Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) was 0.1711 Mt CO2e in 2024. ▲ Rising
Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF in Cape Verde, 1970–2024
Source: EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission. Measured in Mt CO2e.
Analysis
Cape Verde recorded 0.1711 Mt CO2e for methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 14.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Cape Verde peaked at 0.1839 Mt CO2e in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.0545 Mt CO2e, in 1975.
Cape Verde ranks 171st of 203 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | Mt CO2e | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0604 Mt CO2e | — |
| 1971 | 0.0589 Mt CO2e | -2.5% |
| 1972 | 0.061 Mt CO2e | +3.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0579 Mt CO2e | -5.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0554 Mt CO2e | -4.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0545 Mt CO2e | -1.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0555 Mt CO2e | +1.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0562 Mt CO2e | +1.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0571 Mt CO2e | +1.6% |
| 1979 | 0.058 Mt CO2e | +1.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0587 Mt CO2e | +1.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0606 Mt CO2e | +3.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0643 Mt CO2e | +6.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0575 Mt CO2e | -10.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0573 Mt CO2e | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0613 Mt CO2e | +7.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0661 Mt CO2e | +7.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0715 Mt CO2e | +8.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0806 Mt CO2e | +12.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0856 Mt CO2e | +6.2% |
| 1990 | 0.1201 Mt CO2e | +40.3% |
| 1991 | 0.126 Mt CO2e | +4.9% |
| 1992 | 0.1405 Mt CO2e | +11.5% |
| 1993 | 0.1454 Mt CO2e | +3.5% |
| 1994 | 0.1418 Mt CO2e | -2.5% |
| 1995 | 0.1548 Mt CO2e | +9.2% |
| 1996 | 0.1483 Mt CO2e | -4.2% |
| 1997 | 0.1571 Mt CO2e | +5.9% |
| 1998 | 0.1679 Mt CO2e | +6.9% |
| 1999 | 0.1808 Mt CO2e | +7.7% |
| 2000 | 0.1838 Mt CO2e | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 0.1801 Mt CO2e | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 0.1839 Mt CO2e | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 0.1231 Mt CO2e | -33.1% |
| 2004 | 0.1307 Mt CO2e | +6.2% |
| 2005 | 0.1329 Mt CO2e | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 0.1323 Mt CO2e | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.1313 Mt CO2e | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.1318 Mt CO2e | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.1377 Mt CO2e | +4.5% |
| 2010 | 0.1417 Mt CO2e | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 0.1431 Mt CO2e | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 0.1446 Mt CO2e | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.1467 Mt CO2e | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 0.1489 Mt CO2e | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 0.1511 Mt CO2e | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 0.1538 Mt CO2e | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 0.146 Mt CO2e | -5.1% |
| 2018 | 0.1465 Mt CO2e | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.1497 Mt CO2e | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 0.1549 Mt CO2e | +3.5% |
| 2021 | 0.1619 Mt CO2e | +4.5% |
| 2022 | 0.1659 Mt CO2e | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 0.1683 Mt CO2e | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 0.1711 Mt CO2e | +1.7% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 0.1711 Mt CO2e is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 11.97 Mt CO2e, 1% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 0.1711 Mt CO2e is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 12.79 Mt CO2e, 1% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | +40.3% | 0.0856 Mt CO2e | 0.1201 Mt CO2e |
| 2003 | -33.1% | 0.1839 Mt CO2e | 0.1231 Mt CO2e |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0575 Mt CO2e | 0.0545 Mt CO2e | 0.061 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0663 Mt CO2e | 0.0573 Mt CO2e | 0.0856 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1483 Mt CO2e | 0.1201 Mt CO2e | 0.1808 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1468 Mt CO2e | 0.1231 Mt CO2e | 0.1839 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1472 Mt CO2e | 0.1417 Mt CO2e | 0.1538 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1644 Mt CO2e | 0.1549 Mt CO2e | 0.1711 Mt CO2e | 5 |
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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 methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Cape Verde?
- Methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Cape Verde was 0.1711 Mt CO2e in 2024, according to EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission.
- What is the highest methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1839 Mt CO2e in 2002.
- What is the lowest methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0545 Mt CO2e in 1975.
- How does Cape Verde rank for methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf?
- Cape Verde ranks 171st out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Is methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
- The figures come from EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission, published as part of Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A measure of annual emissions of methane (CH4), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the agriculture, energy, waste, and industrial sectors, excluding LULUCF. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).