Per capita ghg emissions in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Per capita ghg emissions was 1.61 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
1.61
Change on year
up 3.3%
World rank
179th
of 199 countries
All-time high
1.69
in 2011
All-time low
0.1692
in 1909
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita ghg emissions in Cape Verde, 1850–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for per capita ghg emissions in Cape Verde is 1.61, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.3% on the previous year and up 13.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita ghg emissions in Cape Verde peaked at 1.69 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.1692, in 1909.
Cape Verde ranks 179th 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.
Per capita ghg emissions in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 0.264 | — |
| 1851 | 0.2624 | -0.6% |
| 1852 | 0.2603 | -0.8% |
| 1853 | 0.2575 | -1.1% |
| 1854 | 0.2547 | -1.1% |
| 1855 | 0.2517 | -1.2% |
| 1856 | 0.2486 | -1.2% |
| 1857 | 0.2458 | -1.2% |
| 1858 | 0.2426 | -1.3% |
| 1859 | 0.2397 | -1.2% |
| 1860 | 0.2417 | +0.8% |
| 1861 | 0.2411 | -0.2% |
| 1862 | 0.239 | -0.9% |
| 1863 | 0.2365 | -1.0% |
| 1864 | 0.2335 | -1.3% |
| 1865 | 0.2306 | -1.3% |
| 1866 | 0.2277 | -1.3% |
| 1867 | 0.225 | -1.2% |
| 1868 | 0.222 | -1.3% |
| 1869 | 0.2194 | -1.2% |
| 1870 | 0.2186 | -0.4% |
| 1871 | 0.2172 | -0.6% |
| 1872 | 0.2156 | -0.7% |
| 1873 | 0.2142 | -0.7% |
| 1874 | 0.2128 | -0.7% |
| 1875 | 0.2115 | -0.6% |
| 1876 | 0.21 | -0.7% |
| 1877 | 0.2084 | -0.7% |
| 1878 | 0.2069 | -0.7% |
| 1879 | 0.2051 | -0.9% |
| 1880 | 0.2054 | +0.2% |
| 1881 | 0.2044 | -0.5% |
| 1882 | 0.2029 | -0.8% |
| 1883 | 0.201 | -0.9% |
| 1884 | 0.1989 | -1.0% |
| 1885 | 0.1969 | -1.0% |
| 1886 | 0.1947 | -1.1% |
| 1887 | 0.1926 | -1.1% |
| 1888 | 0.1905 | -1.1% |
| 1889 | 0.1884 | -1.1% |
| 1890 | 0.1894 | +0.5% |
| 1891 | 0.1886 | -0.4% |
| 1892 | 0.1872 | -0.8% |
| 1893 | 0.1856 | -0.8% |
| 1894 | 0.1839 | -0.9% |
| 1895 | 0.1821 | -1.0% |
| 1896 | 0.1803 | -1.0% |
| 1897 | 0.1786 | -0.9% |
| 1898 | 0.1768 | -1.0% |
| 1899 | 0.1751 | -0.9% |
| 1900 | 0.1744 | -0.4% |
| 1901 | 0.1746 | +0.1% |
| 1902 | 0.1736 | -0.6% |
| 1903 | 0.1731 | -0.3% |
| 1904 | 0.1726 | -0.3% |
| 1905 | 0.1719 | -0.4% |
| 1906 | 0.1705 | -0.8% |
| 1907 | 0.1705 | -0.0% |
| 1908 | 0.1697 | -0.4% |
| 1909 | 0.1692 | -0.3% |
| 1910 | 0.1736 | +2.6% |
| 1911 | 0.178 | +2.6% |
| 1912 | 0.1828 | +2.7% |
| 1913 | 0.1886 | +3.1% |
| 1914 | 0.1943 | +3.0% |
| 1915 | 0.2001 | +3.0% |
| 1916 | 0.206 | +2.9% |
| 1917 | 0.2122 | +3.0% |
| 1918 | 0.218 | +2.7% |
| 1919 | 0.2241 | +2.8% |
| 1920 | 0.2317 | +3.4% |
| 1921 | 0.2367 | +2.1% |
| 1922 | 0.2394 | +1.1% |
| 1923 | 0.241 | +0.6% |
| 1924 | 0.2422 | +0.5% |
| 1925 | 0.2431 | +0.4% |
| 1926 | 0.2444 | +0.5% |
| 1927 | 0.2437 | -0.3% |
| 1928 | 0.245 | +0.5% |
| 1929 | 0.2449 | -0.1% |
| 1930 | 0.2462 | +0.5% |
| 1931 | 0.2454 | -0.3% |
| 1932 | 0.2442 | -0.5% |
| 1933 | 0.242 | -0.9% |
| 1934 | 0.2394 | -1.1% |
| 1935 | 0.2369 | -1.0% |
| 1936 | 0.2347 | -0.9% |
| 1937 | 0.2329 | -0.8% |
| 1938 | 0.2309 | -0.9% |
| 1939 | 0.2317 | +0.3% |
| 1940 | 0.2364 | +2.0% |
| 1941 | 0.2452 | +3.7% |
| 1942 | 0.2599 | +6.0% |
| 1943 | 0.2802 | +7.8% |
| 1944 | 0.3041 | +8.5% |
| 1945 | 0.3291 | +8.2% |
| 1946 | 0.3556 | +8.1% |
| 1947 | 0.3816 | +7.3% |
| 1948 | 0.4062 | +6.4% |
| 1949 | 0.4237 | +4.3% |
| 1950 | 1.17 | +176.0% |
| 1951 | 1.06 | -9.5% |
| 1952 | 0.7789 | -26.4% |
| 1953 | 0.613 | -21.3% |
| 1954 | 0.5722 | -6.7% |
| 1955 | 0.5276 | -7.8% |
| 1956 | 0.5374 | +1.9% |
| 1957 | 0.4718 | -12.2% |
| 1958 | 0.4616 | -2.2% |
| 1959 | 0.5046 | +9.3% |
| 1960 | 0.4813 | -4.6% |
| 1961 | 0.4419 | -8.2% |
| 1962 | 0.4231 | -4.2% |
| 1963 | 0.4067 | -3.9% |
| 1964 | 0.459 | +12.9% |
| 1965 | 0.4417 | -3.8% |
| 1966 | 0.4357 | -1.4% |
| 1967 | 0.4054 | -6.9% |
| 1968 | 0.4332 | +6.9% |
| 1969 | 0.4469 | +3.2% |
| 1970 | 0.42 | -6.0% |
| 1971 | 0.4045 | -3.7% |
| 1972 | 0.461 | +14.0% |
| 1973 | 0.4861 | +5.5% |
| 1974 | 0.4805 | -1.2% |
| 1975 | 0.505 | +5.1% |
| 1976 | 0.4928 | -2.4% |
| 1977 | 0.5143 | +4.4% |
| 1978 | 0.9216 | +79.2% |
| 1979 | 1.05 | +13.6% |
| 1980 | 0.648 | -38.1% |
