Long run air pollution in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Long run air pollution was 16,204 in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2022)
16,204
Change on year
up 10.9%
World rank
169th
of 220 countries
All-time high
25,922
in 1972
All-time low
7.11
in 1750
Years of data
273
1750–2022
Long run air pollution in Cape Verde, 1750–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for long run air pollution in Cape Verde is 16,204, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.9% on the previous year and up 54.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, long run air pollution in Cape Verde peaked at 25,922 in 1972 and was at its lowest, 7.11, in 1750.
That places Cape Verde 169th 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.
Long run air pollution in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1750 | 7.11 | — |
| 1751 | 7.11 | +0.0% |
| 1752 | 7.11 | +0.0% |
| 1753 | 7.11 | +0.0% |
| 1754 | 7.11 | +0.0% |
| 1755 | 7.11 | +0.0% |
| 1756 | 7.11 | +0.0% |
| 1757 | 7.11 | +0.0% |
| 1758 | 7.12 | +0.0% |
| 1759 | 7.12 | +0.0% |
| 1760 | 7.12 | +0.0% |
| 1761 | 7.12 | +0.0% |
| 1762 | 7.12 | +0.0% |
| 1763 | 7.12 | +0.0% |
| 1764 | 7.12 | +0.0% |
| 1765 | 7.12 | +0.0% |
| 1766 | 7.13 | +0.0% |
| 1767 | 7.13 | +0.0% |
| 1768 | 7.13 | +0.0% |
| 1769 | 7.13 | +0.0% |
| 1770 | 7.13 | +0.0% |
| 1771 | 7.13 | +0.0% |
| 1772 | 7.13 | +0.0% |
| 1773 | 7.13 | +0.0% |
| 1774 | 7.13 | +0.0% |
| 1775 | 7.14 | +0.0% |
| 1776 | 7.14 | +0.0% |
| 1777 | 7.14 | +0.0% |
| 1778 | 7.14 | +0.0% |
| 1779 | 7.14 | +0.0% |
| 1780 | 7.14 | +0.0% |
| 1781 | 7.14 | +0.0% |
| 1782 | 7.14 | +0.0% |
| 1783 | 7.14 | +0.0% |
| 1784 | 7.15 | +0.0% |
| 1785 | 7.15 | +0.0% |
| 1786 | 7.15 | +0.0% |
| 1787 | 7.15 | +0.0% |
| 1788 | 7.15 | +0.0% |
| 1789 | 7.15 | +0.0% |
| 1790 | 7.15 | +0.0% |
| 1791 | 7.15 | +0.0% |
| 1792 | 7.15 | +0.0% |
| 1793 | 7.15 | +0.0% |
| 1794 | 7.15 | +0.0% |
| 1795 | 7.15 | +0.0% |
| 1796 | 7.16 | +0.0% |
| 1797 | 7.16 | +0.0% |
| 1798 | 7.16 | +0.0% |
| 1799 | 7.16 | +0.0% |
| 1800 | 7.16 | +0.0% |
| 1801 | 7.17 | +0.1% |
| 1802 | 7.18 | +0.1% |
| 1803 | 7.18 | +0.1% |
| 1804 | 7.19 | +0.1% |
| 1805 | 7.2 | +0.1% |
| 1806 | 7.21 | +0.1% |
| 1807 | 7.22 | +0.1% |
| 1808 | 7.23 | +0.1% |
| 1809 | 7.24 | +0.1% |
| 1810 | 7.25 | +0.1% |
| 1811 | 7.26 | +0.2% |
| 1812 | 7.27 | +0.2% |
| 1813 | 7.28 | +0.2% |
| 1814 | 7.3 | +0.2% |
| 1815 | 7.31 | +0.2% |
| 1816 | 7.32 | +0.2% |
| 1817 | 7.33 | +0.2% |
| 1818 | 7.34 | +0.2% |
| 1819 | 7.36 | +0.2% |
| 1820 | 7.37 | +0.2% |
| 1821 | 7.38 | +0.2% |
| 1822 | 7.39 | +0.2% |
| 1823 | 7.41 | +0.2% |
| 1824 | 7.42 | +0.2% |
| 1825 | 7.43 | +0.2% |
| 1826 | 7.44 | +0.2% |
