Global sulphur dioxide (SO₂) emissions by world region in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Global sulphur dioxide (SO₂) emissions by world region was 3,763 tonnes in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2022)
3,763 tonnes
Change on year
up 23.8%
World rank
170th
of 220 countries
All-time high
10,816 tonnes
in 1972
All-time low
8.3 tonnes
in 1864
Years of data
273
1750–2022
Global sulphur dioxide (SO₂) emissions by world region in Cape Verde, 1750–2022
Source: Hoesly et al. (2024) – Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
In 2022, global sulphur dioxide (so₂) emissions by world region in Cape Verde stood at 3,763 tonnes.
That represents a change of up 23.8% on the previous year and up 54.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, global sulphur dioxide (so₂) emissions by world region in Cape Verde peaked at 10,816 tonnes in 1972 and was at its lowest, 8.3 tonnes, in 1864.
That places Cape Verde 170th out of 220 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Global sulphur dioxide (SO₂) emissions by world region in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1750 | 9.71 tonnes | — |
| 1751 | 9.71 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1752 | 9.71 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1753 | 9.71 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1754 | 9.71 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1755 | 9.71 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1756 | 9.72 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1757 | 9.72 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1758 | 9.72 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1759 | 9.72 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1760 | 9.72 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1761 | 9.72 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1762 | 9.72 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1763 | 9.72 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1764 | 9.72 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1765 | 9.72 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1766 | 9.73 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1767 | 9.73 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1768 | 9.73 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1769 | 9.73 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1770 | 9.73 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1771 | 9.73 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1772 | 9.73 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1773 | 9.73 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1774 | 9.73 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1775 | 9.73 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1776 | 9.73 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1777 | 9.73 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1778 | 9.73 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1779 | 9.73 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1780 | 9.73 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1781 | 9.74 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1782 | 9.74 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1783 | 9.74 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1784 | 9.74 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1785 | 9.74 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1786 | 9.74 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1787 | 9.74 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1788 | 9.74 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1789 | 9.74 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1790 | 9.74 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1791 | 9.74 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1792 | 9.74 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1793 | 9.74 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1794 | 9.74 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1795 | 9.74 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1796 | 9.74 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1797 | 9.74 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1798 | 9.74 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1799 | 9.74 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1800 | 9.74 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1801 | 9.74 tonnes | -0.0% |
| 1802 | 9.74 tonnes | -0.0% |
| 1803 | 9.74 tonnes | -0.0% |
| 1804 | 9.74 tonnes | -0.0% |
| 1805 | 9.74 tonnes | -0.0% |
| 1806 | 9.74 tonnes | -0.0% |
| 1807 | 9.74 tonnes | -0.0% |
