Total ghg emissions in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Total ghg emissions was 843,988 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
843,988
Change on year
up 3.8%
World rank
176th
of 199 countries
All-time high
862,860
in 2011
All-time low
20,186
in 1850
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Total ghg emissions in Cape Verde, 1850–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total ghg emissions in Cape Verde is 843,988, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.8% on the previous year and up 16.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total ghg emissions in Cape Verde peaked at 862,860 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 20,186, in 1850.
That places Cape Verde 176th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Total ghg emissions in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 20,186 | — |
| 1851 | 20,350 | +0.8% |
| 1852 | 20,465 | +0.6% |
| 1853 | 20,529 | +0.3% |
| 1854 | 20,592 | +0.3% |
| 1855 | 20,630 | +0.2% |
| 1856 | 20,664 | +0.2% |
| 1857 | 20,709 | +0.2% |
| 1858 | 20,726 | +0.1% |
| 1859 | 20,765 | +0.2% |
| 1860 | 21,227 | +2.2% |
| 1861 | 21,470 | +1.1% |
| 1862 | 21,579 | +0.5% |
| 1863 | 21,651 | +0.3% |
| 1864 | 21,675 | +0.1% |
| 1865 | 21,699 | +0.1% |
| 1866 | 21,722 | +0.1% |
| 1867 | 21,758 | +0.2% |
| 1868 | 21,770 | +0.1% |
| 1869 | 21,807 | +0.2% |
| 1870 | 22,027 | +1.0% |
| 1871 | 22,195 | +0.8% |
| 1872 | 22,336 | +0.6% |
| 1873 | 22,494 | +0.7% |
| 1874 | 22,647 | +0.7% |
| 1875 | 22,823 | +0.8% |
| 1876 | 22,972 | +0.7% |
| 1877 | 23,116 | +0.6% |
| 1878 | 23,259 | +0.6% |
| 1879 | 23,368 | +0.5% |
| 1880 | 23,730 | +1.5% |
| 1881 | 23,938 | +0.9% |
| 1882 | 24,080 | +0.6% |
| 1883 | 24,182 | +0.4% |
| 1884 | 24,258 | +0.3% |
| 1885 | 24,344 | +0.4% |
| 1886 | 24,405 | +0.3% |
| 1887 | 24,466 | +0.2% |
| 1888 | 24,528 | +0.3% |
| 1889 | 24,592 | +0.3% |
| 1890 | 25,055 | +1.9% |
| 1891 | 25,290 | +0.9% |
| 1892 | 25,440 | +0.6% |
| 1893 | 25,567 | +0.5% |
| 1894 | 25,671 | +0.4% |
| 1895 | 25,764 | +0.4% |
| 1896 | 25,859 | +0.4% |
| 1897 | 25,963 | +0.4% |
| 1898 | 26,045 | +0.3% |
| 1899 | 26,153 | +0.4% |
| 1900 | 26,397 | +0.9% |
| 1901 | 26,783 | +1.5% |
| 1902 | 26,987 | +0.8% |
| 1903 | 27,277 | +1.1% |
| 1904 | 27,570 | +1.1% |
| 1905 | 27,828 | +0.9% |
| 1906 | 27,966 | +0.5% |
| 1907 | 28,338 | +1.3% |
| 1908 | 28,592 | +0.9% |
| 1909 | 28,752 | +0.6% |
| 1910 | 29,623 | +3.0% |
| 1911 | 30,367 | +2.5% |
| 1912 | 31,028 | +2.2% |
| 1913 | 31,692 | +2.1% |
| 1914 | 32,328 | +2.0% |
| 1915 | 32,979 | +2.0% |
| 1916 | 33,617 | +1.9% |
| 1917 | 34,295 | +2.0% |
| 1918 | 34,788 | +1.4% |
| 1919 | 35,505 | +2.1% |
| 1920 | 36,635 | +3.2% |
| 1921 | 37,549 | +2.5% |
| 1922 | 38,313 | +2.0% |
| 1923 | 39,101 | +2.1% |
| 1924 | 39,843 | +1.9% |
| 1925 | 40,567 | +1.8% |
| 1926 | 41,350 | +1.9% |
| 1927 | 41,816 | +1.1% |
| 1928 | 42,628 | +1.9% |
| 1929 | 43,277 | +1.5% |
| 1930 | 44,267 | +2.3% |
| 1931 | 44,970 | +1.6% |
| 1932 | 45,661 | +1.5% |
| 1933 | 46,266 | +1.3% |
| 1934 | 46,782 | +1.1% |
| 1935 | 47,326 | +1.2% |
| 1936 | 47,932 | +1.3% |
| 1937 | 48,629 | +1.5% |
| 1938 | 49,284 | +1.3% |
| 1939 | 50,096 | +1.6% |
| 1940 | 51,346 | +2.5% |
| 1941 | 53,042 | +3.3% |
| 1942 | 55,510 | +4.7% |
| 1943 | 58,558 | +5.5% |
| 1944 | 62,178 | +6.2% |
| 1945 | 65,843 | +5.9% |
| 1946 | 69,619 | +5.7% |
| 1947 | 73,096 | +5.0% |
| 1948 | 76,134 | +4.2% |
| 1949 | 78,476 | +3.1% |
| 1950 | 216,276 | +175.6% |
| 1951 | 198,043 | -8.4% |
| 1952 | 147,552 | -25.5% |
| 1953 | 117,430 | -20.4% |
| 1954 | 110,761 | -5.7% |
| 1955 | 103,201 | -6.8% |
| 1956 | 106,325 | +3.0% |
| 1957 | 94,501 | -11.1% |
| 1958 | 93,751 | -0.8% |
| 1959 | 104,128 | +11.1% |
| 1960 | 101,093 | -2.9% |
| 1961 | 95,041 | -6.0% |
| 1962 | 93,909 | -1.2% |
| 1963 | 93,288 | -0.7% |
| 1964 | 108,789 | +16.6% |
| 1965 | 108,161 | -0.6% |
| 1966 | 110,226 | +1.9% |
| 1967 | 105,984 | -3.8% |
| 1968 | 117,051 | +10.4% |
