Municipal waste collected in Cabo Verde
Cabo Verde: Municipal waste collected was 145,894 tonnes in 2015. β² Rising
Municipal waste collected in Cabo Verde, 2003β2015
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
Cabo Verde recorded 145,894 tonnes for municipal waste collected in 2015.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 88.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, municipal waste collected in Cabo Verde peaked at 147,929 tonnes in 2012 and was at its lowest, 66,386 tonnes, in 2003.
That places Cabo Verde 89th out of 103 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 84,515 tonnes | 66,386 tonnes | 104,813 tonnes | 7 |
| 2010s | 138,043 tonnes | 113,397 tonnes | 147,929 tonnes | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cabo Verde
- 86 Martinique 175,170 tonnes compare
- 87 Curaçao 173,123 tonnes compare
- 88 Fiji 171,229 tonnes compare
- 90 Antigua and Barbuda 108,400 tonnes compare
- 91 French Guiana 108,020 tonnes compare
- 92 Bermuda 86,400 tonnes compare
More environment data for Cabo Verde
- Temperature change 1.65 Β°C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.422 Β°C (2025)
- Arable land β Area 72.43 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland β Share in Land area 18.59 % (2024)
- Cropland β Area per capita 0.14 ha/cap (2024)
- Permanent crops β Area 2.47 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures β Area 25 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops β Share in Agricultural land 2.48 % (2024)
- Country area β Area 403 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land β Share in Agricultural land 72.5 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is municipal waste collected in Cabo Verde?
- Municipal waste collected in Cabo Verde was 145,894 tonnes in 2015, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest municipal waste collected recorded in Cabo Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 147,929 tonnes in 2012.
- What is the lowest municipal waste collected recorded in Cabo Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 66,386 tonnes in 2003.
- How does Cabo Verde rank for municipal waste collected?
- Cabo Verde ranks 89th out of 103 countries with data for 2015.
- Is municipal waste collected rising or falling in Cabo Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 88.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cabo Verde data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Municipal waste collected (Tonnes). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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