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Share nitrous oxide emissions in Cape Verde

Cape Verde: Share nitrous oxide emissions was 0.003 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
0.003
Change on year
up 3.1%
World rank
167th
of 201 countries
All-time high
0.0036
in 1995
All-time low
0.0012
in 1975
Years of data
175
1850–2024

Share nitrous oxide emissions in Cape Verde, 1850–2024

0.0010.0020.0020.0030.0030.004185019372024

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for share nitrous oxide emissions in Cape Verde is 0.003, measured in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.1% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share nitrous oxide emissions in Cape Verde peaked at 0.0036 in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.0012, in 1975.

That places Cape Verde 167th 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 nitrous oxide emissions in Cape Verde, year by year

Year Value Change
1850 0.0013 —
1851 0.0013 -0.1%
1852 0.0013 -0.1%
1853 0.0013 -0.1%
1854 0.0013 -0.1%
1855 0.0013 -0.1%
1856 0.0013 -0.1%
1857 0.0013 -0.0%
1858 0.0013 +0.0%
1859 0.0013 +0.0%
1860 0.0013 +0.1%
1861 0.0013 +0.1%
1862 0.0013 +0.1%
1863 0.0013 +0.1%
1864 0.0013 +0.1%
1865 0.0013 +0.1%
1866 0.0013 +0.1%
1867 0.0013 +0.1%
1868 0.0013 +0.1%
1869 0.0013 +0.1%
1870 0.0013 +0.1%
1871 0.0013 -0.1%
1872 0.0013 -0.4%
1873 0.0013 -0.6%
1874 0.0013 -0.7%
1875 0.0013 -0.7%
1876 0.0013 -0.6%
1877 0.0013 -0.5%
1878 0.0013 -0.4%
1879 0.0013 -0.3%
1880 0.0013 -0.1%
1881 0.0013 -0.0%
1882 0.0013 -0.0%
1883 0.0013 -0.0%
1884 0.0013 +0.0%
1885 0.0013 +0.0%
1886 0.0013 +0.0%
1887 0.0013 +0.0%
1888 0.0013 +0.0%
1889 0.0013 +0.0%
1890 0.0013 +0.1%
1891 0.0013 -0.2%
1892 0.0013 -0.2%
1893 0.0013 -0.2%
1894 0.0013 -0.1%
1895 0.0013 -0.1%
1896 0.0013 -0.1%
1897 0.0013 +0.0%
1898 0.0013 +0.1%
1899 0.0013 +0.2%
1900 0.0013 +0.3%
1901 0.0013 +0.3%
1902 0.0013 +0.1%
1903 0.0013 +0.1%
1904 0.0013 +0.0%
1905 0.0013 +0.0%
1906 0.0013 +0.1%
1907 0.0013 +0.2%
1908 0.0013 +0.3%
1909 0.0013 +0.4%
1910 0.0013 +0.6%
1911 0.0013 +0.9%
1912 0.0013 +1.3%
1913 0.0013 +1.5%
1914 0.0014 +1.7%
1915 0.0014 +1.8%
1916 0.0014 +1.9%
1917 0.0014 +1.9%
1918 0.0015 +1.8%
1919 0.0015 +1.8%
1920 0.0015 +1.7%
1921 0.0015 +1.7%
1922 0.0016 +1.9%
1923 0.0016 +1.9%
1924 0.0016 +1.9%
1925 0.0017 +1.7%
1926 0.0017 +1.5%
1927 0.0017 +1.2%
1928 0.0017 +0.9%
1929 0.0017 +0.5%
1930 0.0017 +0.0%
1931 0.0017 -0.5%
1932 0.0017 -0.9%
1933 0.0017 -1.3%
1934 0.0017 -1.5%
1935 0.0016 -1.7%
1936 0.0016 -1.7%
1937 0.0016 -1.6%
1938 0.0016 -1.5%
1939 0.0015 -1.2%
1940 0.0015 -0.8%
1941 0.0016 +3.7%
1942 0.0017 +9.5%
1943 0.0019 +11.1%
1944 0.0021 +10.0%
1945 0.0023 +8.1%
1946 0.0024 +6.1%
1947 0.0025 +4.3%
1948 0.0026 +2.7%
1949 0.0026 +1.2%
1950 0.0026 -0.2%
1951 0.0026 -2.0%
1952 0.0025 -3.6%
1953 0.0024 -5.0%
1954 0.0022 -6.0%
1955 0.0021 -6.7%
1956 0.0019 -7.0%
1957 0.0018 -6.9%
1958 0.0017 -6.2%
1959 0.0016 -4.9%
1960 0.0016 -2.9%
1961 0.0014 -11.4%
1962 0.0014 +4.0%
1963 0.0015 +4.1%
1964 0.0015 -1.1%
1965 0.0015 +2.9%
1966 0.0016 +4.1%
1967 0.0015 -4.7%
1968 0.0014 -5.2%
1969 0.0014 -2.8%
1970 0.0013 -5.5%
1971 0.0013 -1.2%
1972 0.0013 +3.5%
1973 0.0013 -3.8%
1974 0.0012 -9.4%
1975 0.0012 -1.3%
1976 0.0012 +2.3%
1977 0.0012 +2.0%
1978 0.0013 +6.8%
1979 0.0013 +2.9%
1980 0.0015 +10.4%
1981 0.0015 +5.7%
1982 0.0017 +8.9%
1983 0.0014 -18.7%
1984 0.0014 +2.1%
1985 0.0016 +12.2%
1986 0.0017 +10.0%
1987 0.0019 +10.2%
1988 0.0021 +11.3%
1989 0.0022 +3.6%
1990 0.0024 +8.5%
1991 0.0027 +12.3%
1992 0.0035 +30.3%
1993 0.0035 +0.7%
1994 0.0028 -19.3%
1995 0.0036 +28.0%
1996 0.0024 -32.4%
1997 0.0029 +18.8%
1998 0.0033 +13.6%
1999 0.0035 +5.5%
2000 0.0035 -0.6%
2001 0.0032 -6.2%
2002 0.0032 -0.9%
2003 0.003 -5.9%
2004 0.0031 +1.2%
2005 0.0031 +0.7%
2006 0.003 -3.6%
2007 0.0028 -4.3%
2008 0.0028 -0.5%
2009 0.003 +6.8%
2010 0.003 +0.2%
2011 0.003 -1.7%
2012 0.0029 -2.0%
2013 0.003 +1.5%
2014 0.003 -0.0%
2015 0.003 +1.3%
2016 0.0031 +3.5%
2017 0.0027 -12.7%
2018 0.0026 -2.7%
2019 0.0027 +3.9%
2020 0.0029 +4.6%
2021 0.0029 +1.3%
2022 0.003 +1.7%
2023 0.0029 -1.6%
2024 0.003 +3.1%