| 1981 | 0.3792 | -41.5% |
| 1982 | 0.4044 | +6.6% |
| 1983 | 0.3635 | -10.1% |
| 1984 | 0.4999 | +37.5% |
| 1985 | 0.5138 | +2.8% |
| 1986 | 0.4604 | -10.4% |
| 1987 | 0.6895 | +49.8% |
| 1988 | 0.6227 | -9.7% |
| 1989 | 0.6927 | +11.2% |
| 1990 | 0.9891 | +42.8% |
| 1991 | 1 | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 1.04 | +4.2% |
| 1993 | 0.9946 | -4.6% |
| 1994 | 1.01 | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 1.09 | +7.8% |
| 1996 | 1.16 | +6.5% |
| 1997 | 1.12 | -2.9% |
| 1998 | 1.14 | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 1.26 | +10.3% |
| 2000 | 1.37 | +8.8% |
| 2001 | 1.43 | +4.4% |
| 2002 | 1.44 | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 1.38 | -4.4% |
| 2004 | 1.38 | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 1.38 | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 1.46 | +5.8% |
| 2007 | 1.56 | +6.6% |
| 2008 | 1.41 | -9.3% |
| 2009 | 1.49 | +5.7% |
| 2010 | 1.63 | +8.8% |
| 2011 | 1.69 | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 1.48 | -12.3% |
| 2013 | 1.43 | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 1.42 | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 1.42 | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 1.52 | +7.1% |
| 2017 | 1.56 | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 1.54 | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 1.65 | +7.5% |
| 2020 | 1.46 | -12.0% |
| 2021 | 1.6 | +9.8% |
| 2022 | 1.61 | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 1.56 | -3.3% |
| 2024 | 1.61 | +3.3% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 1.61 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.81, 33% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 1.61 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.65, 61% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Per capita ghg 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | +176.0% | 0.4237 | 1.17 |
| 1978 | +79.2% | 0.5143 | 0.9216 |
| 1987 | +49.8% | 0.4604 | 0.6895 |
| 1990 | +42.8% | 0.6927 | 0.9891 |
| 1981 | -41.5% | 0.648 | 0.3792 |
| 1984 | +37.5% | 0.3635 | 0.4999 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.2527 | 0.2397 | 0.264 | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.2316 | 0.2194 | 0.2417 | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.212 | 0.2051 | 0.2186 | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.1976 | 0.1884 | 0.2054 | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.1827 | 0.1751 | 0.1894 | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.172 | 0.1692 | 0.1746 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.1978 | 0.1736 | 0.2241 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.2412 | 0.2317 | 0.245 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.2384 | 0.2309 | 0.2462 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.3222 | 0.2364 | 0.4237 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.6694 | 0.4616 | 1.17 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.4375 | 0.4054 | 0.4813 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.5733 | 0.4045 | 1.05 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5274 | 0.3635 | 0.6927 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.08 | 0.9891 | 1.26 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.43 | 1.37 | 1.56 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.53 | 1.42 | 1.69 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.57 | 1.46 | 1.61 | 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 per capita ghg emissions in Cape Verde?
- Per capita ghg emissions in Cape Verde was 1.61 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita ghg emissions recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 1.69 in 2011.
- What is the lowest per capita ghg emissions recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1692 in 1909.
- How does Cape Verde rank for per capita ghg emissions?
- Cape Verde ranks 179th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita ghg emissions rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.4%. 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 Per capita ghg emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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