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Per capita methane emissions in Cape Verde

Cape Verde: Per capita methane emissions 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
188th
of 199 countries
All-time high
0.3815 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2000
All-time low
0.0906 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1908
Years of data
175
1850–2024

Per capita methane emissions in Cape Verde, 1850–2024

0.10.20.30.4185019372024

Source: Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.

Analysis

Cape Verde recorded 0.3013 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person for per capita methane emissions in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 8.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, per capita methane emissions in Cape Verde peaked at 0.3815 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0906 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, in 1908.

That places Cape Verde 188th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 175 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1850s 0.1575 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.1484 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.1669 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 10
1860s 0.1389 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.1316 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.1465 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 10
1870s 0.1237 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.1174 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.1301 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 10
1880s 0.1103 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.1047 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.1161 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 10
1890s 0.0984 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.0936 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.1035 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 10
1900s 0.0916 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.0906 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.0926 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 10
1910s 0.1056 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.0913 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.1216 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 10
1920s 0.131 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.1244 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.1353 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 10
1930s 0.1362 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.1355 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.1382 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 10
1940s 0.1724 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.1409 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.2081 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 10
1950s 0.2299 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.2145 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.2343 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 10
1960s 0.2318 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.2232 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 0.3815 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

  1. 185 Rwanda 0.3331 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
  2. 186 Maldives 0.3233 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
  3. 189 British Virgin Islands 0.2963 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
  4. 190 Sao Tome and Principe 0.2955 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
  5. 191 Yemen 0.2854 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare

See the full ranking of 199 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is per capita methane emissions in Cape Verde?
Per capita methane emissions in Cape Verde was 0.3013 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest per capita methane emissions recorded in Cape Verde?
The highest recorded value was 0.3815 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2000.
What is the lowest per capita methane emissions recorded in Cape Verde?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0906 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1908.
How does Cape Verde rank for per capita methane emissions?
Cape Verde ranks 188th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is per capita methane emissions 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 Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita methane emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Per capita methane emissions
Unit
tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Source
Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 34,079 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.