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Share global methane emissions in Cape Verde

Cape Verde: Share global methane emissions was 0.0017 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
0.0017
Change on year
up 2.3%
World rank
175th
of 201 countries
All-time high
0.0023
in 2002
All-time low
0.0007
in 1907
Years of data
175
1850–2024

Share global methane emissions in Cape Verde, 1850–2024

0.0010.0010.0020.0020.003185019372024

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2024, share global methane emissions in Cape Verde stood at 0.0017.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share global methane emissions in Cape Verde peaked at 0.0023 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.0007, in 1907.

That places Cape Verde 175th out of 201 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 175 years of available data.

Share global methane emissions in Cape Verde, year by year

Year Value Change
1850 0.001 —
1851 0.001 -0.3%
1852 0.001 -0.4%
1853 0.001 -0.5%
1854 0.001 -0.9%
1855 0.001 -0.4%
1856 0.001 -0.6%
1857 0.001 -0.4%
1858 0.001 -0.4%
1859 0.001 -0.6%
1860 0.001 -0.7%
1861 0.001 -0.4%
1862 0.001 -0.3%
1863 0.0009 -0.7%
1864 0.0009 -0.6%
1865 0.0009 -0.5%
1866 0.0009 -0.5%
1867 0.0009 -0.4%
1868 0.0009 -0.3%
1869 0.0009 -0.5%
1870 0.0009 -0.3%
1871 0.0009 -0.7%
1872 0.0009 -1.1%
1873 0.0009 -0.8%
1874 0.0009 -0.1%
1875 0.0009 -0.8%
1876 0.0009 -0.5%
1877 0.0009 -0.6%
1878 0.0009 -0.5%
1879 0.0009 -0.8%
1880 0.0009 -1.2%
1881 0.0008 -0.9%
1882 0.0008 -0.9%
1883 0.0008 -1.0%
1884 0.0008 -0.6%
1885 0.0008 -0.5%
1886 0.0008 -0.6%
1887 0.0008 -0.9%
1888 0.0008 -1.3%
1889 0.0008 -0.5%
1890 0.0008 -1.3%
1891 0.0008 -0.9%
1892 0.0008 -0.5%
1893 0.0008 -0.2%
1894 0.0008 -0.9%
1895 0.0008 -1.1%
1896 0.0008 -0.7%
1897 0.0007 -0.9%
1898 0.0007 -0.9%
1899 0.0007 -1.4%
1900 0.0007 -1.1%
1901 0.0007 +0.0%
1902 0.0007 +0.2%
1903 0.0007 -0.6%
1904 0.0007 +0.3%
1905 0.0007 -0.2%
1906 0.0007 -0.5%
1907 0.0007 -1.3%
1908 0.0007 +1.0%
1909 0.0007 -0.3%
1910 0.0007 -0.3%
1911 0.0007 +1.6%
1912 0.0007 +1.4%
1913 0.0007 +0.6%
1914 0.0008 +3.5%
1915 0.0008 +1.9%
1916 0.0008 +0.5%
1917 0.0008 +0.9%
1918 0.0008 +2.5%
1919 0.0008 +3.4%
1920 0.0008 -0.6%
1921 0.0009 +4.1%
1922 0.0009 +0.2%
1923 0.0009 -1.0%
1924 0.0009 +1.1%
1925 0.0009 +1.2%
1926 0.0009 +1.8%
1927 0.0009 -0.7%
1928 0.0009 +1.4%
1929 0.0009 -0.2%
1930 0.0009 +1.8%
1931 0.0009 +2.7%
1932 0.001 +2.2%
1933 0.001 +0.5%
1934 0.001 -0.3%
1935 0.001 +0.2%
1936 0.001 -0.2%
1937 0.001 +0.4%
1938 0.001 +2.2%
1939 0.001 +0.6%
1940 0.001 +0.3%
1941 0.001 +1.2%
1942 0.001 +1.6%
1943 0.001 +0.8%
1944 0.001 +1.3%
1945 0.0011 +3.6%
1946 0.0011 -0.3%
1947 0.0011 -0.7%
1948 0.0011 +1.0%
1949 0.0011 +1.2%
1950 0.0011 +0.6%
1951 0.0011 +2.0%
1952 0.0011 +1.5%
1953 0.0011 +0.2%
1954 0.0011 -0.6%
1955 0.0011 -3.1%
1956 0.0011 -2.0%
1957 0.001 -1.8%
1958 0.001 -0.8%
1959 0.001 -2.6%
1960 0.001 -0.5%
1961 0.001 -3.5%
1962 0.001 +5.0%
1963 0.0011 +3.0%
1964 0.0011 -0.1%
1965 0.0011 +1.2%
1966 0.0011 +3.5%
1967 0.0011 -1.3%
1968 0.0011 -0.4%
1969 0.0011 -1.7%
1970 0.001 -6.6%
1971 0.001 -2.9%
1972 0.001 +1.2%
1973 0.0009 -7.8%
1974 0.0009 -3.5%
1975 0.0008 -2.6%
1976 0.0009 +0.8%
1977 0.0008 -0.8%
1978 0.0009 +0.7%
1979 0.0008 -0.3%
1980 0.0009 +0.7%
1981 0.0009 +5.3%
1982 0.0009 +3.1%
1983 0.0008 -9.9%
1984 0.0008 -1.7%
1985 0.0009 +4.8%
1986 0.0009 +8.2%
1987 0.001 +6.5%
1988 0.0011 +11.5%
1989 0.0012 +4.4%
1990 0.0016 +35.3%
1991 0.0016 +4.6%
1992 0.0018 +8.8%
1993 0.0018 +3.9%
1994 0.0018 -1.5%
1995 0.0019 +4.3%
1996 0.0019 -0.9%
1997 0.002 +5.1%
1998 0.0021 +6.7%
1999 0.0022 +6.4%
2000 0.0023 +0.7%
2001 0.0023 -0.5%
2002 0.0023 +3.4%
2003 0.0016 -33.4%
2004 0.0016 +4.7%
2005 0.0016 +0.0%
2006 0.0016 -2.0%
2007 0.0016 -1.0%
2008 0.0016 -0.4%
2009 0.0017 +5.3%
2010 0.0017 +0.9%
2011 0.0016 -1.8%
2012 0.0016 -0.3%
2013 0.0017 +1.4%
2014 0.0017 -0.0%
2015 0.0017 +0.7%
2016 0.0017 +0.9%
2017 0.0016 -7.6%
2018 0.0015 -1.3%
2019 0.0015 +0.6%
2020 0.0016 +5.0%
2021 0.0016 +1.4%
2022 0.0016 -0.8%
2023 0.0016 -0.2%
2024 0.0017 +2.3%