| 1969 | 124,797 | +6.6% |
| 1970 | 120,921 | -3.1% |
| 1971 | 118,947 | -1.6% |
| 1972 | 137,085 | +15.2% |
| 1973 | 145,779 | +6.3% |
| 1974 | 145,389 | -0.3% |
| 1975 | 154,470 | +6.2% |
| 1976 | 152,497 | -1.3% |
| 1977 | 160,889 | +5.5% |
| 1978 | 291,388 | +81.1% |
| 1979 | 334,619 | +14.8% |
| 1980 | 209,510 | -37.4% |
| 1981 | 124,322 | -40.7% |
| 1982 | 134,541 | +8.2% |
| 1983 | 122,756 | -8.8% |
| 1984 | 171,214 | +39.5% |
| 1985 | 178,478 | +4.2% |
| 1986 | 162,209 | -9.1% |
| 1987 | 246,375 | +51.9% |
| 1988 | 225,628 | -8.4% |
| 1989 | 254,777 | +12.9% |
| 1990 | 371,353 | +45.8% |
| 1991 | 384,826 | +3.6% |
| 1992 | 410,205 | +6.6% |
| 1993 | 399,805 | -2.5% |
| 1994 | 413,166 | +3.3% |
| 1995 | 453,806 | +9.8% |
| 1996 | 491,810 | +8.4% |
| 1997 | 485,726 | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 502,127 | +3.4% |
| 1999 | 562,120 | +11.9% |
| 2000 | 620,989 | +10.5% |
| 2001 | 658,262 | +6.0% |
| 2002 | 673,790 | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 652,893 | -3.1% |
| 2004 | 659,761 | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 670,137 | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 717,454 | +7.1% |
| 2007 | 773,470 | +7.8% |
| 2008 | 709,201 | -8.3% |
| 2009 | 756,490 | +6.7% |
| 2010 | 828,642 | +9.5% |
| 2011 | 862,860 | +4.1% |
| 2012 | 757,416 | -12.2% |
| 2013 | 733,315 | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 726,473 | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 727,032 | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 778,703 | +7.1% |
| 2017 | 798,318 | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 789,292 | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 850,026 | +7.7% |
| 2020 | 748,920 | -11.9% |
| 2021 | 825,490 | +10.2% |
| 2022 | 836,929 | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 812,922 | -2.9% |
| 2024 | 843,988 | +3.8% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 843,988 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 42.70 million, 2% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 843,988 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 41.41 million, 2% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total ghg 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 | +175.6% | 78,476 | 216,276 |
| 1978 | +81.1% | 160,889 | 291,388 |
| 1987 | +51.9% | 162,209 | 246,375 |
| 1990 | +45.8% | 254,777 | 371,353 |
| 1981 | -40.7% | 209,510 | 124,322 |
| 1980 | -37.4% | 334,619 | 209,510 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 20,562 | 20,186 | 20,765 | 10 |
| 1860s | 21,636 | 21,227 | 21,807 | 10 |
| 1870s | 22,724 | 22,027 | 23,368 | 10 |
| 1880s | 24,252 | 23,730 | 24,592 | 10 |
| 1890s | 25,681 | 25,055 | 26,153 | 10 |
| 1900s | 27,649 | 26,397 | 28,752 | 10 |
| 1910s | 32,622 | 29,623 | 35,505 | 10 |
| 1920s | 40,108 | 36,635 | 43,277 | 10 |
| 1930s | 47,121 | 44,267 | 50,096 | 10 |
| 1940s | 64,380 | 51,346 | 78,476 | 10 |
| 1950s | 129,197 | 93,751 | 216,276 | 10 |
| 1960s | 105,834 | 93,288 | 124,797 | 10 |
| 1970s | 176,198 | 118,947 | 334,619 | 10 |
| 1980s | 182,981 | 122,756 | 254,777 | 10 |
| 1990s | 447,494 | 371,353 | 562,120 | 10 |
| 2000s | 689,245 | 620,989 | 773,470 | 10 |
| 2010s | 785,208 | 726,473 | 862,860 | 10 |
| 2020s | 813,650 | 748,920 | 843,988 | 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 in Cape Verde?
- Total ghg emissions in Cape Verde was 843,988 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest total ghg emissions recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 862,860 in 2011.
- What is the lowest total ghg emissions recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 20,186 in 1850.
- How does Cape Verde rank for total ghg emissions?
- Cape Verde ranks 176th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total ghg emissions rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.2%. 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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