Ozone (O₃) concentration in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Ozone (O₃) concentration was 43 ppb in 2015. ▬ Flat
Ozone (O₃) concentration in Cape Verde, 1990–2015
Source: Health Effects Institute (2017) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in ppb.
Analysis
The most recent figure for ozone (o₃) concentration in Cape Verde is 43 ppb, measured in 2015. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is down 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ozone (o₃) concentration in Cape Verde peaked at 44 ppb in 1995 and was at its lowest, 43 ppb, in 1990.
Cape Verde ranks 152nd of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Ozone (O₃) concentration in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | ppb | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 43 ppb | — |
| 1995 | 44 ppb | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 44 ppb | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 44 ppb | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 44 ppb | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 43 ppb | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 43 ppb | +0.0% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 43 ppb is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 53 ppb, 81% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 43 ppb is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 53 ppb, 81% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 43.5 ppb | 43 ppb | 44 ppb | 2 |
| 2000s | 44 ppb | 44 ppb | 44 ppb | 2 |
| 2010s | 43.33 ppb | 43 ppb | 44 ppb | 3 |
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More environment data for Cape Verde
- 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per unit of 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ozone (o₃) concentration in Cape Verde?
- Ozone (o₃) concentration in Cape Verde was 43 ppb in 2015, according to Health Effects Institute (2017) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest ozone (o₃) concentration recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 44 ppb in 1995.
- What is the lowest ozone (o₃) concentration recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 43 ppb in 1990.
- How does Cape Verde rank for ozone (o₃) concentration?
- Cape Verde ranks 152nd out of 187 countries with data for 2015.
- Is ozone (o₃) concentration rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
- The figures come from Health Effects Institute (2017) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Ozone (O₃) concentration. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Population-weighted average ozone (O₃) concentrations in parts per billion (ppb). Local concentrations of ozone are recorded and estimated at a 11x11km resolution. These values are subsequently weighted by population-density for calculation of nation-level average concentrations.