Cape Verde compared with similar countries

  • Cape Verde's 0.0017 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1213, 1% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • Cape Verde's 0.0017 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1431, 1% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Share global methane 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.

YearChange FromTo
1990 +35.3% 0.0012 0.0016
2003 -33.4% 0.0023 0.0016

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1850s 0.001 0.001 0.001 10
1860s 0.0009 0.0009 0.001 10
1870s 0.0009 0.0009 0.0009 10
1880s 0.0008 0.0008 0.0009 10
1890s 0.0008 0.0007 0.0008 10
1900s 0.0007 0.0007 0.0007 10
1910s 0.0008 0.0007 0.0008 10
1920s 0.0009 0.0008 0.0009 10
1930s 0.001 0.0009 0.001 10
1940s 0.001 0.001 0.0011 10
1950s 0.0011 0.001 0.0011 10
1960s 0.0011 0.001 0.0011 10
1970s 0.0009 0.0008 0.001 10
1980s 0.0009 0.0008 0.0012 10
1990s 0.0019 0.0016 0.0022 10
2000s 0.0018 0.0016 0.0023 10
2010s 0.0016 0.0015 0.0017 10
2020s 0.0016 0.0016 0.0017 5

Countries ranked near Cape Verde

  1. 172 Samoa 0.0017 compare
  2. 173 Malta 0.0017 compare
  3. 174 Maldives 0.0017 compare
  4. 176 Barbados 0.0017 compare
  5. 177 Tonga 0.0011 compare
  6. 178 Andorra 0.0008 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share global methane emissions in Cape Verde?
Share global methane emissions in Cape Verde was 0.0017 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share global methane emissions recorded in Cape Verde?
The highest recorded value was 0.0023 in 2002.
What is the lowest share global methane emissions recorded in Cape Verde?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0007 in 1907.
How does Cape Verde rank for share global methane emissions?
Cape Verde ranks 175th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
Is share global methane emissions rising or falling in Cape Verde?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share global methane emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share global methane emissions
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
201 places, 35,175 data points, 1850–2024
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