Cape Verde compared with similar countries

  • Cape Verde's 0.003 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0854, 4% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • Cape Verde's 0.003 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1991, 2% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Share nitrous oxide 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
1996 -32.4% 0.0036 0.0024
1992 +30.3% 0.0027 0.0035
1995 +28.0% 0.0028 0.0036

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1850s 0.0013 0.0013 0.0013 10
1860s 0.0013 0.0013 0.0013 10
1870s 0.0013 0.0013 0.0013 10
1880s 0.0013 0.0013 0.0013 10
1890s 0.0013 0.0013 0.0013 10
1900s 0.0013 0.0013 0.0013 10
1910s 0.0014 0.0013 0.0015 10
1920s 0.0016 0.0015 0.0017 10
1930s 0.0016 0.0015 0.0017 10
1940s 0.0021 0.0015 0.0026 10
1950s 0.0021 0.0016 0.0026 10
1960s 0.0015 0.0014 0.0016 10
1970s 0.0013 0.0012 0.0013 10
1980s 0.0017 0.0014 0.0022 10
1990s 0.0031 0.0024 0.0036 10
2000s 0.0031 0.0028 0.0035 10
2010s 0.0029 0.0026 0.0031 10
2020s 0.0029 0.0029 0.003 5

Countries ranked near Cape Verde

  1. 164 Fiji 0.0062 compare
  2. 165 Montenegro 0.0054 compare
  3. 166 Belize 0.0046 compare
  4. 168 Vanuatu 0.003 compare
  5. 169 Comoros 0.0023 compare
  6. 170 Macao 0.0021 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share nitrous oxide emissions in Cape Verde?
Share nitrous oxide emissions in Cape Verde was 0.003 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share nitrous oxide emissions recorded in Cape Verde?
The highest recorded value was 0.0036 in 1995.
What is the lowest share nitrous oxide emissions recorded in Cape Verde?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0012 in 1975.
How does Cape Verde rank for share nitrous oxide emissions?
Cape Verde ranks 167th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
Is share nitrous oxide emissions rising or falling in Cape Verde?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. 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 nitrous oxide emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share nitrous oxide 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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