Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change was 0.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Cape Verde, 1950–2024
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 including land-use change in 2024. That is the highest value across all 75 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 17.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change in Cape Verde peaked at 0.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1950.
That places Cape Verde 173rd out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
- 170 Barbados 0.0% compare
- 171 Maldives 0.0% compare
- 174 Antigua and Barbuda 0.0% compare
- 175 Andorra 0.0% compare
- 176 Seychelles 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 including land-use change in Cape Verde?
- Share of global cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change in Cape Verde was 0.0% in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of global cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change 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 including land-use change?
- Cape Verde ranks 173rd out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 including land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), including land-use change, since the first year of available data, measured as a percentage of global total cumulative emissions of CO₂ (including land-use change).