| 1827 | 7.45 | +0.2% |
| 1828 | 7.47 | +0.2% |
| 1829 | 7.48 | +0.2% |
| 1830 | 7.49 | +0.2% |
| 1831 | 7.5 | +0.2% |
| 1832 | 7.52 | +0.2% |
| 1833 | 7.53 | +0.2% |
| 1834 | 7.54 | +0.2% |
| 1835 | 7.55 | +0.2% |
| 1836 | 7.56 | +0.2% |
| 1837 | 7.58 | +0.2% |
| 1838 | 7.59 | +0.2% |
| 1839 | 7.6 | +0.2% |
| 1840 | 7.61 | +0.2% |
| 1841 | 7.63 | +0.2% |
| 1842 | 7.64 | +0.2% |
| 1843 | 7.65 | +0.2% |
| 1844 | 7.66 | +0.2% |
| 1845 | 7.67 | +0.2% |
| 1846 | 7.69 | +0.2% |
| 1847 | 7.7 | +0.2% |
| 1848 | 7.71 | +0.2% |
| 1849 | 7.72 | +0.2% |
| 1850 | 7.74 | +0.2% |
| 1851 | 7.73 | -0.0% |
| 1852 | 7.73 | -0.0% |
| 1853 | 7.73 | -0.0% |
| 1854 | 7.72 | -0.0% |
| 1855 | 7.73 | +0.1% |
| 1856 | 7.73 | +0.1% |
| 1857 | 7.74 | +0.1% |
| 1858 | 7.74 | +0.1% |
| 1859 | 7.74 | +0.1% |
| 1860 | 7.75 | +0.1% |
| 1861 | 7.77 | +0.3% |
| 1862 | 7.79 | +0.3% |
| 1863 | 7.45 | -4.3% |
| 1864 | 7.15 | -4.0% |
| 1865 | 7.22 | +1.0% |
| 1866 | 7.3 | +1.0% |
| 1867 | 7.37 | +1.0% |
| 1868 | 7.44 | +1.0% |
| 1869 | 7.51 | +1.0% |
| 1870 | 7.59 | +1.0% |
| 1871 | 7.66 | +1.0% |
| 1872 | 7.74 | +1.0% |
| 1873 | 7.96 | +2.8% |
| 1874 | 8.19 | +2.9% |
| 1875 | 8.43 | +3.0% |
| 1876 | 8.53 | +1.2% |
| 1877 | 8.62 | +1.2% |
| 1878 | 8.72 | +1.2% |
| 1879 | 8.83 | +1.2% |
| 1880 | 8.93 | +1.2% |
| 1881 | 8.99 | +0.7% |
| 1882 | 9.05 | +0.7% |
| 1883 | 9.11 | +0.7% |
| 1884 | 9.17 | +0.7% |
| 1885 | 9.24 | +0.7% |
| 1886 | 9.31 | +0.7% |
| 1887 | 9.38 | +0.7% |
| 1888 | 9.45 | +0.8% |
| 1889 | 9.52 | +0.8% |
| 1890 | 9.6 | +0.8% |
| 1891 | 9.67 | +0.8% |
| 1892 | 9.75 | +0.8% |
| 1893 | 9.83 | +0.8% |
| 1894 | 9.9 | +0.8% |
| 1895 | 9.98 | +0.8% |
| 1896 | 10.06 | +0.8% |
| 1897 | 10.4 | +3.4% |
| 1898 | 10.77 | +3.5% |
| 1899 | 11.15 | +3.6% |
| 1900 | 11.56 | +3.7% |
| 1901 | 11.77 | +1.8% |
| 1902 | 11.98 | +1.8% |
| 1903 | 12.19 | +1.7% |
| 1904 | 12.4 | +1.7% |
| 1905 | 12.6 | +1.6% |
| 1906 | 12.81 | +1.7% |
| 1907 | 13.02 | +1.6% |
| 1908 | 13.22 | +1.6% |
| 1909 | 13.42 | +1.5% |
| 1910 | 13.62 | +1.5% |
| 1911 | 13.93 | +2.3% |
| 1912 | 14.38 | +3.2% |
| 1913 | 14.84 | +3.2% |
| 1914 | 15.19 | +2.4% |
| 1915 | 15.54 | +2.3% |
| 1916 | 15.89 | +2.3% |
| 1917 | 16.24 | +2.2% |
| 1918 | 16.59 | +2.2% |
| 1919 | 16.93 | +2.1% |
| 1920 | 17.28 | +2.1% |
| 1921 | 17.86 | +3.3% |
| 1922 | 18.46 | +3.4% |
| 1923 | 19.09 | +3.4% |
| 1924 | 19.71 | +3.3% |
| 1925 | 20.61 | +4.6% |
| 1926 | 21.44 | +4.0% |
| 1927 | 22.16 | +3.3% |
| 1928 | 22.85 | +3.1% |
| 1929 | 23.54 | +3.0% |
| 1930 | 24.15 | +2.6% |
| 1931 | 24.87 | +2.9% |
| 1932 | 25.52 | +2.6% |
| 1933 | 26.3 | +3.1% |
| 1934 | 27.1 | +3.0% |
| 1935 | 27.91 | +3.0% |
| 1936 | 28.93 | +3.6% |
| 1937 | 30.25 | +4.6% |
