Methane emissions, per square kilometre in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Methane emissions, per square kilometre was 39.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
39.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre
Change on year
up 3.2%
World rank
152nd
of 195 countries
All-time high
43.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre
in 2002
All-time low
11.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Methane emissions, per square kilometre in Cape Verde, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2024, methane emissions, per square kilometre in Cape Verde stood at 39.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.2% on the previous year and up 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, methane emissions, per square kilometre in Cape Verde peaked at 43.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre in 2002 and was at its lowest, 11.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Cape Verde 152nd out of 195 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Methane emissions, per square kilometre in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 11.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 12.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 1963 | 13.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1964 | 13.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1965 | 14.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1966 | 15.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 1967 | 15.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 15.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1969 | 15.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1970 | 14.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 1971 | 14.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1972 | 15.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1973 | 14.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 1974 | 13.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 1975 | 13.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1976 | 13.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1977 | 14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 14.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1979 | 14.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1980 | 14.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1981 | 14.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1982 | 15.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1983 | 13.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | -9.5% |
| 1984 | 13.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 14.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 1986 | 16.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 1987 | 17.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 1988 | 19.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +12.7% |
| 1989 | 20.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 1990 | 28.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +38.0% |
| 1991 | 29.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1992 | 32.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 1993 | 33.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1994 | 33.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 35.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1996 | 35.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 37.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1998 | 39.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 1999 | 41.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 2000 | 42.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 42.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 43.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 29.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | -32.7% |
| 2004 | 31.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 2005 | 31.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 31.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 31.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 31.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 33.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2010 | 34.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 34.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 34.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 35.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 35.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 36.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 2018 | 34.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 34.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 35.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2021 | 37.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 37.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 38.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 39.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +3.2% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 39.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 82.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre, 48% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 39.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 58.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre, 67% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Methane emissions, per square kilometre 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 | +38.0% | 20.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 28.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre |
| 2003 | -32.7% | 43.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 29.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 14.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 11.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 15.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 14.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 13.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 15.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 16.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 13.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 20.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 34.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 28.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 41.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 35.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 29.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 43.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 36.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 35.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 39.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
- 149 Fiji 41.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre compare
- 150 Cote d'Ivoire 40.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre compare
- 151 Somalia 40.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre compare
- 153 Eritrea 39.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre compare
- 154 Kiribati 38.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre compare
- 155 Sudan 37.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre 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 square kilometre in Cape Verde?
- Methane emissions, per square kilometre in Cape Verde was 39.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest methane emissions, per square kilometre recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 43.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre in 2002.
- What is the lowest methane emissions, per square kilometre recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Cape Verde rank for methane emissions, per square kilometre?
- Cape Verde ranks 152nd out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is methane emissions, per square kilometre rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.1%. 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 square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Methane emissions divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Methane emissions ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Methane emissions Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.