — |
| 1852 | 0.0798 % change on previous year | -0.1% |
| 1853 | 0.079 % change on previous year | -1.1% |
| 1854 | 0.0797 % change on previous year | +0.9% |
| 1855 | 0.0812 % change on previous year | +1.9% |
| 1856 | 0.0812 % change on previous year | -0.1% |
| 1857 | 0.0811 % change on previous year | -0.1% |
| 1858 | 0.081 % change on previous year | -0.1% |
| 1859 | 0.0802 % change on previous year | -1.0% |
| 1860 | 0.0809 % change on previous year | +0.9% |
| 1861 | 0.2005 % change on previous year | +147.9% |
| 1862 | 0.2001 % change on previous year | -0.2% |
| 1863 | 0.113 % change on previous year | -43.5% |
| 1864 | 0.1214 % change on previous year | +7.4% |
| 1865 | 0.2116 % change on previous year | +74.3% |
| 1866 | 0.2104 % change on previous year | -0.6% |
| 1867 | 0.2099 % change on previous year | -0.2% |
| 1868 | 0.2103 % change on previous year | +0.2% |
| 1869 | 0.2098 % change on previous year | -0.2% |
| 1870 | 0.2094 % change on previous year | -0.2% |
| 1871 | 0.2135 % change on previous year | +2.0% |
| 1872 | 0.2131 % change on previous year | -0.2% |
| 1873 | 0.246 % change on previous year | +15.5% |
| 1874 | 0.2485 % change on previous year | +1.0% |
| 1875 | 0.2509 % change on previous year | +1.0% |
| 1876 | 0.2156 % change on previous year | -14.1% |
| 1877 | 0.2159 % change on previous year | +0.1% |
| 1878 | 0.2154 % change on previous year | -0.2% |
| 1879 | 0.2149 % change on previous year | -0.2% |
| 1880 | 0.2152 % change on previous year | +0.1% |
| 1881 | 0.2088 % change on previous year | -3.0% |
| 1882 | 0.2091 % change on previous year | +0.1% |
| 1883 | 0.2079 % change on previous year | -0.6% |
| 1884 | 0.2075 % change on previous year | -0.2% |
| 1885 | 0.2085 % change on previous year | +0.5% |
| 1886 | 0.2088 % change on previous year | +0.1% |
| 1887 | 0.2084 % change on previous year | -0.2% |
| 1888 | 0.208 % change on previous year | -0.2% |
| 1889 | 0.2068 % change on previous year | -0.6% |
| 1890 | 0.2071 % change on previous year | +0.1% |
| 1891 | 0.2111 % change on previous year | +1.9% |
| 1892 | 0.2106 % change on previous year | -0.2% |
| 1893 | 0.2102 % change on previous year | -0.2% |
| 1894 | 0.2097 % change on previous year | -0.2% |
| 1895 | 0.2093 % change on previous year | -0.2% |
| 1896 | 0.2089 % change on previous year | -0.2% |
| 1897 | 0.269 % change on previous year | +28.8% |
| 1898 | 0.2726 % change on previous year | +1.3% |
| 1899 | 0.2769 % change on previous year | +1.6% |
| 1900 | 0.2811 % change on previous year | +1.5% |
| 1901 | 1.11 % change on previous year | +294.6% |
| 1902 | 1.1 % change on previous year | -1.2% |
| 1903 | 1.08 % change on previous year | -1.1% |
| 1904 | 1.07 % change on previous year | -1.1% |
| 1905 | 1.06 % change on previous year | -1.1% |
| 1906 | 1.05 % change on previous year | -1.0% |
| 1907 | 1.04 % change on previous year | -1.0% |
| 1908 | 1.03 % change on previous year | -1.1% |
| 1909 | 1.02 % change on previous year | -1.1% |
| 1910 | 1.01 % change on previous year | -0.9% |
| 1911 | 2.63 % change on previous year | +160.8% |
| 1912 | 2.58 % change on previous year | -1.7% |
| 1913 | 2.52 % change on previous year | -2.5% |
| 1914 | 2.44 % change on previous year | -3.1% |
| 1915 | 2.38 % change on previous year | -2.4% |
| 1916 | 2.32 % change on previous year | -2.3% |
| 1917 | 2.27 % change on previous year | -2.3% |
| 1918 | 2.22 % change on previous year | -2.3% |
| 1919 | 2.17 % change on previous year | -2.2% |
| 1920 | 2.12 % change on previous year | -2.1% |
| 1921 | 2.39 % change on previous year | +12.5% |
| 1922 | 2.33 % change on previous year | -2.3% |
| 1923 | 2.28 % change on previous year | -2.3% |
| 1924 | 2.23 % change on previous year | -2.2% |
| 1925 | 2.18 % change on previous year | -2.2% |
| 1926 | 2.14 % change on previous year | -2.1% |
| 1927 | 2.09 % change on previous year | -2.2% |
| 1928 | 2.05 % change on previous year | -2.0% |
| 1929 | 2.01 % change on previous year | -1.9% |
| 1930 | 1.97 % change on previous year | -2.0% |
| 1931 | 2.21 % change on previous year | +12.2% |
| 1932 | 2.16 % change on previous year | -2.1% |
| 1933 | 2.13 % change on previous year | -1.6% |
| 1934 | 2.08 % change on previous year | -2.1% |
| 1935 | 2.04 % change on previous year | -2.0% |
| 1936 | 2.53 % change on previous year | +24.0% |
| 1937 | 2.5 % change on previous year | -1.5% |
| 1938 | 2.47 % change on previous year | -1.0% |