| 1808 | 9.74 tonnes | -0.0% |
| 1809 | 9.74 tonnes | -0.0% |
| 1810 | 9.74 tonnes | -0.0% |
| 1811 | 9.74 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1812 | 9.75 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1813 | 9.75 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1814 | 9.75 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1815 | 9.76 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1816 | 9.76 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1817 | 9.77 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1818 | 9.77 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1819 | 9.78 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1820 | 9.78 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1821 | 9.78 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1822 | 9.79 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1823 | 9.79 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1824 | 9.8 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1825 | 9.8 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1826 | 9.8 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1827 | 9.81 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1828 | 9.81 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1829 | 9.82 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1830 | 9.82 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1831 | 9.82 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1832 | 9.83 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1833 | 9.83 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1834 | 9.83 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1835 | 9.84 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1836 | 9.84 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1837 | 9.85 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1838 | 9.85 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1839 | 9.85 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1840 | 9.86 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1841 | 9.86 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1842 | 9.86 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1843 | 9.86 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1844 | 9.87 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1845 | 9.87 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1846 | 9.87 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1847 | 9.88 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1848 | 9.88 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1849 | 9.88 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1850 | 9.89 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1851 | 9.86 tonnes | -0.3% |
| 1852 | 9.83 tonnes | -0.3% |
| 1853 | 9.8 tonnes | -0.3% |
| 1854 | 9.78 tonnes | -0.3% |
| 1855 | 9.76 tonnes | -0.1% |
| 1856 | 9.75 tonnes | -0.1% |
| 1857 | 9.74 tonnes | -0.1% |
| 1858 | 9.72 tonnes | -0.1% |
| 1859 | 9.71 tonnes | -0.1% |
| 1860 | 9.7 tonnes | -0.1% |
| 1861 | 9.69 tonnes | -0.1% |
| 1862 | 9.68 tonnes | -0.1% |
| 1863 | 8.95 tonnes | -7.5% |
| 1864 | 8.3 tonnes | -7.3% |
| 1865 | 8.38 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1866 | 8.47 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1867 | 8.56 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1868 | 8.65 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1869 | 8.74 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1870 | 8.84 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1871 | 8.93 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1872 | 9.03 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1873 | 9.41 tonnes | +4.2% |
| 1874 | 9.81 tonnes | +4.3% |
| 1875 | 10.24 tonnes | +4.4% |
| 1876 | 10.38 tonnes | +1.4% |
| 1877 | 10.52 tonnes | +1.4% |
| 1878 | 10.67 tonnes | +1.4% |
| 1879 | 10.81 tonnes | +1.4% |
| 1880 | 10.96 tonnes | +1.4% |
| 1881 | 11.02 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1882 | 11.09 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1883 | 11.15 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1884 | 11.21 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1885 | 11.29 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1886 | 11.37 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1887 | 11.45 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1888 | 11.53 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1889 | 11.61 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1890 | 11.7 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1891 | 11.78 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1892 | 11.86 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1893 | 11.95 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1894 | 12.03 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1895 | 12.12 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1896 | 12.2 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1897 | 12.82 tonnes | +5.1% |
