Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - AFOLU, per square in Cape Verde

Cape Verde: Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - AFOLU, per square was 0.0106 units per square kilometre in 2019. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2019)
0.0106 units per square kilometre
Change on year
up 1.5%
World rank
160th
of 209 countries
All-time high
0.0219 units per square kilometre
in 2010
All-time low
-0.1038 units per square kilometre
in 1990
Years of data
30
1990–2019

Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - AFOLU, per square in Cape Verde, 1990–2019

-0.1-0.05-01990200420191990: -0.104 units per square kilometre1991: -0.102 units per square kilometre1992: -0.096 units per square kilometre1993: -0.095 units per square kilometre1994: -0.1 units per square kilometre1995: -0.095 units per square kilometre1996: -0.102 units per square kilometre1997: -0.099 units per square kilometre1998: -0.096 units per square kilometre1999: -0.095 units per square kilometre2000: -0.096 units per square kilometre2001: 0.015 units per square kilometre2002: 0.016 units per square kilometre2003: 0.016 units per square kilometre2004: 0.018 units per square kilometre2005: 0.018 units per square kilometre2006: 0.017 units per square kilometre2007: 0.017 units per square kilometre2008: 0.017 units per square kilometre2009: 0.02 units per square kilometre2010: 0.022 units per square kilometre2011: 0.013 units per square kilometre2012: 0.013 units per square kilometre2013: 0.014 units per square kilometre2014: 0.014 units per square kilometre2015: 0.015 units per square kilometre2016: 0.015 units per square kilometre2017: 0.01 units per square kilometre2018: 0.01 units per square kilometre2019: 0.011 units per square kilometre

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.

Analysis

In 2019, emission totals - emissions (co2eq) (ar5) - afolu, per square in Cape Verde stood at 0.0106 units per square kilometre.

That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and down 47.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, emission totals - emissions (co2eq) (ar5) - afolu, per square in Cape Verde peaked at 0.0219 units per square kilometre in 2010 and was at its lowest, -0.1038 units per square kilometre, in 1990.

That places Cape Verde 160th out of 209 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - AFOLU, per square in Cape Verde, year by year

Annual values for Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - AFOLU, per square kilometre in Cape Verde, 1990 to 2019.
Year units per square kilometre Change
1990 -0.1038 units per square kilometre
1991 -0.1021 units per square kilometre -1.6%
1992 -0.0958 units per square kilometre -6.2%
1993 -0.0954 units per square kilometre -0.4%
1994 -0.1001 units per square kilometre +5.0%
1995 -0.0947 units per square kilometre -5.4%
1996 -0.1022 units per square kilometre +7.9%
1997 -0.0994 units per square kilometre -2.7%
1998 -0.0959 units per square kilometre -3.5%
1999 -0.095 units per square kilometre -0.9%
2000 -0.0964 units per square kilometre +1.5%
2001 0.0153 units per square kilometre -115.9%
2002 0.0158 units per square kilometre +3.3%
2003 0.0155 units per square kilometre -2.0%
2004 0.0182 units per square kilometre +17.3%
2005 0.0178 units per square kilometre -2.3%
2006 0.0173 units per square kilometre -2.9%
2007 0.017 units per square kilometre -1.4%
2008 0.0172 units per square kilometre +1.1%
2009 0.0201 units per square kilometre +16.7%
2010 0.0219 units per square kilometre +9.0%
2011 0.0129 units per square kilometre -41.2%
2012 0.0134 units per square kilometre +3.7%
2013 0.0139 units per square kilometre +4.1%
2014 0.0142 units per square kilometre +1.9%
2015 0.0147 units per square kilometre +3.8%
2016 0.0151 units per square kilometre +2.6%
2017 0.0105 units per square kilometre -30.7%
2018 0.0105 units per square kilometre -0.1%
2019 0.0106 units per square kilometre +1.5%

Cape Verde compared with similar countries

  • Cape Verde's 0.0106 units per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0586 units per square kilometre, 18% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • Cape Verde's 0.0106 units per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0816 units per square kilometre, 13% of the median. (46 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - AFOLU, per square 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.

YearChange FromTo
2001 +115.9% -0.0964 units per square kilometre 0.0153 units per square kilometre
2011 -41.2% 0.0219 units per square kilometre 0.0129 units per square kilometre
2017 -30.7% 0.0151 units per square kilometre 0.0105 units per square kilometre

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s -0.0984 units per square kilometre -0.1038 units per square kilometre -0.0947 units per square kilometre 10
2000s 0.0058 units per square kilometre -0.0964 units per square kilometre 0.0201 units per square kilometre 10
2010s 0.0138 units per square kilometre 0.0105 units per square kilometre 0.0219 units per square kilometre 10

Countries ranked near Cape Verde

  1. 157 French Polynesia 0.0121 units per square kilometre compare
  2. 158 Kiribati 0.0119 units per square kilometre compare
  3. 159 Czechia 0.0112 units per square kilometre compare
  4. 161 Canada 0.0105 units per square kilometre compare
  5. 162 Kazakhstan 0.0097 units per square kilometre compare
  6. 163 Mauritania 0.0089 units per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is emission totals - emissions (co2eq) (ar5) - afolu, per square in Cape Verde?
Emission totals - emissions (co2eq) (ar5) - afolu, per square in Cape Verde was 0.0106 units per square kilometre in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest emission totals - emissions (co2eq) (ar5) - afolu, per square recorded in Cape Verde?
The highest recorded value was 0.0219 units per square kilometre in 2010.
What is the lowest emission totals - emissions (co2eq) (ar5) - afolu, per square recorded in Cape Verde?
The lowest recorded value was -0.1038 units per square kilometre in 1990.
How does Cape Verde rank for emission totals - emissions (co2eq) (ar5) - afolu, per square?
Cape Verde ranks 160th out of 209 countries with data for 2019.
Is emission totals - emissions (co2eq) (ar5) - afolu, per square rising or falling in Cape Verde?
Over the last ten years it is down 47.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - AFOLU, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - AFOLU divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

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Indicator
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - AFOLU, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
209 places, 6,120 data points, 1990–2019
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Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - AFOLU divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.