| 1938 | 31.79 | +5.1% |
| 1939 | 33.81 | +6.3% |
| 1940 | 35.89 | +6.2% |
| 1941 | 36.92 | +2.9% |
| 1942 | 37.91 | +2.7% |
| 1943 | 39 | +2.9% |
| 1944 | 40.17 | +3.0% |
| 1945 | 41.36 | +3.0% |
| 1946 | 42.74 | +3.3% |
| 1947 | 44.23 | +3.5% |
| 1948 | 45.74 | +3.4% |
| 1949 | 47.4 | +3.6% |
| 1950 | 110.52 | +133.2% |
| 1951 | 113.86 | +3.0% |
| 1952 | 115.23 | +1.2% |
| 1953 | 116.29 | +0.9% |
| 1954 | 144.48 | +24.2% |
| 1955 | 170.78 | +18.2% |
| 1956 | 169.61 | -0.7% |
| 1957 | 168.61 | -0.6% |
| 1958 | 167.91 | -0.4% |
| 1959 | 167.47 | -0.3% |
| 1960 | 189.98 | +13.4% |
| 1961 | 190.71 | +0.4% |
| 1962 | 168.72 | -11.5% |
| 1963 | 148.33 | -12.1% |
| 1964 | 209.2 | +41.0% |
| 1965 | 193.96 | -7.3% |
| 1966 | 214.24 | +10.5% |
| 1967 | 199.62 | -6.8% |
| 1968 | 235.22 | +17.8% |
| 1969 | 254.1 | +8.0% |
| 1970 | 259.61 | +2.2% |
| 1971 | 25,591 | +9757.8% |
| 1972 | 25,922 | +1.3% |
| 1973 | 25,608 | -1.2% |
| 1974 | 23,070 | -9.9% |
| 1975 | 13,295 | -42.4% |
| 1976 | 7,592 | -42.9% |
| 1977 | 6,109 | -19.5% |
| 1978 | 5,912 | -3.2% |
| 1979 | 5,767 | -2.4% |
| 1980 | 1,127 | -80.5% |
| 1981 | 1,545 | +37.0% |
| 1982 | 803.53 | -48.0% |
| 1983 | 1,165 | +45.0% |
| 1984 | 2,613 | +124.2% |
| 1985 | 1,380 | -47.2% |
| 1986 | 1,173 | -14.9% |
| 1987 | 856.07 | -27.0% |
| 1988 | 910.11 | +6.3% |
| 1989 | 996.12 | +9.5% |
| 1990 | 972.78 | -2.3% |
| 1991 | 1,008 | +3.6% |
| 1992 | 1,122 | +11.3% |
| 1993 | 1,111 | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 1,203 | +8.3% |
| 1995 | 1,252 | +4.1% |
| 1996 | 1,320 | +5.4% |
| 1997 | 1,335 | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 1,406 | +5.4% |
| 1999 | 1,511 | +7.5% |
| 2000 | 3,004 | +98.8% |
| 2001 | 3,353 | +11.6% |
| 2002 | 3,631 | +8.3% |
| 2003 | 3,562 | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 3,932 | +10.4% |
| 2005 | 5,774 | +46.8% |
| 2006 | 6,218 | +7.7% |
| 2007 | 6,570 | +5.7% |
| 2008 | 6,909 | +5.2% |
| 2009 | 6,918 | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 9,066 | +31.1% |
| 2011 | 11,911 | +31.4% |
| 2012 | 10,525 | -11.6% |
| 2013 | 10,195 | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 10,885 | +6.8% |
| 2015 | 12,193 | +12.0% |
| 2016 | 13,084 | +7.3% |
| 2017 | 13,956 | +6.7% |
| 2018 | 13,844 | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 14,488 | +4.7% |
| 2020 | 14,418 | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 14,615 | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 16,204 | +10.9% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 16,204 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 104,784, 15% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 16,204 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 44,992, 36% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Long run air pollution 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 | +9757.8% | 259.61 | 25,591 |
