Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste was 0.0077 Mt CO2e in 2024. ▲ Rising
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste 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
The most recent figure for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from waste in Cape Verde is 0.0077 Mt CO2e, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 18.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from waste in Cape Verde peaked at 0.0077 Mt CO2e in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0016 Mt CO2e, in 1970.
That places Cape Verde 165th out of 203 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | Mt CO2e | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0016 Mt CO2e | — |
| 1971 | 0.0017 Mt CO2e | +6.2% |
| 1972 | 0.0019 Mt CO2e | +11.8% |
| 1973 | 0.002 Mt CO2e | +5.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0019 Mt CO2e | -5.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0021 Mt CO2e | +10.5% |
| 1976 | 0.002 Mt CO2e | -4.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0022 Mt CO2e | +10.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0029 Mt CO2e | +31.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0025 Mt CO2e | -13.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0029 Mt CO2e | +16.0% |
| 1981 | 0.003 Mt CO2e | +3.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0029 Mt CO2e | -3.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0029 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0032 Mt CO2e | +10.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0032 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0033 Mt CO2e | +3.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0037 Mt CO2e | +12.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0036 Mt CO2e | -2.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0036 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0035 Mt CO2e | -2.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0036 Mt CO2e | +2.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0037 Mt CO2e | +2.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0036 Mt CO2e | -2.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0036 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0038 Mt CO2e | +5.6% |
| 1996 | 0.004 Mt CO2e | +5.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0042 Mt CO2e | +5.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0044 Mt CO2e | +4.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0045 Mt CO2e | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0045 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0046 Mt CO2e | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0047 Mt CO2e | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 0.005 Mt CO2e | +6.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0052 Mt CO2e | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0054 Mt CO2e | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0055 Mt CO2e | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0057 Mt CO2e | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0058 Mt CO2e | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 0.006 Mt CO2e | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0061 Mt CO2e | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0063 Mt CO2e | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0063 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0063 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0065 Mt CO2e | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0066 Mt CO2e | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0069 Mt CO2e | +4.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0071 Mt CO2e | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0072 Mt CO2e | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0073 Mt CO2e | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0074 Mt CO2e | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0074 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0075 Mt CO2e | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0076 Mt CO2e | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 0.0077 Mt CO2e | +1.3% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 0.0077 Mt CO2e is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1111 Mt CO2e, 7% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 0.0077 Mt CO2e is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1504 Mt CO2e, 5% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste 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 | +31.8% | 0.0022 Mt CO2e | 0.0029 Mt CO2e |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0021 Mt CO2e | 0.0016 Mt CO2e | 0.0029 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0032 Mt CO2e | 0.0029 Mt CO2e | 0.0037 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0039 Mt CO2e | 0.0035 Mt CO2e | 0.0045 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0052 Mt CO2e | 0.0045 Mt CO2e | 0.006 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0067 Mt CO2e | 0.0061 Mt CO2e | 0.0073 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0075 Mt CO2e | 0.0074 Mt CO2e | 0.0077 Mt CO2e | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from waste in Cape Verde?
- Nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from waste in Cape Verde was 0.0077 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 nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from waste recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0077 Mt CO2e in 2024.
- What is the lowest nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from waste recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0016 Mt CO2e in 1970.
- How does Cape Verde rank for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from waste?
- Cape Verde ranks 165th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Is nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from waste rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.5%. 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 Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste (Mt CO2e). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A measure of annual emissions of nitrous oxide (N2O), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the waste sector. This includes emissions from solid waste (IPCC 2006 codes 4.A Solid Waste Disposal, 4.B Biological Treatment of Solid Waste, 4.C Incineration and Open Burning of Waste) and wastewater treatment (IPCC 2006 code 4.D Wastewater Treatment and Discharge). The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).