Share of global greenhouse gas emissions in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Share of global greenhouse gas emissions was 0.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0.0%
Change on year
up 3.2%
World rank
176th
of 199 countries
All-time high
0.0%
in 2011
All-time low
0.0%
in 1909
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Share of global greenhouse gas emissions in Cape Verde, 1850–2024
Source: Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of global greenhouse gas emissions in Cape Verde is 0.0%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 3.2% on the previous year and up 11.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global greenhouse gas emissions in Cape Verde peaked at 0.0% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1909.
Cape Verde ranks 176th of 199 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of global greenhouse gas emissions in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 0.0% | — |
| 1851 | 0.0% | -1.8% |
| 1852 | 0.0% | -2.0% |
| 1853 | 0.0% | -0.5% |
| 1854 | 0.0% | -1.7% |
| 1855 | 0.0% | -1.2% |
| 1856 | 0.0% | -0.8% |
| 1857 | 0.0% | -1.0% |
| 1858 | 0.0% | -0.6% |
| 1859 | 0.0% | -1.3% |
| 1860 | 0.0% | +7.0% |
| 1861 | 0.0% | +3.4% |
| 1862 | 0.0% | +1.8% |
| 1863 | 0.0% | +0.2% |
| 1864 | 0.0% | -1.3% |
| 1865 | 0.0% | +1.0% |
| 1866 | 0.0% | -0.7% |
| 1867 | 0.0% | +0.3% |
| 1868 | 0.0% | -0.1% |
| 1869 | 0.0% | -0.6% |
| 1870 | 0.0% | -6.5% |
| 1871 | 0.0% | -1.9% |
| 1872 | 0.0% | -3.9% |
| 1873 | 0.0% | -1.4% |
| 1874 | 0.0% | -0.7% |
| 1875 | 0.0% | -1.0% |
| 1876 | 0.0% | -0.8% |
| 1877 | 0.0% | -1.5% |
| 1878 | 0.0% | -0.7% |
| 1879 | 0.0% | -1.7% |
| 1880 | 0.0% | -1.0% |
| 1881 | 0.0% | +0.4% |
| 1882 | 0.0% | -1.8% |
| 1883 | 0.0% | -1.7% |
| 1884 | 0.0% | -0.2% |
| 1885 | 0.0% | -0.1% |
| 1886 | 0.0% | -0.1% |
| 1887 | 0.0% | -1.7% |
| 1888 | 0.0% | -1.7% |
| 1889 | 0.0% | -0.5% |
| 1890 | 0.0% | -3.9% |
| 1891 | 0.0% | -1.4% |
| 1892 | 0.0% | +0.6% |
| 1893 | 0.0% | +0.1% |
| 1894 | 0.0% | -1.6% |
| 1895 | 0.0% | -0.9% |
| 1896 | 0.0% | -0.7% |
| 1897 | 0.0% | -1.7% |
| 1898 | 0.0% | -1.3% |
| 1899 | 0.0% | -2.3% |
| 1900 | 0.0% | -1.0% |
| 1901 | 0.0% | -1.0% |
| 1902 | 0.0% | -0.5% |
| 1903 | 0.0% | -1.8% |
| 1904 | 0.0% | -0.6% |
| 1905 | 0.0% | -1.3% |
| 1906 | 0.0% | -1.7% |
| 1907 | 0.0% | -2.8% |
| 1908 | 0.0% | +1.5% |
| 1909 | 0.0% | -1.7% |
| 1910 | 0.0% | +3.3% |
| 1911 | 0.0% | +2.1% |
| 1912 | 0.0% | +1.3% |
| 1913 | 0.0% | -0.5% |
| 1914 | 0.0% | +5.3% |
| 1915 | 0.0% | +3.1% |
| 1916 | 0.0% | -0.9% |
| 1917 | 0.0% | +0.9% |
| 1918 | 0.0% | +2.3% |
| 1919 | 0.0% | +7.3% |
| 1920 | 0.0% | -5.8% |
| 1921 | 0.0% | +5.0% |
| 1922 | 0.0% | -0.5% |
| 1923 | 0.0% | -3.5% |
| 1924 | 0.0% | +2.0% |
| 1925 | 0.0% | +0.2% |
| 1926 | 0.0% | +2.2% |
| 1927 | 0.0% | -2.3% |
| 1928 | 0.0% | +1.4% |
| 1929 | 0.0% | -1.7% |
| 1930 | 0.0% | +4.5% |
| 1931 | 0.0% | +4.5% |
| 1932 | 0.0% | +4.2% |
| 1933 | 0.0% | -0.1% |
| 1934 | 0.0% | -2.3% |
| 1935 | 0.0% | -0.2% |
| 1936 | 0.0% | -3.2% |
| 1937 | 0.0% | -1.1% |
| 1938 | 0.0% | +3.0% |
| 1939 | 0.0% | -0.4% |
| 1940 | 0.0% | -1.8% |
| 1941 | 0.0% | +1.0% |
| 1942 | 0.0% | +4.1% |
| 1943 | 0.0% | +4.1% |
| 1944 | 0.0% | +5.3% |
| 1945 | 0.0% | +11.9% |
| 1946 | 0.0% | +2.5% |
| 1947 | 0.0% | +0.3% |
| 1948 | 0.0% | +1.9% |
| 1949 | 0.0% | +4.4% |
| 1950 | 0.0% | +148.4% |
| 1951 | 0.0% | -14.0% |
| 1952 | 0.0% | -26.4% |
| 1953 | 0.0% | -22.2% |
| 1954 | 0.0% | -9.0% |
| 1955 | 0.0% | -11.5% |
| 1956 | 0.0% | -0.3% |
| 1957 | 0.0% | -13.6% |
| 1958 | 0.0% | -2.1% |
| 1959 | 0.0% | +5.6% |
| 1960 | 0.0% | -1.2% |
| 1961 | 0.0% | -6.5% |
| 1962 | 0.0% | -1.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0% | -2.7% |
| 1964 | 0.0% | +14.7% |
| 1965 | 0.0% | -2.2% |
| 1966 | 0.0% | +0.6% |
| 1967 | 0.0% | -6.9% |
| 1968 | 0.0% | +6.8% |
| 1969 | 0.0% | +0.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0% | -6.6% |
