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.
Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0% | — |
| 1991 | 0.0% | +7.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0% | +17.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0% | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0% | -9.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0% | +15.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0% | -12.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0% | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0% | +12.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0% | +4.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0% | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0% | +3.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0% | -5.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0% | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0% | +5.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0% | +3.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0% | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0% | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | +9.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | +1.7% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 0.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1%, 2% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 0.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1%, 1% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
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
- 176 Martinique 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
- 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 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.