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.
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
- 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 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.