Cabo Verde Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Total GHG Emissions (2024)
912,564
tons CO₂eq
Year-over-Year
+3.34%
increase
Global Share
< 0.01%
Per Capita
1.53
tons per person
Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Gas
Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Sector
- GHG emissions in Cabo Verde were 912,564 tons CO₂eq in 2024.
- Emissions increased by 3.3% over the previous year, representing an increase by 29,524 tons over 2023, when GHG emissions were 883,040 tons.
- Per capita: 1.53 tons CO₂eq (vs global avg 6.56 t).
- Cabo Verde accounts for < 0.01% of global GHG emissions.
Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Year
| Year | GHG Total (tons) | CO₂ | CH₄ | N₂O | F-gases | Per Capita | Change | Global Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 912,564 | 676,218 | 171,136 | 65,210 | – | 1.53 | 3.34% | < 0.01% |
| 2023 | 883,040 | 650,816 | 168,319 | 63,905 | – | 1.5 | −2.94% | < 0.01% |
| 2022 | 909,813 | 680,122 | 165,895 | 63,795 | – | 1.56 | 4.27% | < 0.01% |
| 2021 | 872,584 | 647,933 | 161,867 | 62,784 | – | 1.52 | 3.37% | < 0.01% |
| 2020 | 844,170 | 628,286 | 154,925 | 60,958 | – | 1.49 | −19.67% | < 0.01% |
| 2019 | 1,050,894 | 837,853 | 149,692 | 63,348 | – | 1.88 | 4.69% | < 0.01% |
| 2018 | 1,003,850 | 796,065 | 146,513 | 61,273 | – | 1.81 | −8.63% | < 0.01% |
| 2017 | 1,098,716 | 888,062 | 146,048 | 64,607 | – | 2.01 | 4.14% | < 0.01% |
| 2016 | 1,055,019 | 830,449 | 153,756 | 70,814 | – | 1.96 | 4.54% | < 0.01% |
| 2015 | 1,009,245 | 790,830 | 151,084 | 67,331 | – | 1.89 | 2.02% | < 0.01% |
| 2014 | 989,283 | 774,078 | 148,875 | 66,331 | – | 1.88 | 4.94% | < 0.01% |
| 2013 | 942,741 | 731,543 | 146,710 | 64,487 | – | 1.81 | −1.47% | < 0.01% |
| 2012 | 956,803 | 747,981 | 144,583 | 64,239 | – | 1.86 | −11.43% | < 0.01% |
| 2011 | 1,080,255 | 871,688 | 143,114 | 65,453 | – | 2.13 | 13.01% | < 0.01% |
| 2010 | 955,864 | 749,828 | 141,746 | 64,290 | – | 1.9 | 5.23% | < 0.01% |
| 2009 | 908,336 | 708,106 | 137,721 | 62,509 | – | 1.83 | −0.97% | < 0.01% |
| 2008 | 917,217 | 725,421 | 131,782 | 60,014 | – | 1.87 | −2.56% | < 0.01% |
| 2007 | 941,286 | 748,983 | 131,348 | 60,955 | – | 1.94 | 10.13% | < 0.01% |
| 2006 | 854,712 | 660,635 | 132,258 | 61,819 | – | 1.78 | 6.44% | < 0.01% |
| 2005 | 803,006 | 607,256 | 132,865 | 62,885 | – | 1.69 | 38.32% | < 0.01% |
| 2004 | 580,535 | 389,505 | 130,659 | 60,370 | – | 1.24 | 6.74% | < 0.01% |
| 2003 | 543,876 | 363,207 | 123,082 | 57,587 | – | 1.18 | −10.28% | < 0.01% |
| 2002 | 606,163 | 361,288 | 183,877 | 60,999 | – | 1.34 | 7.15% | < 0.01% |
| 2001 | 565,691 | 324,829 | 180,068 | 60,794 | – | 1.27 | 6.9% | < 0.01% |
| 2000 | 529,157 | 280,190 | 183,843 | 65,124 | – | 1.22 | 54.56% | < 0.01% |
