Environment in Cape Verde 52 indicators covering environment for Cape Verde. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.0693 Mt CO2e 2024 up 33.5% 172nd Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.3964 Mt CO2e 2024 down 1.3% 165th Carbon intensity of GDP 0.2903 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 2024 down 35.0% 100th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.1266 Mt CO2e 2024 down 35.5% 166th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 1.29 t CO2e/capita 2024 down 14.7% 132nd Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 0.6762 Mt CO2e 2024 down 12.6% 170th Aquaculture production 40 metric tons 2024 — 165th Capture fisheries production 5,547 metric tons 2024 down 84.5% 152nd Total fisheries production 5,587 metric tons 2024 down 84.3% 164th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Processes 0.0019 Mt CO2e 2024 down 42.4% 174th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0818 Mt CO2e 2024 down 13.8% 163rd Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0 Mt CO2e 2024 — 141st Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0695 Mt CO2e 2024 down 10.9% 166th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Agriculture 0.0378 Mt CO2e 2024 down 6.0% 164th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0041 Mt CO2e 2024 up 10.8% 153rd Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0026 Mt CO2e 2024 up 8.3% 157th Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 0.9126 Mt CO2e 2024 down 7.8% 174th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste 0.0077 Mt CO2e 2024 up 18.5% 165th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0058 Mt CO2e 2024 up 13.7% 160th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0003 Mt CO2e 2024 down 25.0% 165th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 0.0652 Mt CO2e 2024 down 1.7% 166th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Processes 0.0092 Mt CO2e 2024 down 8.9% 171st Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0002 Mt CO2e 2024 unchanged 165th Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0001 Mt CO2e 2024 down 50.0% 174th Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 1.74 t CO2e/capita 2024 down 10.0% 160th Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 0.0723 Mt CO2e 2024 up 2.0% 163rd Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0241 Mt CO2e 2024 up 17.0% 143rd Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.0026 Mt CO2e 2024 down 3.7% 170th Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0001 Mt CO2e 2024 unchanged 163rd Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0 Mt CO2e 2024 — 152nd Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 0.1711 Mt CO2e 2024 up 14.9% 171st Carbon intensity of GDP 0.1311 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 2024 down 35.0% 87th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 1,156.9% 2024 down 13.6% 12th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 56.0% 2024 down 4.5% 92nd Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 323.1% 2024 down 9.9% 12th Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 42.5% 2024 up 77.1% 92nd Coal rents 17.2% 2021 down 56.7% 1st Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of availa 59.68 2022 up 97.8% 29th Total greenhouse gas emissions including LULUCF 0.824 Mt CO2e 2023 down 8.6% 144th Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Total excluding non-trop -0.059 Mt CO2e 2023 down 42.5% 69th Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural 58.0% 2023 up 56.3% 116th Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking 83.9% 2023 up 14.8% 109th Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban 95.1% 2023 up 3.1% 108th Forest rents 0.5% 2021 up 0.3% 73rd Water productivity, total (constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of to 11.6 2022 down 38.6% 125th Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Forest Land -0.1148 Mt CO2e 2023 down 42.4% 40th Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Deforestation 0.0558 Mt CO2e 2023 up 42.3% 118th Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Other Land 0 Mt CO2e 2023 — 59th Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Organic Soil 0 Mt CO2e 2020 — 38th PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim Ta 100.0% 2017 unchanged 1st PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim Ta 100.0% 2017 unchanged 1st PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim Ta 30.0% 2017 up 1,208,510,000,000.0% 52nd