Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food was 0.0% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Cape Verde, 1990–2015
Source: Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2015, share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Cape Verde stood at 0.0%. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 25.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Cape Verde peaked at 0.0% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1990.
Cape Verde ranks 177th of 217 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
- 174 Barbados 0.0% compare
- 175 Falkland Islands 0.0% compare
- 178 Samoa 0.0% compare
- 179 French Guiana 0.0% compare
- 180 Macao 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 greenhouse gas emissions from food in Cape Verde?
- Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Cape Verde was 0.0% in 2015, according to Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 2015.
- What is the lowest share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1990.
- How does Cape Verde rank for share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food?
- Cape Verde ranks 177th out of 217 countries with data for 2015.
- Is share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
- The figures come from Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Food system emissions include agriculture, land-use change, and supply chain emissions (transport, packaging, food processing, retail, cooking, and waste). Emissions are quantified based on food production, not consumption. This means they do not account for international trade.