| 1971 | 0.0% | -1.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0% | +10.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0% | +3.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0% | -0.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0% | +6.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0% | -4.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0% | +1.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0% | +77.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0% | +14.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0% | -37.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0% | -39.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0% | +9.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0% | -10.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0% | +34.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0% | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0% | -10.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0% | +51.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0% | -9.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0% | +12.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0% | +44.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0% | +2.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0% | +7.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0% | -2.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0% | +9.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0% | +5.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0% | -4.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0% | +7.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0% | +11.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0% | +9.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0% | +7.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0% | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0% | -9.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0% | +4.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0% | +6.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0% | -10.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0% | +6.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | +5.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | -13.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | +9.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0% | +6.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | -8.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0% | +6.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0% | -3.9% |
| 2024 | 0.0% | +3.2% |
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. (57 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 0.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1%, 2% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of global greenhouse gas emissions 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | +148.4% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1978 | +77.5% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1987 | +51.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1990 | +44.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1981 | -39.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1980 | -37.5% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 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
- 173 Macao 0.0% compare
- 174 Comoros 0.0% compare
- 175 Aruba 0.0% compare
- 177 Seychelles 0.0% compare
- 178 Antigua and Barbuda 0.0% compare
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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 in Cape Verde?
- Share of global greenhouse gas emissions in Cape Verde was 0.0% in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global greenhouse gas emissions recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 2011.
- What is the lowest share of global greenhouse gas emissions recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1909.
- How does Cape Verde rank for share of global greenhouse gas emissions?
- Cape Verde ranks 176th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global greenhouse gas emissions rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
- The figures come from Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global greenhouse gas emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured as a percentage of the world's greenhouse gas emissions.