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
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.
Per capita methane emissions in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 0.1669 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | — |
| 1851 | 0.1647 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.3% |
| 1852 | 0.1626 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.3% |
| 1853 | 0.1605 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.3% |
| 1854 | 0.1584 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.3% |
| 1855 | 0.1563 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.3% |
| 1856 | 0.1543 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.3% |
| 1857 | 0.1523 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.3% |
| 1858 | 0.1504 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.3% |
| 1859 | 0.1484 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.3% |
| 1860 | 0.1465 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.3% |
| 1861 | 0.1448 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.2% |
| 1862 | 0.1431 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.2% |
| 1863 | 0.1413 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.3% |
| 1864 | 0.1395 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.2% |
| 1865 | 0.1379 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.2% |
| 1866 | 0.1363 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.2% |
| 1867 | 0.1347 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.2% |
| 1868 | 0.1332 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.2% |
| 1869 | 0.1316 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.2% |
| 1870 | 0.1301 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.2% |
| 1871 | 0.1286 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.1% |
| 1872 | 0.1271 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.1% |
| 1873 | 0.1257 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.1% |
| 1874 | 0.1243 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.1% |
| 1875 | 0.1229 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.1% |
| 1876 | 0.1215 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.1% |
| 1877 | 0.1202 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.1% |
| 1878 | 0.1188 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.1% |
| 1879 | 0.1174 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.1% |
| 1880 | 0.1161 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.1% |
| 1881 | 0.1148 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.1% |
| 1882 | 0.1135 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.1% |
| 1883 | 0.1122 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.1% |
| 1884 | 0.1109 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.1% |
| 1885 | 0.1096 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.1% |
| 1886 | 0.1084 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.1% |
| 1887 | 0.1071 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.1% |
| 1888 | 0.1059 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.1% |
| 1889 | 0.1047 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.1% |
| 1890 | 0.1035 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.1% |
| 1891 | 0.1023 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.1% |
| 1892 | 0.1012 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.1% |
| 1893 | 0.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.1% |
| 1894 | 0.0989 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.1% |
| 1895 | 0.0978 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.1% |
| 1896 | 0.0967 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.1% |
| 1897 | 0.0956 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.1% |
| 1898 | 0.0946 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.1% |
| 1899 | 0.0936 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.1% |
| 1900 | 0.0926 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.1% |
| 1901 | 0.0924 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1902 | 0.0922 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1903 | 0.0919 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1904 | 0.0917 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1905 | 0.0914 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1906 | 0.0911 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1907 | 0.0909 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1908 | 0.0906 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1909 | 0.0907 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1910 | 0.0913 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
| 1911 | 0.0937 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.7% |
| 1912 | 0.0966 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.1% |
| 1913 | 0.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.5% |
| 1914 | 0.1035 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.4% |
| 1915 | 0.107 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.4% |
| 1916 | 0.1105 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.3% |
| 1917 | 0.1142 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.3% |
| 1918 | 0.1182 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.5% |
| 1919 | 0.1216 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.9% |
| 1920 | 0.1244 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.3% |
| 1921 | 0.127 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.0% |
| 1922 | 0.1288 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.4% |
| 1923 | 0.1299 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.9% |
| 1924 | 0.131 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.8% |
| 1925 | 0.132 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.8% |
| 1926 | 0.133 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.7% |
| 1927 | 0.1339 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.7% |
| 1928 | 0.1347 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
| 1929 | 0.1353 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1930 | 0.1356 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1931 | 0.136 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1932 | 0.1361 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1933 | 0.136 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1934 | 0.1358 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1935 | 0.1355 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1936 | 0.1359 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1937 | 0.1363 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1938 | 0.1366 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1939 | 0.1382 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.1% |
| 1940 | 0.1409 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.0% |
| 1941 | 0.1455 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.3% |
| 1942 | 0.1515 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.1% |
| 1943 | 0.1592 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.0% |
| 1944 | 0.1671 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.0% |
| 1945 | 0.1751 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.8% |
| 1946 | 0.1834 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.8% |
| 1947 | 0.1921 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.7% |
| 1948 | 0.201 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.7% |
| 1949 | 0.2081 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.6% |
| 1950 | 0.2145 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.1% |
| 1951 | 0.223 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.0% |
| 1952 | 0.2283 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.4% |
| 1953 | 0.2314 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.4% |
| 1954 | 0.2334 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.9% |
| 1955 | 0.2343 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1956 | 0.234 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1957 | 0.2335 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1958 | 0.2331 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1959 | 0.2332 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 0.2344 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1961 | 0.2232 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.8% |
| 1962 | 0.2303 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.2% |
| 1963 | 0.2348 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.0% |
| 1964 | 0.2319 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.3% |
| 1965 | 0.233 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1966 | 0.2418 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.8% |
| 1967 | 0.234 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.2% |
| 1968 | 0.2295 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.9% |
| 1969 | 0.2252 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.9% |
| 1970 | 0.2091 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -7.1% |
| 1971 | 0.1998 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.5% |
| 1972 | 0.2038 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.0% |
| 1973 | 0.1914 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -6.1% |
| 1974 | 0.184 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.9% |
| 1975 | 0.1798 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.3% |
| 1976 | 0.1815 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 0.1804 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 1978 | 0.1803 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.182 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 0.1798 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.2% |
| 1981 | 0.1819 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.1% |
| 1982 | 0.1866 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.6% |
| 1983 | 0.1664 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -10.8% |
| 1984 | 0.1634 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.8% |
| 1985 | 0.1708 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.5% |
| 1986 | 0.1837 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +7.6% |
| 1987 | 0.1942 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.8% |
| 1988 | 0.2159 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +11.1% |
| 1989 | 0.2267 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.0% |
| 1990 | 0.3066 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +35.2% |
| 1991 | 0.3109 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 0.3299 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +6.1% |
| 1993 | 0.3353 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 0.328 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.2% |
| 1995 | 0.3398 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.6% |
| 1996 | 0.3356 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 0.3453 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.9% |
| 1998 | 0.3595 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.1% |
| 1999 | 0.3787 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.3% |
| 2000 | 0.3815 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 0.3733 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 0.3784 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 0.2513 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -33.6% |
| 2004 | 0.2641 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.1% |
| 2005 | 0.2654 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.2616 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 0.2583 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 0.2569 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.2659 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 0.2703 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 0.2723 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.2734 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.2754 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.2778 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.2801 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.2837 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.2671 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.8% |
| 2018 | 0.2674 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.2707 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 0.2806 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.6% |
| 2021 | 0.2895 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 0.2913 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 0.2934 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 0.3013 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.7% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 0.3013 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 28% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 0.3013 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.8668 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 35% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Per capita 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 | +35.2% | 0.2267 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3066 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 2003 | -33.6% | 0.3784 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2513 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 185 Rwanda 0.3331 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 186 Maldives 0.3233 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 187 Malta 0.3058 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 189 British Virgin Islands 0.2963 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 190 Sao Tome and Principe 0.2955 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 191 Yemen 0.2854 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
More climate change data for Cape Verde
- Spring temperature anomalies -0.56 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.1352 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month -0.3107 °C (2026)
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.0% (2100)
- 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)
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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Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.