| 1999 | 342,357 | 97,197 | 180,758 | 64,402 | – | 0.8 | 6.21% | < 0.01% |
| 1998 | 322,343 | 93,161 | 167,855 | 61,327 | – | 0.77 | 6.84% | < 0.01% |
| 1997 | 301,709 | 91,019 | 157,070 | 53,621 | – | 0.74 | 5.39% | < 0.01% |
| 1996 | 286,268 | 91,619 | 148,311 | 46,337 | – | 0.72 | −3.94% | < 0.01% |
| 1995 | 297,997 | 76,722 | 154,790 | 66,485 | – | 0.77 | 10.83% | < 0.01% |
| 1994 | 268,868 | 76,654 | 141,795 | 50,418 | – | 0.71 | −1.1% | < 0.01% |
| 1993 | 271,857 | 65,433 | 145,375 | 61,049 | – | 0.74 | 1.19% | < 0.01% |
| 1992 | 268,648 | 67,120 | 140,524 | 61,004 | – | 0.75 | 11.8% | < 0.01% |
| 1991 | 240,291 | 67,697 | 126,041 | 46,553 | – | 0.69 | 11.42% | < 0.01% |
| 1990 | 215,668 | 53,799 | 120,096 | 41,773 | – | 0.63 | 11.76% | < 0.01% |
| 1989 | 192,975 | 69,450 | 85,641 | 37,884 | – | 0.58 | 7.65% | < 0.01% |
| 1988 | 179,262 | 62,497 | 80,565 | 36,200 | – | 0.54 | 15.95% | < 0.01% |
| 1987 | 154,608 | 50,523 | 71,496 | 32,589 | – | 0.48 | 20.6% | < 0.01% |
| 1986 | 128,198 | 34,043 | 66,074 | 28,081 | – | 0.4 | −33.51% | < 0.01% |
| 1985 | 192,812 | 105,207 | 61,253 | 26,352 | – | 0.61 | 3.31% | < 0.01% |
| 1984 | 186,628 | 105,573 | 57,316 | 23,740 | – | 0.6 | 9.69% | < 0.01% |
| 1983 | 170,145 | 89,603 | 57,460 | 23,081 | – | 0.56 | −2.02% | < 0.01% |
| 1982 | 173,658 | 81,816 | 64,287 | 27,556 | – | 0.58 | −40.2% | < 0.01% |
| 1981 | 290,394 | 204,843 | 60,582 | 24,969 | – | 1 | −2.23% | < 0.01% |
| 1980 | 297,003 | 214,068 | 58,717 | 24,218 | – | 1.04 | −0.24% | < 0.01% |
| 1979 | 297,713 | 218,140 | 57,988 | 21,585 | – | 1.05 | 11.73% | < 0.01% |
| 1978 | 266,459 | 188,878 | 57,120 | 20,460 | – | 0.96 | 2.2% | < 0.01% |
| 1977 | 260,727 | 185,901 | 56,233 | 18,593 | – | 0.95 | 3.19% | < 0.01% |
| 1976 | 252,666 | 179,537 | 55,501 | 17,628 | – | 0.92 | 3.24% | < 0.01% |
| 1975 | 244,728 | 173,160 | 54,502 | 17,067 | – | 0.9 | 2.39% | < 0.01% |
| 1974 | 239,013 | 166,691 | 55,441 | 16,881 | – | 0.88 | 3.48% | < 0.01% |
| 1973 | 230,969 | 154,403 | 57,937 | 18,629 | – | 0.85 | 0.79% | < 0.01% |
| 1972 | 229,148 | 149,207 | 61,013 | 18,928 | – | 0.84 | 1.2% | < 0.01% |
| 1971 | 226,430 | 149,974 | 58,872 | 17,584 | – | 0.83 | −0.82% | < 0.01% |
| 1970 | 228,293 | 149,967 | 60,410 | 17,917 | – | 0.84 | – | < 0.01% |
See also
- Cabo Verde CO2 Emissions
- Global GHG Emissions - GHG Emissions by Year, by Country, by Sector
- Population of Cabo Verde
Sources
- Crippa M., Guizzardi D., Pagani F., Banja M., Muntean M., et al., GHG emissions of all world countries – JRC/IEA 2025 Report, European Commission, 2025. DOI. Data: EDGAR_2025_GHG.
- CO2 emissions from fuel combustion based on IEA (2024) Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Energy, as modified by the Joint Research Centre (IEA-EDGAR CO2, v4).