Methane emissions in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Methane emissions was 158,124 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
158,124
Change on year
up 3.2%
World rank
176th
of 199 countries
All-time high
176,732
in 2002
All-time low
12,764
in 1850
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Methane emissions in Cape Verde, 1850–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Cape Verde recorded 158,124 for methane emissions in 2024.
That represents a change of up 3.2% on the previous year and up 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, methane emissions in Cape Verde peaked at 176,732 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 12,764, in 1850.
Cape Verde ranks 176th of 199 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Methane emissions in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 12,764 | — |
| 1851 | 12,774 | +0.1% |
| 1852 | 12,784 | +0.1% |
| 1853 | 12,794 | +0.1% |
| 1854 | 12,805 | +0.1% |
| 1855 | 12,815 | +0.1% |
| 1856 | 12,825 | +0.1% |
| 1857 | 12,836 | +0.1% |
| 1858 | 12,846 | +0.1% |
| 1859 | 12,856 | +0.1% |
| 1860 | 12,867 | +0.1% |
| 1861 | 12,893 | +0.2% |
| 1862 | 12,918 | +0.2% |
| 1863 | 12,933 | +0.1% |
| 1864 | 12,949 | +0.1% |
| 1865 | 12,976 | +0.2% |
| 1866 | 13,004 | +0.2% |
| 1867 | 13,031 | +0.2% |
| 1868 | 13,058 | +0.2% |
| 1869 | 13,086 | +0.2% |
| 1870 | 13,113 | +0.2% |
| 1871 | 13,141 | +0.2% |
| 1872 | 13,169 | +0.2% |
| 1873 | 13,201 | +0.2% |
| 1874 | 13,234 | +0.2% |
| 1875 | 13,267 | +0.3% |
| 1876 | 13,296 | +0.2% |
| 1877 | 13,325 | +0.2% |
| 1878 | 13,353 | +0.2% |
| 1879 | 13,382 | +0.2% |
| 1880 | 13,411 | +0.2% |
| 1881 | 13,439 | +0.2% |
| 1882 | 13,467 | +0.2% |
| 1883 | 13,495 | +0.2% |
| 1884 | 13,523 | +0.2% |
| 1885 | 13,551 | +0.2% |
| 1886 | 13,580 | +0.2% |
| 1887 | 13,608 | +0.2% |
| 1888 | 13,636 | +0.2% |
| 1889 | 13,664 | +0.2% |
| 1890 | 13,693 | +0.2% |
| 1891 | 13,722 | +0.2% |
| 1892 | 13,750 | +0.2% |
| 1893 | 13,779 | +0.2% |
| 1894 | 13,808 | +0.2% |
| 1895 | 13,837 | +0.2% |
| 1896 | 13,866 | +0.2% |
| 1897 | 13,903 | +0.3% |
| 1898 | 13,941 | +0.3% |
| 1899 | 13,980 | +0.3% |
| 1900 | 14,019 | +0.3% |
| 1901 | 14,175 | +1.1% |
| 1902 | 14,330 | +1.1% |
| 1903 | 14,485 | +1.1% |
| 1904 | 14,641 | +1.1% |
| 1905 | 14,796 | +1.1% |
| 1906 | 14,951 | +1.0% |
| 1907 | 15,107 | +1.0% |
| 1908 | 15,262 | +1.0% |
| 1909 | 15,417 | +1.0% |
| 1910 | 15,572 | +1.0% |
| 1911 | 15,981 | +2.6% |
| 1912 | 16,394 | +2.6% |
| 1913 | 16,806 | +2.5% |
| 1914 | 17,216 | +2.4% |
| 1915 | 17,626 | +2.4% |
| 1916 | 18,035 | +2.3% |
| 1917 | 18,445 | +2.3% |
| 1918 | 18,854 | +2.2% |
| 1919 | 19,264 | +2.2% |
| 1920 | 19,673 | +2.1% |
| 1921 | 20,143 | +2.4% |
| 1922 | 20,613 | +2.3% |
| 1923 | 21,084 | +2.3% |
| 1924 | 21,554 | +2.2% |
| 1925 | 22,025 | +2.2% |
| 1926 | 22,495 | +2.1% |
| 1927 | 22,966 | +2.1% |
| 1928 | 23,436 | +2.0% |
| 1929 | 23,907 | +2.0% |
| 1930 | 24,377 | +2.0% |
| 1931 | 24,916 | +2.2% |
| 1932 | 25,454 | +2.2% |
| 1933 | 25,996 | +2.1% |
| 1934 | 26,538 | +2.1% |
| 1935 | 27,080 | +2.0% |
| 1936 | 27,765 | +2.5% |
| 1937 | 28,458 | +2.5% |
| 1938 | 29,161 | +2.5% |
| 1939 | 29,880 | +2.5% |
| 1940 | 30,605 | +2.4% |
| 1941 | 31,479 | +2.9% |
| 1942 | 32,363 | +2.8% |
| 1943 | 33,258 | +2.8% |
| 1944 | 34,163 | +2.7% |
| 1945 | 35,034 | +2.5% |
| 1946 | 35,908 | +2.5% |
| 1947 | 36,786 | +2.4% |
| 1948 | 37,668 | +2.4% |
| 1949 | 38,552 | +2.3% |
| 1950 | 39,684 | +2.9% |
| 1951 | 41,749 | +5.2% |
| 1952 | 43,256 | +3.6% |
| 1953 | 44,333 | +2.5% |
| 1954 | 45,185 | +1.9% |
| 1955 | 45,837 | +1.4% |
| 1956 | 46,304 | +1.0% |
| 1957 | 46,777 | +1.0% |
| 1958 | 47,352 | +1.2% |
| 1959 | 48,117 | +1.6% |
| 1960 | 49,234 | +2.3% |
| 1961 | 48,020 | -2.5% |
| 1962 | 51,114 | +6.4% |
| 1963 | 53,865 | +5.4% |
| 1964 | 54,956 | +2.0% |
| 1965 | 57,043 | +3.8% |
| 1966 | 61,161 | +7.2% |
| 1967 | 61,168 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 62,000 | +1.4% |
| 1969 | 62,882 | +1.4% |
| 1970 | 60,205 | -4.3% |
| 1971 | 58,741 | -2.4% |
| 1972 | 60,611 | +3.2% |
| 1973 | 57,411 | -5.3% |
| 1974 | 55,662 | -3.0% |
| 1975 | 54,989 | -1.2% |
| 1976 | 56,164 | +2.1% |
