CO2 emissions from fossil-fuels, total in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: CO2 emissions from fossil-fuels, total was 315.36 thousand metric tons in 2009. ◆ Volatile
CO2 emissions from fossil-fuels, total in Cape Verde, 1960–2009
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site. Measured in thousand metric tons.
Analysis
The most recent figure for co2 emissions from fossil-fuels, total in Cape Verde is 315.36 thousand metric tons, measured in 2009. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 83.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, co2 emissions from fossil-fuels, total in Cape Verde peaked at 315.36 thousand metric tons in 2009 and was at its lowest, 14.67 thousand metric tons, in 1963.
Cape Verde ranks 46th of 51 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
CO2 emissions from fossil-fuels, total in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | thousand metric tons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 22 thousand metric tons | — |
| 1961 | 22 thousand metric tons | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 18.34 thousand metric tons | -16.7% |
| 1963 | 14.67 thousand metric tons | -20.0% |
| 1964 | 29.34 thousand metric tons | +100.0% |
| 1965 | 25.67 thousand metric tons | -12.5% |
| 1966 | 22 thousand metric tons | -14.3% |
| 1967 | 18.34 thousand metric tons | -16.7% |
| 1968 | 29.34 thousand metric tons | +60.0% |
| 1969 | 36.67 thousand metric tons | +25.0% |
| 1970 | 36.67 thousand metric tons | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 36.67 thousand metric tons | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 51.34 thousand metric tons | +40.0% |
| 1973 | 62.34 thousand metric tons | +21.4% |
| 1974 | 66.01 thousand metric tons | +5.9% |
| 1975 | 77.01 thousand metric tons | +16.7% |
| 1976 | 73.34 thousand metric tons | -4.8% |
| 1977 | 80.67 thousand metric tons | +10.0% |
| 1978 | 209.02 thousand metric tons | +159.1% |
| 1979 | 249.36 thousand metric tons | +19.3% |
| 1980 | 121.01 thousand metric tons | -51.5% |
| 1981 | 33 thousand metric tons | -72.7% |
| 1982 | 36.67 thousand metric tons | +11.1% |
| 1983 | 36.67 thousand metric tons | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 84.34 thousand metric tons | +130.0% |
| 1985 | 84.34 thousand metric tons | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 58.67 thousand metric tons | -30.4% |
| 1987 | 80.67 thousand metric tons | +37.5% |
| 1988 | 73.34 thousand metric tons | -9.1% |
| 1989 | 80.67 thousand metric tons | +10.0% |
| 1990 | 88.01 thousand metric tons | +9.1% |
| 1991 | 91.67 thousand metric tons | +4.2% |
| 1992 | 102.68 thousand metric tons | +12.0% |
| 1993 | 102.68 thousand metric tons | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 110.01 thousand metric tons | +7.1% |
| 1995 | 113.68 thousand metric tons | +3.3% |
| 1996 | 139.35 thousand metric tons | +22.6% |
| 1997 | 143.01 thousand metric tons | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 154.01 thousand metric tons | +7.7% |
| 1999 | 172.35 thousand metric tons | +11.9% |
| 2000 | 187.02 thousand metric tons | +8.5% |
| 2001 | 209.02 thousand metric tons | +11.8% |
| 2002 | 245.69 thousand metric tons | +17.5% |
| 2003 | 253.02 thousand metric tons | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 264.02 thousand metric tons | +4.3% |
| 2005 | 293.36 thousand metric tons | +11.1% |
| 2006 | 308.03 thousand metric tons | +5.0% |
| 2007 | 311.69 thousand metric tons | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 308.03 thousand metric tons | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 315.36 thousand metric tons | +2.4% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 315.36 thousand metric tons is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4,622 thousand metric tons, 7% of the median. (8 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 315.36 thousand metric tons is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1,822 thousand metric tons, 17% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where CO2 emissions from fossil-fuels, total 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | +159.1% | 80.67 thousand metric tons | 209.02 thousand metric tons |
| 1984 | +130.0% | 36.67 thousand metric tons | 84.34 thousand metric tons |
| 1964 | +100.0% | 14.67 thousand metric tons | 29.34 thousand metric tons |
| 1981 | -72.7% | 121.01 thousand metric tons | 33 thousand metric tons |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 23.84 thousand metric tons | 14.67 thousand metric tons | 36.67 thousand metric tons | 10 |
| 1970s | 94.24 thousand metric tons | 36.67 thousand metric tons | 249.36 thousand metric tons | 10 |
| 1980s | 68.94 thousand metric tons | 33 thousand metric tons | 121.01 thousand metric tons | 10 |
| 1990s | 121.74 thousand metric tons | 88.01 thousand metric tons | 172.35 thousand metric tons | 10 |
| 2000s | 269.52 thousand metric tons | 187.02 thousand metric tons | 315.36 thousand metric tons | 10 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
- 43 Eritrea 513.38 thousand metric tons compare
- 44 Gambia 436.37 thousand metric tons compare
- 45 Chad 414.37 thousand metric tons compare
- 47 Guinea-Bissau 293.36 thousand metric tons compare
- 48 Central African Republic 234.69 thousand metric tons compare
- 49 Burundi 190.68 thousand metric tons compare
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- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
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- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) (Mt) 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) (Mt) 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Processes (Mt CO2e) 3.37 % change on previous year (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Processes (Mt CO2e) 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is co2 emissions from fossil-fuels, total in Cape Verde?
- Co2 emissions from fossil-fuels, total in Cape Verde was 315.36 thousand metric tons in 2009, according to Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.
- What is the highest co2 emissions from fossil-fuels, total recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 315.36 thousand metric tons in 2009.
- What is the lowest co2 emissions from fossil-fuels, total recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.67 thousand metric tons in 1963.
- How does Cape Verde rank for co2 emissions from fossil-fuels, total?
- Cape Verde ranks 46th out of 51 countries with data for 2009.
- Is co2 emissions from fossil-fuels, total rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 83.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site, published as part of CO2 emissions from fossil-fuels, total (thousand metric tons). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Fossil fuel is any hydrocarbon deposit that can be burned for heat or power, such as petroleum, coal, and natural gas. This is the sum total of all fossil fuel emissions (solid fuel consumption, liquid fuel consumption, gas fuel consumption, cement production and gas flaring). The U.S. Department of Energy’s carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center (CDIAC) calculates annual anthropogenic emissions from data on fossil fuel consumption (from the United Nations Statistics Division’s World Energy Data Set) and world cement manufacturing (from the U.S. Bureau of Mine’s Cement Manufacturing Data Set). Carbon dioxide emissions, often calculated and reported as elemental carbon, were converted to actual carbon dioxide mass by multiplying them by 3.664 (the ratio of the mass of carbon to that of carbon dioxide). Although estimates of global carbon dioxide emissions are probably accurate within 10 percent (as calculated from global average file chemistry and use), country estimates may have larger error bounds. Trends estimated from a consistent time series tend to be more accurate than individual values. Each year the CDIAC recalculates the entire time series since 1949, incorporating recent findings and corrections. Estimates exclude fuels supplied to ships and aircraft in international transport because of the difficulty of apportioning he fuels among benefitting countries. The ratio of carbon dioxide per unit of energy shows carbon intensity, which is the amount of carbon dioxide emitted as a result of using one unit of energy in the process of production.