Total ghg emissions excluding lufc in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Total ghg emissions excluding lufc was 722,482 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
722,482
Change on year
up 3.9%
World rank
175th
of 198 countries
All-time high
742,578
in 2019
All-time low
8,130
in 1850
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Total ghg emissions excluding lufc in Cape Verde, 1850–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, total ghg emissions excluding lufc in Cape Verde stood at 722,482.
The figure is up 3.9% on the previous year and up 21.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total ghg emissions excluding lufc in Cape Verde peaked at 742,578 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 8,130, in 1850.
Cape Verde ranks 175th of 198 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Total ghg emissions excluding lufc in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 8,130 | — |
| 1851 | 8,147 | +0.2% |
| 1852 | 8,163 | +0.2% |
| 1853 | 8,180 | +0.2% |
| 1854 | 8,197 | +0.2% |
| 1855 | 8,213 | +0.2% |
| 1856 | 8,229 | +0.2% |
| 1857 | 8,245 | +0.2% |
| 1858 | 8,260 | +0.2% |
| 1859 | 8,274 | +0.2% |
| 1860 | 8,288 | +0.2% |
| 1861 | 8,311 | +0.3% |
| 1862 | 8,333 | +0.3% |
| 1863 | 8,344 | +0.1% |
| 1864 | 8,356 | +0.1% |
| 1865 | 8,379 | +0.3% |
| 1866 | 8,403 | +0.3% |
| 1867 | 8,426 | +0.3% |
| 1868 | 8,450 | +0.3% |
| 1869 | 8,474 | +0.3% |
| 1870 | 8,498 | +0.3% |
| 1871 | 8,525 | +0.3% |
| 1872 | 8,558 | +0.4% |
| 1873 | 8,600 | +0.5% |
| 1874 | 8,645 | +0.5% |
| 1875 | 8,691 | +0.5% |
| 1876 | 8,734 | +0.5% |
| 1877 | 8,776 | +0.5% |
| 1878 | 8,816 | +0.5% |
| 1879 | 8,852 | +0.4% |
| 1880 | 8,884 | +0.4% |
| 1881 | 8,912 | +0.3% |
| 1882 | 8,939 | +0.3% |
| 1883 | 8,966 | +0.3% |
| 1884 | 8,992 | +0.3% |
| 1885 | 9,018 | +0.3% |
| 1886 | 9,044 | +0.3% |
| 1887 | 9,070 | +0.3% |
| 1888 | 9,096 | +0.3% |
| 1889 | 9,122 | +0.3% |
| 1890 | 9,169 | +0.5% |
| 1891 | 9,201 | +0.3% |
| 1892 | 9,233 | +0.4% |
| 1893 | 9,266 | +0.4% |
| 1894 | 9,300 | +0.4% |
| 1895 | 9,334 | +0.4% |
| 1896 | 9,369 | +0.4% |
| 1897 | 9,412 | +0.5% |
| 1898 | 9,457 | +0.5% |
| 1899 | 9,502 | +0.5% |
| 1900 | 9,549 | +0.5% |
| 1901 | 9,658 | +1.1% |
| 1902 | 9,768 | +1.1% |
| 1903 | 9,880 | +1.1% |
| 1904 | 9,992 | +1.1% |
| 1905 | 10,106 | +1.1% |
| 1906 | 10,219 | +1.1% |
| 1907 | 10,332 | +1.1% |
| 1908 | 10,443 | +1.1% |
| 1909 | 10,553 | +1.1% |
| 1910 | 10,660 | +1.0% |
| 1911 | 10,908 | +2.3% |
| 1912 | 11,158 | +2.3% |
| 1913 | 11,408 | +2.2% |
| 1914 | 11,655 | +2.2% |
| 1915 | 11,901 | +2.1% |
| 1916 | 12,147 | +2.1% |
| 1917 | 12,393 | +2.0% |
| 1918 | 12,639 | +2.0% |
| 1919 | 12,885 | +1.9% |
| 1920 | 13,131 | +1.9% |
| 1921 | 13,414 | +2.2% |
| 1922 | 13,697 | +2.1% |
| 1923 | 13,979 | +2.1% |
| 1924 | 14,262 | +2.0% |
| 1925 | 14,546 | +2.0% |
| 1926 | 14,829 | +2.0% |
| 1927 | 15,113 | +1.9% |
| 1928 | 15,398 | +1.9% |
| 1929 | 15,683 | +1.9% |
| 1930 | 15,969 | +1.8% |
| 1931 | 16,296 | +2.0% |
| 1932 | 16,626 | +2.0% |
| 1933 | 16,962 | +2.0% |
| 1934 | 17,301 | +2.0% |
| 1935 | 17,642 | +2.0% |
| 1936 | 17,985 | +1.9% |
| 1937 | 18,332 | +1.9% |
| 1938 | 18,684 | +1.9% |
| 1939 | 19,047 | +1.9% |
| 1940 | 19,412 | +1.9% |
| 1941 | 19,890 | +2.5% |
| 1942 | 20,387 | +2.5% |
| 1943 | 20,900 | +2.5% |
| 1944 | 21,426 | +2.5% |
| 1945 | 21,917 | +2.3% |
| 1946 | 22,408 | +2.2% |
| 1947 | 22,898 | +2.2% |
| 1948 | 23,382 | +2.1% |
| 1949 | 23,856 | +2.0% |
| 1950 | 127,158 | +433.0% |
| 1951 | 102,619 | -19.3% |
| 1952 | 63,139 | -38.5% |
| 1953 | 45,427 | -28.1% |
| 1954 | 49,636 | +9.3% |
| 1955 | 50,088 | +0.9% |
| 1956 | 57,737 | +15.3% |
| 1957 | 47,074 | -18.5% |
| 1958 | 43,794 | -7.0% |
| 1959 | 47,910 | +9.4% |
| 1960 | 52,278 | +9.1% |
| 1961 | 53,016 | +1.4% |
| 1962 | 50,144 | -5.4% |
| 1963 | 47,403 | -5.5% |
| 1964 | 63,403 | +33.8% |
| 1965 | 60,836 | -4.0% |
| 1966 | 58,566 | -3.7% |
| 1967 | 56,134 | -4.2% |
| 1968 | 68,559 | +22.1% |
| 1969 | 77,114 | +12.5% |
| 1970 | 75,188 | -2.5% |
| 1971 | 75,856 | +0.9% |
| 1972 | 90,996 | +20.0% |
| 1973 | 101,717 | +11.8% |
| 1974 | 105,069 | +3.3% |
| 1975 | 116,770 | +11.1% |
| 1976 | 113,371 | -2.9% |
| 1977 | 121,259 | +7.0% |
