Per capita CO₂ emissions from aviation in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Per capita CO₂ emissions from aviation was 621.72 kilograms in 2024. ▲ Rising
Per capita CO₂ emissions from aviation in Cape Verde, 2013–2024
Source: OECD (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms.
Analysis
Cape Verde recorded 621.72 kilograms for per capita co₂ emissions from aviation in 2024.
That represents a change of down 3.2% on the previous year and up 116.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions from aviation in Cape Verde peaked at 642.15 kilograms in 2023 and was at its lowest, 200.99 kilograms, in 2020.
That places Cape Verde 14th out of 142 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 389.41 kilograms | 285.62 kilograms | 512.42 kilograms | 7 |
| 2020s | 446.27 kilograms | 200.99 kilograms | 642.15 kilograms | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
- 11 Mauritius 763.54 kilograms compare
- 12 Australia 759.01 kilograms compare
- 13 Saint Kitts and Nevis 637.2 kilograms compare
- 15 Switzerland 597.95 kilograms compare
- 17 United States 579.51 kilograms compare
More climate change data for Cape Verde
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.0% (2100)
- Population growth 0.5% (2025)
- Population, total 527,326 (2025)
- Urban population growth 1.6% (2025)
- Urban population 409,364 (2025)
- Urban population 77.6% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 1.13 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 16.92 million tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 1.13 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 1.13 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is per capita co₂ emissions from aviation in Cape Verde?
- Per capita co₂ emissions from aviation in Cape Verde was 621.72 kilograms in 2024, according to OECD (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita co₂ emissions from aviation recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 642.15 kilograms in 2023.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions from aviation recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 200.99 kilograms in 2020.
- How does Cape Verde rank for per capita co₂ emissions from aviation?
- Cape Verde ranks 14th out of 142 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions from aviation rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 116.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
- The figures come from OECD (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita CO₂ emissions from aviation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Includes emissions from both domestic and international aviation. International aviation emissions are assigned to the country of departure. CO₂ emissions from commercial passenger flights only.