| 1898 | 13.49 tonnes | +5.2% |
| 1899 | 14.19 tonnes | +5.2% |
| 1900 | 14.94 tonnes | +5.3% |
| 1901 | 14.86 tonnes | -0.6% |
| 1902 | 14.78 tonnes | -0.6% |
| 1903 | 14.69 tonnes | -0.6% |
| 1904 | 14.6 tonnes | -0.6% |
| 1905 | 14.51 tonnes | -0.6% |
| 1906 | 14.42 tonnes | -0.6% |
| 1907 | 14.33 tonnes | -0.6% |
| 1908 | 14.23 tonnes | -0.7% |
| 1909 | 14.14 tonnes | -0.7% |
| 1910 | 14.04 tonnes | -0.7% |
| 1911 | 13.98 tonnes | -0.4% |
| 1912 | 14.14 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1913 | 14.3 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1914 | 14.29 tonnes | -0.1% |
| 1915 | 14.28 tonnes | -0.1% |
| 1916 | 14.26 tonnes | -0.1% |
| 1917 | 14.24 tonnes | -0.2% |
| 1918 | 14.21 tonnes | -0.2% |
| 1919 | 14.18 tonnes | -0.2% |
| 1920 | 14.15 tonnes | -0.2% |
| 1921 | 14.43 tonnes | +2.0% |
| 1922 | 14.72 tonnes | +2.0% |
| 1923 | 15.01 tonnes | +2.0% |
| 1924 | 15.31 tonnes | +2.0% |
| 1925 | 15.62 tonnes | +2.0% |
| 1926 | 15.94 tonnes | +2.1% |
| 1927 | 16.24 tonnes | +1.8% |
| 1928 | 16.54 tonnes | +1.9% |
| 1929 | 16.85 tonnes | +1.9% |
| 1930 | 17.16 tonnes | +1.9% |
| 1931 | 17.5 tonnes | +2.0% |
| 1932 | 17.86 tonnes | +2.0% |
| 1933 | 18.36 tonnes | +2.8% |
| 1934 | 18.87 tonnes | +2.8% |
| 1935 | 19.39 tonnes | +2.8% |
| 1936 | 19.92 tonnes | +2.7% |
| 1937 | 20.55 tonnes | +3.1% |
| 1938 | 21.41 tonnes | +4.2% |
| 1939 | 22.8 tonnes | +6.5% |
| 1940 | 24.24 tonnes | +6.3% |
| 1941 | 24.47 tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1942 | 24.73 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1943 | 25.02 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1944 | 25.33 tonnes | +1.3% |
| 1945 | 25.68 tonnes | +1.4% |
| 1946 | 26.06 tonnes | +1.5% |
| 1947 | 26.46 tonnes | +1.5% |
| 1948 | 26.89 tonnes | +1.6% |
| 1949 | 27.29 tonnes | +1.5% |
| 1950 | 79.2 tonnes | +190.3% |
| 1951 | 80.87 tonnes | +2.1% |
| 1952 | 82.2 tonnes | +1.6% |
| 1953 | 83.36 tonnes | +1.4% |
| 1954 | 109.39 tonnes | +31.2% |
| 1955 | 135.23 tonnes | +23.6% |
| 1956 | 136 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1957 | 136.77 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1958 | 137.59 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1959 | 138.51 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1960 | 164.24 tonnes | +18.6% |
| 1961 | 165.24 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1962 | 141.77 tonnes | -14.2% |
| 1963 | 118.49 tonnes | -16.4% |
| 1964 | 193.03 tonnes | +62.9% |
| 1965 | 170.22 tonnes | -11.8% |
| 1966 | 195.86 tonnes | +15.1% |
| 1967 | 173.08 tonnes | -11.6% |
| 1968 | 222.59 tonnes | +28.6% |
| 1969 | 247.89 tonnes | +11.4% |
| 1970 | 249.1 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1971 | 10,725 tonnes | +4205.3% |
| 1972 | 10,816 tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1973 | 9,728 tonnes | -10.1% |
| 1974 | 8,617 tonnes | -11.4% |
| 1975 | 5,858 tonnes | -32.0% |
| 1976 | 3,922 tonnes | -33.0% |
| 1977 | 3,163 tonnes | -19.4% |
| 1978 | 3,200 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1979 | 3,432 tonnes | +7.3% |
| 1980 | 872.68 tonnes | -74.6% |
| 1981 | 806.27 tonnes | -7.6% |
| 1982 | 419.46 tonnes | -48.0% |
| 1983 | 596.17 tonnes | +42.1% |
| 1984 | 1,344 tonnes | +125.4% |
| 1985 | 778.93 tonnes | -42.0% |
| 1986 | 624.41 tonnes | -19.8% |
| 1987 | 576.54 tonnes | -7.7% |
| 1988 | 569.24 tonnes | -1.3% |
| 1989 | 604.55 tonnes | +6.2% |
| 1990 | 472.19 tonnes | -21.9% |
| 1991 | 483.3 tonnes | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 513.68 tonnes | +6.3% |
| 1993 | 506.08 tonnes | -1.5% |
| 1994 | 537.8 tonnes | +6.3% |
| 1995 | 551.45 tonnes | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 657.78 tonnes | +19.3% |
| 1997 | 666.11 tonnes | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 828.08 tonnes | +24.3% |
| 1999 | 899.2 tonnes | +8.6% |
| 2000 | 975.19 tonnes | +8.5% |
| 2001 | 1,140 tonnes | +16.9% |
| 2002 | 1,232 tonnes | +8.1% |
| 2003 | 1,255 tonnes | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 1,395 tonnes | +11.2% |
| 2005 | 1,657 tonnes | +18.7% |
| 2006 | 1,622 tonnes | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 1,929 tonnes | +19.0% |
| 2008 | 1,462 tonnes | -24.2% |
| 2009 | 1,612 tonnes | +10.2% |