| 1978 | 249,639 | +105.9% |
| 1979 | 289,881 | +16.1% |
| 1980 | 161,044 | -44.4% |
| 1981 | 73,232 | -54.5% |
| 1982 | 75,414 | +3.0% |
| 1983 | 75,702 | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 124,654 | +64.7% |
| 1985 | 125,323 | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 99,355 | -20.7% |
| 1987 | 122,965 | +23.8% |
| 1988 | 116,645 | -5.1% |
| 1989 | 125,400 | +7.5% |
| 1990 | 256,324 | +104.4% |
| 1991 | 245,640 | -4.2% |
| 1992 | 263,341 | +7.2% |
| 1993 | 255,809 | -2.9% |
| 1994 | 267,932 | +4.7% |
| 1995 | 295,139 | +10.2% |
| 1996 | 322,423 | +9.2% |
| 1997 | 334,105 | +3.6% |
| 1998 | 353,415 | +5.8% |
| 1999 | 409,364 | +15.8% |
| 2000 | 429,459 | +4.9% |
| 2001 | 483,329 | +12.5% |
| 2002 | 524,250 | +8.5% |
| 2003 | 494,575 | -5.7% |
| 2004 | 511,917 | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 537,258 | +5.0% |
| 2006 | 587,657 | +9.4% |
| 2007 | 602,552 | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 571,189 | -5.2% |
| 2009 | 623,761 | +9.2% |
| 2010 | 657,637 | +5.4% |
| 2011 | 719,852 | +9.5% |
| 2012 | 603,972 | -16.1% |
| 2013 | 596,316 | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 593,994 | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 598,098 | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 638,321 | +6.7% |
| 2017 | 680,456 | +6.6% |
| 2018 | 680,607 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 742,578 | +9.1% |
| 2020 | 635,416 | -14.4% |
| 2021 | 710,548 | +11.8% |
| 2022 | 721,225 | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 695,544 | -3.6% |
| 2024 | 722,482 | +3.9% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 722,482 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 29.43 million, 2% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 722,482 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 10.01 million, 7% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total ghg emissions excluding lufc 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 | +433.0% | 23,856 | 127,158 |
| 1978 | +105.9% | 121,259 | 249,639 |
| 1990 | +104.4% | 125,400 | 256,324 |
| 1984 | +64.7% | 75,702 | 124,654 |
| 1981 | -54.5% | 161,044 | 73,232 |
| 1980 | -44.4% | 289,881 | 161,044 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 8,204 | 8,130 | 8,274 | 10 |
| 1860s | 8,376 | 8,288 | 8,474 | 10 |
| 1870s | 8,670 | 8,498 | 8,852 | 10 |
| 1880s | 9,004 | 8,884 | 9,122 | 10 |
| 1890s | 9,324 | 9,169 | 9,502 | 10 |
| 1900s | 10,050 | 9,549 | 10,553 | 10 |
| 1910s | 11,775 | 10,660 | 12,885 | 10 |
| 1920s | 14,405 | 13,131 | 15,683 | 10 |
| 1930s | 17,484 | 15,969 | 19,047 | 10 |
| 1940s | 21,648 | 19,412 | 23,856 | 10 |
| 1950s | 63,458 | 43,794 | 127,158 | 10 |
| 1960s | 58,745 | 47,403 | 77,114 | 10 |
| 1970s | 133,975 | 75,188 | 289,881 | 10 |
| 1980s | 109,973 | 73,232 | 161,044 | 10 |
| 1990s | 300,349 | 245,640 | 409,364 | 10 |
| 2000s | 536,595 | 429,459 | 623,761 | 10 |
| 2010s | 651,183 | 593,994 | 742,578 | 10 |
| 2020s | 697,043 | 635,416 | 722,482 | 5 |
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More climate change data for Cape Verde
- Share co2 vs population 0.0041 (2100)
- Co2 gdp growth, annual growth rate -9.9 % change on previous year (2025)
- Co2 gdp pop growth, annual growth rate -4.27 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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 77.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total ghg emissions excluding lufc in Cape Verde?
- Total ghg emissions excluding lufc in Cape Verde was 722,482 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest total ghg emissions excluding lufc recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 742,578 in 2019.
- What is the lowest total ghg emissions excluding lufc recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 8,130 in 1850.
- How does Cape Verde rank for total ghg emissions excluding lufc?
- Cape Verde ranks 175th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total ghg emissions excluding lufc rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Total ghg emissions excluding lufc. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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