| 1939 | 2.46 % change on previous year | -0.3% |
| 1940 | 2.43 % change on previous year | -1.5% |
| 1941 | 2.86 % change on previous year | +17.7% |
| 1942 | 2.81 % change on previous year | -1.6% |
| 1943 | 2.76 % change on previous year | -1.6% |
| 1944 | 2.72 % change on previous year | -1.6% |
| 1945 | 2.55 % change on previous year | -6.3% |
| 1946 | 2.5 % change on previous year | -2.1% |
| 1947 | 2.44 % change on previous year | -2.0% |
| 1948 | 2.4 % change on previous year | -1.9% |
| 1949 | 2.34 % change on previous year | -2.2% |
| 1950 | 2.94 % change on previous year | +25.4% |
| 1951 | 5.2 % change on previous year | +77.0% |
| 1952 | 3.61 % change on previous year | -30.6% |
| 1953 | 2.49 % change on previous year | -31.1% |
| 1954 | 1.92 % change on previous year | -22.7% |
| 1955 | 1.44 % change on previous year | -24.9% |
| 1956 | 1.02 % change on previous year | -29.4% |
| 1957 | 1.02 % change on previous year | +0.3% |
| 1958 | 1.23 % change on previous year | +20.3% |
| 1959 | 1.62 % change on previous year | +31.4% |
| 1960 | 2.32 % change on previous year | +43.8% |
| 1961 | -2.47 % change on previous year | -206.3% |
| 1962 | 6.44 % change on previous year | -361.1% |
| 1963 | 5.38 % change on previous year | -16.5% |
| 1964 | 2.03 % change on previous year | -62.4% |
| 1965 | 3.8 % change on previous year | +87.4% |
| 1966 | 7.22 % change on previous year | +90.2% |
| 1967 | 0.0111 % change on previous year | -99.8% |
| 1968 | 1.36 % change on previous year | +12136.9% |
| 1969 | 1.42 % change on previous year | +4.6% |
| 1970 | -4.26 % change on previous year | -399.2% |
| 1971 | -2.43 % change on previous year | -42.9% |
| 1972 | 3.18 % change on previous year | -230.9% |
| 1973 | -5.28 % change on previous year | -265.9% |
| 1974 | -3.05 % change on previous year | -42.3% |
| 1975 | -1.21 % change on previous year | -60.3% |
| 1976 | 2.14 % change on previous year | -276.7% |
| 1977 | 0.4754 % change on previous year | -77.7% |
| 1978 | 1.02 % change on previous year | +115.3% |
| 1979 | 2.01 % change on previous year | +96.7% |
| 1980 | -0.0156 % change on previous year | -100.8% |
| 1981 | 2.57 % change on previous year | -16528.9% |
| 1982 | 4.08 % change on previous year | +58.5% |
| 1983 | -9.46 % change on previous year | -332.1% |
| 1984 | -0.4146 % change on previous year | -95.6% |
| 1985 | 5.98 % change on previous year | -1543.3% |
| 1986 | 9.09 % change on previous year | +51.9% |
| 1987 | 7.25 % change on previous year | -20.3% |
| 1988 | 12.71 % change on previous year | +75.3% |
| 1989 | 6.61 % change on previous year | -48.0% |
| 1990 | 38.02 % change on previous year | +475.0% |
| 1991 | 3.88 % change on previous year | -89.8% |
| 1992 | 8.54 % change on previous year | +120.0% |
| 1993 | 3.86 % change on previous year | -54.8% |
| 1994 | -0.1714 % change on previous year | -104.4% |
| 1995 | 5.6 % change on previous year | -3367.1% |
| 1996 | 0.5116 % change on previous year | -90.9% |
| 1997 | 4.64 % change on previous year | +807.5% |
| 1998 | 5.8 % change on previous year | +24.9% |
| 1999 | 6.94 % change on previous year | +19.7% |
| 2000 | 2.29 % change on previous year | -67.0% |
| 2001 | -0.6712 % change on previous year | -129.3% |
| 2002 | 2.87 % change on previous year | -527.0% |
| 2003 | -32.69 % change on previous year | -1240.5% |
| 2004 | 6.44 % change on previous year | -119.7% |
| 2005 | 1.69 % change on previous year | -73.7% |
| 2006 | -0.3044 % change on previous year | -118.0% |
| 2007 | -0.1729 % change on previous year | -43.2% |
| 2008 | 0.4947 % change on previous year | -386.1% |
| 2009 | 4.5 % change on previous year | +808.9% |
| 2010 | 2.4 % change on previous year | -46.6% |
| 2011 | 1.06 % change on previous year | -55.8% |
| 2012 | 0.4868 % change on previous year | -54.1% |
| 2013 | 0.7853 % change on previous year | +61.3% |
| 2014 | 0.9124 % change on previous year | +16.2% |
| 2015 | 0.8318 % change on previous year | -8.8% |
| 2016 | 1.31 % change on previous year | +57.0% |
| 2017 | -5.77 % change on previous year | -541.9% |
| 2018 | 0.2044 % change on previous year | -103.5% |
| 2019 | 1.39 % change on previous year | +579.7% |
| 2020 | 3.74 % change on previous year | +169.3% |
| 2021 | 3.6 % change on previous year | -3.8% |
| 2022 | 1.21 % change on previous year | -66.3% |
| 2023 | 1.24 % change on previous year | +2.1% |
