Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal was 0.0% in 1989. ▼ Falling
Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal in Cape Verde, 1950–1989
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Cape Verde recorded 0.0% for share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from coal in 1989.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.1% on the previous year and down 18.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from coal in Cape Verde peaked at 0.0% in 1956 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1950.
Cape Verde ranks 146th of 179 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.
Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.0% | — |
| 1951 | 0.0% | +69.7% |
| 1952 | 0.0% | +15.4% |
| 1953 | 0.0% | +4.2% |
| 1954 | 0.0% | +3.3% |
| 1955 | 0.0% | +1.3% |
| 1956 | 0.0% | +4.3% |
| 1957 | 0.0% | -0.6% |
| 1960 | 0.0% | -6.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0% | -17.8% |
| 1971 | 0.0% | -1.9% |
| 1972 | 0.0% | -1.9% |
| 1973 | 0.0% | -1.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0% | -1.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0% | -1.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0% | -1.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0% | -1.9% |
| 1978 | 0.0% | -1.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0% | -1.9% |
| 1980 | 0.0% | -2.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0% | -1.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0% | -1.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0% | -1.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0% | -2.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0% | -2.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0% | -2.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0% | -2.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0% | -2.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0% | -2.1% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 0.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0%, 0% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 0.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0%, 14% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | +69.7% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 8 |
| 1960s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
- 143 Mauritania 0.0% compare
- 144 Syria 0.0% compare
- 145 Trinidad and Tobago 0.0% compare
- 147 Faroe Islands 0.0% compare
- 148 Cameroon 0.0% compare
- 149 Vanuatu 0.0% 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 share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from coal in Cape Verde?
- Share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from coal in Cape Verde was 0.0% in 1989, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from coal recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 1956.
- What is the lowest share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from coal recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1950.
- How does Cape Verde rank for share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from coal?
- Cape Verde ranks 146th out of 179 countries with data for 1989.
- Is share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from coal rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from coal since the first year of available data, measured as a percentage of global cumulative emissions of CO₂ from coal.