Methane emissions, per capita in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Methane emissions, per capita was 0.3013 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.3013 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Change on year
up 2.7%
World rank
183rd
of 195 countries
All-time high
0.3816 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2000
All-time low
0.1634 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1984
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Methane emissions, per capita in Cape Verde, 1960–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
Analysis
Cape Verde recorded 0.3013 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person for methane emissions, per capita in 2024.
That represents a change of up 2.7% on the previous year and up 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, methane emissions, per capita in Cape Verde peaked at 0.3816 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.1634 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, in 1984.
Cape Verde ranks 183rd of 195 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Methane emissions, per capita in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.2344 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.2233 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.8% |
| 1962 | 0.2303 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.2% |
| 1963 | 0.2348 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.0% |
| 1964 | 0.2319 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.3% |
| 1965 | 0.233 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1966 | 0.2418 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.8% |
| 1967 | 0.234 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.2% |
| 1968 | 0.2295 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.9% |
| 1969 | 0.2252 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.9% |
| 1970 | 0.2091 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -7.1% |
| 1971 | 0.1998 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.5% |
| 1972 | 0.2038 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.0% |
| 1973 | 0.1914 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -6.1% |
| 1974 | 0.184 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.9% |
| 1975 | 0.1798 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.3% |
| 1976 | 0.1815 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 0.1804 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 1978 | 0.1803 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.182 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 0.1799 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.2% |
| 1981 | 0.1819 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.1% |
| 1982 | 0.1866 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.5% |
| 1983 | 0.1664 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -10.8% |
| 1984 | 0.1634 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.8% |
| 1985 | 0.1708 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.5% |
| 1986 | 0.1837 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +7.6% |
| 1987 | 0.1942 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.8% |
| 1988 | 0.2159 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +11.1% |
| 1989 | 0.2267 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.0% |
| 1990 | 0.3066 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +35.2% |
| 1991 | 0.3109 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 0.3299 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +6.1% |
| 1993 | 0.3353 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 0.328 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.2% |
| 1995 | 0.3398 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.6% |
| 1996 | 0.3356 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 0.3453 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.9% |
| 1998 | 0.3595 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.1% |
| 1999 | 0.3787 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.3% |
| 2000 | 0.3816 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 0.3733 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 0.3784 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 0.2513 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -33.6% |
| 2004 | 0.2642 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.1% |
| 2005 | 0.2654 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.2616 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 0.2583 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 0.2569 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.2659 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 0.2703 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 0.2723 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.2734 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.2754 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.2778 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.2801 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.2837 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.2671 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.8% |
| 2018 | 0.2674 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.2707 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 0.2806 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.6% |
| 2021 | 0.2895 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 0.2913 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 0.2934 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 0.3013 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.7% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 0.3013 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 28% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 0.3013 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.8668 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 35% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Methane emissions, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | +35.2% | 0.2267 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3066 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 2003 | -33.6% | 0.3784 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2513 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2318 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2233 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2418 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1892 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1798 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2091 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1869 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1634 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2267 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.337 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3066 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3787 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2957 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2513 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3816 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2738 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2671 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2837 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2912 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2806 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3013 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
- 180 Burundi 0.3349 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 181 Rwanda 0.3331 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 182 Maldives 0.3233 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 184 British Virgin Islands 0.2965 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 185 Sao Tome and Principe 0.2955 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 186 Malta 0.2901 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
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, per capita in Cape Verde?
- Methane emissions, per capita in Cape Verde was 0.3013 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest methane emissions, per capita recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3816 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest methane emissions, per capita recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1634 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1984.
- How does Cape Verde rank for methane emissions, per capita?
- Cape Verde ranks 183rd out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is methane emissions, per capita rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.4%. 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 Methane emissions, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Methane emissions divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Methane emissions ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Methane emissions 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
Methane emissions divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.