| 2024 | 3.16 % change on previous year | +156.0% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 3.16 % change on previous year is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.3132 % change on previous year, 10.1× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 3.16 % change on previous year is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.09 % change on previous year, 2.9× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Methane emissions, annual growth rate 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | +16528.9% | -0.0156 % change on previous year | 2.57 % change on previous year |
| 1968 | +12136.9% | 0.0111 % change on previous year | 1.36 % change on previous year |
| 1995 | +3367.1% | -0.1714 % change on previous year | 5.6 % change on previous year |
| 1985 | +1543.3% | -0.4146 % change on previous year | 5.98 % change on previous year |
| 2003 | -1240.5% | 2.87 % change on previous year | -32.69 % change on previous year |
| 2009 | +808.9% | 0.4947 % change on previous year | 4.5 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.0804 % change on previous year | 0.079 % change on previous year | 0.0812 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1860s | 0.1768 % change on previous year | 0.0809 % change on previous year | 0.2116 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.2243 % change on previous year | 0.2094 % change on previous year | 0.2509 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.2089 % change on previous year | 0.2068 % change on previous year | 0.2152 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.2285 % change on previous year | 0.2071 % change on previous year | 0.2769 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.9837 % change on previous year | 0.2811 % change on previous year | 1.11 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1910s | 2.25 % change on previous year | 1.01 % change on previous year | 2.63 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1920s | 2.18 % change on previous year | 2.01 % change on previous year | 2.39 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1930s | 2.26 % change on previous year | 1.97 % change on previous year | 2.53 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1940s | 2.58 % change on previous year | 2.34 % change on previous year | 2.86 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1950s | 2.25 % change on previous year | 1.02 % change on previous year | 5.2 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.75 % change on previous year | -2.47 % change on previous year | 7.22 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1970s | -0.7393 % change on previous year | -5.28 % change on previous year | 3.18 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.84 % change on previous year | -9.46 % change on previous year | 12.71 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.76 % change on previous year | -0.1714 % change on previous year | 38.02 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | -1.56 % change on previous year | -32.69 % change on previous year | 6.44 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3607 % change on previous year | -5.77 % change on previous year | 2.4 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.59 % change on previous year | 1.21 % change on previous year | 3.74 % change on previous year | 5 |
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, annual growth rate in Cape Verde?
- Methane emissions, annual growth rate in Cape Verde was 3.16 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest methane emissions, annual growth rate recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 38.02 % change on previous year in 1990.
- What is the lowest methane emissions, annual growth rate recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was -32.69 % change on previous year in 2003.
- How does Cape Verde rank for methane emissions, annual growth rate?
- Cape Verde ranks 19th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is methane emissions, annual growth rate rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 246.7%. 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 Methane emissions, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Methane emissions. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Methane emissions Our World in Data
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
The year-on-year percentage change in Methane emissions. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.