| 1977 | 56,431 | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 57,008 | +1.0% |
| 1979 | 58,156 | +2.0% |
| 1980 | 58,146 | -0.0% |
| 1981 | 59,641 | +2.6% |
| 1982 | 62,072 | +4.1% |
| 1983 | 56,200 | -9.5% |
| 1984 | 55,967 | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 59,316 | +6.0% |
| 1986 | 64,708 | +9.1% |
| 1987 | 69,399 | +7.2% |
| 1988 | 78,221 | +12.7% |
| 1989 | 83,393 | +6.6% |
| 1990 | 115,098 | +38.0% |
| 1991 | 119,565 | +3.9% |
| 1992 | 129,776 | +8.5% |
| 1993 | 134,788 | +3.9% |
| 1994 | 134,557 | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 142,091 | +5.6% |
| 1996 | 142,818 | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 149,449 | +4.6% |
| 1998 | 158,118 | +5.8% |
| 1999 | 169,097 | +6.9% |
| 2000 | 172,969 | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 171,808 | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 176,732 | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 118,965 | -32.7% |
| 2004 | 126,626 | +6.4% |
| 2005 | 128,769 | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 128,377 | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 128,155 | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 128,789 | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 134,580 | +4.5% |
| 2010 | 137,811 | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 139,273 | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 139,951 | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 141,050 | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 142,337 | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 143,521 | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 145,395 | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 137,006 | -5.8% |
| 2018 | 137,286 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 139,193 | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 144,399 | +3.7% |
| 2021 | 149,593 | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 151,404 | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 153,275 | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 158,124 | +3.2% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 158,124 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 11.73 million, 1% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 158,124 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 13.22 million, 1% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Methane emissions 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% | 83,393 | 115,098 |
| 2003 | -32.7% | 176,732 | 118,965 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 12,810 | 12,764 | 12,856 | 10 |
| 1860s | 12,971 | 12,867 | 13,086 | 10 |
| 1870s | 13,248 | 13,113 | 13,382 | 10 |
| 1880s | 13,537 | 13,411 | 13,664 | 10 |
| 1890s | 13,828 | 13,693 | 13,980 | 10 |
| 1900s | 14,718 | 14,019 | 15,417 | 10 |
| 1910s | 17,419 | 15,572 | 19,264 | 10 |
| 1920s | 21,790 | 19,673 | 23,907 | 10 |
| 1930s | 26,962 | 24,377 | 29,880 | 10 |
| 1940s | 34,582 | 30,605 | 38,552 | 10 |
| 1950s | 44,860 | 39,684 | 48,117 | 10 |
| 1960s | 56,144 | 48,020 | 62,882 | 10 |
| 1970s | 57,538 | 54,989 | 60,611 | 10 |
| 1980s | 64,707 | 55,967 | 83,393 | 10 |
| 1990s | 139,536 | 115,098 | 169,097 | 10 |
| 2000s | 141,577 | 118,965 | 176,732 | 10 |
| 2010s | 140,282 | 137,006 | 145,395 | 10 |
| 2020s | 151,359 | 144,399 | 158,124 | 5 |
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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 in Cape Verde?
- Methane emissions in Cape Verde was 158,124 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest methane emissions recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 176,732 in 2002.
- What is the lowest methane emissions recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 12,764 in 1850.
- How does Cape Verde rank for methane emissions?
- Cape Verde ranks 176th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is methane emissions 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 volatile.
- Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Methane emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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