| 1950 | +133.2% | 47.4 | 110.52 |
| 1984 | +124.2% | 1,165 | 2,613 |
| 2000 | +98.8% | 1,511 | 3,004 |
| 1980 | -80.5% | 5,767 | 1,127 |
| 1982 | -48.0% | 1,545 | 803.53 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1750s | 7.11 | 7.11 | 7.12 | 10 |
| 1760s | 7.12 | 7.12 | 7.13 | 10 |
| 1770s | 7.14 | 7.13 | 7.14 | 10 |
| 1780s | 7.15 | 7.14 | 7.15 | 10 |
| 1790s | 7.15 | 7.15 | 7.16 | 10 |
| 1800s | 7.2 | 7.16 | 7.24 | 10 |
| 1810s | 7.3 | 7.25 | 7.36 | 10 |
| 1820s | 7.42 | 7.37 | 7.48 | 10 |
| 1830s | 7.55 | 7.49 | 7.6 | 10 |
| 1840s | 7.67 | 7.61 | 7.72 | 10 |
| 1850s | 7.73 | 7.72 | 7.74 | 10 |
| 1860s | 7.48 | 7.15 | 7.79 | 10 |
| 1870s | 8.23 | 7.59 | 8.83 | 10 |
| 1880s | 9.21 | 8.93 | 9.52 | 10 |
| 1890s | 10.11 | 9.6 | 11.15 | 10 |
| 1900s | 12.5 | 11.56 | 13.42 | 10 |
| 1910s | 15.31 | 13.62 | 16.93 | 10 |
| 1920s | 20.3 | 17.28 | 23.54 | 10 |
| 1930s | 28.06 | 24.15 | 33.81 | 10 |
| 1940s | 41.14 | 35.89 | 47.4 | 10 |
| 1950s | 144.48 | 110.52 | 170.78 | 10 |
| 1960s | 200.41 | 148.33 | 254.1 | 10 |
| 1970s | 13,913 | 259.61 | 25,922 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,257 | 803.53 | 2,613 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,224 | 972.78 | 1,511 | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,987 | 3,004 | 6,918 | 10 |
| 2010s | 12,015 | 9,066 | 14,488 | 10 |
| 2020s | 15,079 | 14,418 | 16,204 | 3 |
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More environment data for Cape Verde
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.0474 hectares per person (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 6.2 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 3.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 1.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is long run air pollution in Cape Verde?
- Long run air pollution in Cape Verde was 16,204 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest long run air pollution recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 25,922 in 1972.
- What is the lowest long run air pollution recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.11 in 1750.
- How does Cape Verde rank for long run air pollution?
- Cape Verde ranks 169th out of 220 countries with data for 2022.
- Is long run air pollution rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 54.0%. 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 Long run air pollution. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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