| 2010 | 2,011 tonnes | +24.8% |
| 2011 | 2,800 tonnes | +39.2% |
| 2012 | 2,434 tonnes | -13.1% |
| 2013 | 2,247 tonnes | -7.7% |
| 2014 | 2,598 tonnes | +15.6% |
| 2015 | 2,685 tonnes | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 2,789 tonnes | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 3,136 tonnes | +12.4% |
| 2018 | 3,310 tonnes | +5.6% |
| 2019 | 3,668 tonnes | +10.8% |
| 2020 | 3,010 tonnes | -17.9% |
| 2021 | 3,041 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 3,763 tonnes | +23.8% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 3,763 tonnes is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 75,907 tonnes, 5% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 3,763 tonnes is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 13,590 tonnes, 28% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Global sulphur dioxide (SO₂) emissions by world region 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | +4205.3% | 249.1 tonnes | 10,725 tonnes |
| 1950 | +190.3% | 27.29 tonnes | 79.2 tonnes |
| 1984 | +125.4% | 596.17 tonnes | 1,344 tonnes |
| 1980 | -74.6% | 3,432 tonnes | 872.68 tonnes |
| 1964 | +62.9% | 118.49 tonnes | 193.03 tonnes |
| 1982 | -48.0% | 806.27 tonnes | 419.46 tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1750s | 9.71 tonnes | 9.71 tonnes | 9.72 tonnes | 10 |
| 1760s | 9.72 tonnes | 9.72 tonnes | 9.73 tonnes | 10 |
| 1770s | 9.73 tonnes | 9.73 tonnes | 9.73 tonnes | 10 |
| 1780s | 9.74 tonnes | 9.73 tonnes | 9.74 tonnes | 10 |
| 1790s | 9.74 tonnes | 9.74 tonnes | 9.74 tonnes | 10 |
| 1800s | 9.74 tonnes | 9.74 tonnes | 9.74 tonnes | 10 |
| 1810s | 9.76 tonnes | 9.74 tonnes | 9.78 tonnes | 10 |
| 1820s | 9.8 tonnes | 9.78 tonnes | 9.82 tonnes | 10 |
| 1830s | 9.84 tonnes | 9.82 tonnes | 9.85 tonnes | 10 |
| 1840s | 9.87 tonnes | 9.86 tonnes | 9.88 tonnes | 10 |
| 1850s | 9.78 tonnes | 9.71 tonnes | 9.89 tonnes | 10 |
| 1860s | 8.91 tonnes | 8.3 tonnes | 9.7 tonnes | 10 |
| 1870s | 9.87 tonnes | 8.84 tonnes | 10.81 tonnes | 10 |
| 1880s | 11.27 tonnes | 10.96 tonnes | 11.61 tonnes | 10 |
| 1890s | 12.41 tonnes | 11.7 tonnes | 14.19 tonnes | 10 |
| 1900s | 14.55 tonnes | 14.14 tonnes | 14.94 tonnes | 10 |
| 1910s | 14.19 tonnes | 13.98 tonnes | 14.3 tonnes | 10 |
| 1920s | 15.48 tonnes | 14.15 tonnes | 16.85 tonnes | 10 |
| 1930s | 19.38 tonnes | 17.16 tonnes | 22.8 tonnes | 10 |
| 1940s | 25.62 tonnes | 24.24 tonnes | 27.29 tonnes | 10 |
| 1950s | 111.91 tonnes | 79.2 tonnes | 138.51 tonnes | 10 |
| 1960s | 179.24 tonnes | 118.49 tonnes | 247.89 tonnes | 10 |
| 1970s | 5,971 tonnes | 249.1 tonnes | 10,816 tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 719.2 tonnes | 419.46 tonnes | 1,344 tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 611.57 tonnes | 472.19 tonnes | 899.2 tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,428 tonnes | 975.19 tonnes | 1,929 tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,768 tonnes | 2,011 tonnes | 3,668 tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,271 tonnes | 3,010 tonnes | 3,763 tonnes | 3 |
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More climate change data for Cape Verde
- 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)
- Urban population 409,364 (2025)
- Urban population growth 1.6% (2025)
- Population, total 527,326 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is global sulphur dioxide (so₂) emissions by world region in Cape Verde?
- Global sulphur dioxide (so₂) emissions by world region in Cape Verde was 3,763 tonnes in 2022, according to Hoesly et al. (2024) – Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest global sulphur dioxide (so₂) emissions by world region recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 10,816 tonnes in 1972.
- What is the lowest global sulphur dioxide (so₂) emissions by world region recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.3 tonnes in 1864.
- How does Cape Verde rank for global sulphur dioxide (so₂) emissions by world region?
- Cape Verde ranks 170th out of 220 countries with data for 2022.
- Is global sulphur dioxide (so₂) emissions by world region rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 54.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
- The figures come from Hoesly et al. (2024) – Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Global sulphur dioxide (SO₂) emissions by world region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Sulfur dioxide (SO₂) is an air pollutant formed from the burning of fuels that contain sulfur, such as coal. SO₂ is one of the main chemicals that forms acid rain.