Cabo Verde's carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Deforestation (Mt CO2e) was 0.06 in 2023, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 42.35% from 0.04 in 2013 (3.59% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 0.06 | 2023 |
| Five years earlier | 0.05 | 2018 |
| Ten years earlier | 0.04 | 2013 |
| Highest | 0.06 | 2019 |
| Lowest | 0.02 | 2000 |
| Average since 2014 | 0.05 | 2014–2023 |
| First recorded | 0.02 | 2000 |
What the numbers say
In 2023, Cabo Verde's carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Deforestation (Mt CO2e) did not change 0% on 2022 (from 0.06 to 0.06).
Across the 22 yearly changes before that (2001 to 2022), the average change was +4.5% and a typical year strayed about 11% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.4 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 23.7% in 2016 and the biggest yearly fall was 15.6% in 2015. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2014 to 2023 the straight-line trend is upward, about 0.00324 a year. A straight line explains 83% of the movement over 10 observed years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2023, Cabo Verde had the 115th highest value of the 167 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Cabo Verde | 0.06 | 2023 |
| World | 3,878 | 2023 |
| Sub-Saharan Africa | 1,367 | 2023 |
| Upper middle income | 1,576 | 2023 |
Closest to Cabo Verde in the 2023 ranking
- Bhutan — 112th of 167: 0.07
- Ireland — 113th of 167: 0.06
- Tunisia — 114th of 167: 0.06
- Slovak Republic — 116th of 167: 0.05
- Croatia — 117th of 167: 0.05
- São Tomé and Principe — 118th of 167: 0.05
What this measures
Net flux of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the category "Deforestation".
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.
All 24 values
| Year | Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Deforestation (Mt CO2e) |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 0.0558 |
| 2022 | 0.0558 |
| 2021 | 0.0558 |
| 2020 | 0.0558 |
| 2019 | 0.0558 |
| 2018 | 0.049 |
| 2017 | 0.0423 |
| 2016 | 0.0355 |
| 2015 | 0.0287 |
| 2014 | 0.034 |
| 2013 |
Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Deforestation (Mt CO2e) in nearby economies
- Angola — 63.41 (2023)
- Benin — 13.73 (2023)
- Botswana — 15.2 (2023)
- Burkina Faso — 12.05 (2023)
- Burundi — 0.01 (2023)
- Cameroon — 10.31 (2023)
- Central African Republic — 5.63 (2023)
- Chad — 0 (2020)
- Comoros
More environment data for Cabo Verde
- Rural population — 117,962 (2025)
- Rural population (% of total population) — 22.37% (2025)
- Urban population — 409,364 (2025)
- Urban population (% of total population) — 77.63% (2025)
- Aquaculture production (metric tons) — 40 (2024)
- Capture fisheries production (metric tons) — 5,547 (2024)
- Total fisheries production (metric tons) — 5,587 (2024)
- Rural population growth (annual %) — -3.3% (2025)
- Urban population growth (annual %) — 1.58% (2025)
- Agricultural land (sq. km) — 999 (2024)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Cabo Verde's carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Deforestation (Mt CO2e)?
- 0.06 in 2023, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 2000?
- It is up 132.5% from 0.02 in 2000 (3.74% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 0.06 in 2019 and the lowest 0.02 in 2000.
- How does Cabo Verde rank?
- 115th highest of 167 economies with data for 2023.
- Is the latest change in carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Deforestation (Mt CO2e) unusual for Cabo Verde?
- In 2023, Cabo Verde's carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Deforestation (Mt CO2e) did not change 0% on 2022 (from 0.06 to 0.06). Across the 22 yearly changes before that (2001 to 2022), the average change was +4.5% and a typical year strayed about 11% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.4 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator EN.GHG.CO2.LU.DF.MT.CE.AR5, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Carbon fluxes from land 2000–2020: bringing clarity on countries’ reporting, uri: https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-14-4643-2022, note: Data available from https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7190605, publisher: Earth System Science Data (ESSD) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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