What is the highest coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions recorded in Cape Verde?

The highest recorded value was 10,816 tonnes in 1972.

What is the lowest coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions recorded in Cape Verde?

The lowest recorded value was 8.3 tonnes in 1864.

How does Cape Verde rank for coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions?

Cape Verde ranks 170th out of 220 countries with data for 2022.

Is coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions rising or falling in Cape Verde?

Over the last ten years it is up 54.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Cape Verde data come from?

The figures come from Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions in Cape Verde

Name: Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions in Cape Verde
Creator: Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Cape Verde: Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions was 3,763 tonnes in 2022. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2022)

3,763 tonnes

Change on year

up 23.8%

World rank

170th

of 220 countries

All-time high

10,816 tonnes

in 1972

All-time low

8.3 tonnes

in 1864

Years of data

273

1750–2022

Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions in Cape Verde, 1750–2022

Source: Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.

Analysis

Cape Verde recorded 3,763 tonnes for coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions in 2022.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 23.8% on the previous year and up 54.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions in Cape Verde peaked at 10,816 tonnes in 1972 and was at its lowest, 8.3 tonnes, in 1864.

Cape Verde ranks 170th of 220 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1750s	9.71 tonnes	9.71 tonnes	9.72 tonnes	10
1760s	9.72 tonnes	9.72 tonnes	9.73 tonnes	10
1770s	9.73 tonnes	9.73 tonnes	9.73 tonnes	10
1780s	9.74 tonnes	9.73 tonnes	9.74 tonnes	10
1790s	9.74 tonnes	9.74 tonnes	9.74 tonnes	10
1800s	9.74 tonnes	9.74 tonnes	9.74 tonnes	10
1810s	9.76 tonnes	9.74 tonnes	9.78 tonnes	10
1820s	9.8 tonnes	9.78 tonnes	9.82 tonnes	10
1830s	9.84 tonnes	9.82 tonnes	9.85 tonnes	10
1840s	9.87 tonnes	9.86 tonnes	9.88 tonnes	10
1850s	9.78 tonnes	9.71 tonnes	9.89 tonnes	10
1860s	8.91 tonnes	8.3 tonnes	9.7 tonnes	10
1870s	9.87 tonnes	8.84 tonnes	10.81 tonnes	10
1880s	11.27 tonnes	10.96 tonnes	11.61 tonnes	10
1890s	12.41 tonnes	11.7 tonnes	14.19 tonnes	10
1900s	14.55 tonnes	14.14 tonnes	14.94 tonnes	10
1910s	14.19 tonnes	13.98 tonnes	14.3 tonnes	10
1920s	15.48 tonnes	14.15 tonnes	16.85 tonnes	10
1930s	19.38 tonnes	17.16 tonnes	22.8 tonnes	10
1940s	25.62 tonnes	24.24 tonnes	27.29 tonnes	10
1950s	111.91 tonnes	79.2 tonnes	138.51 tonnes	10
1960s	179.24 tonnes	118.49 tonnes	247.89 tonnes	10
1970s	5,971 tonnes	249.1 tonnes	10,816 tonnes	10
1980s	719.2 tonnes	419.46 tonnes	1,344 tonnes	10
1990s	611.57 tonnes	472.19 tonnes	899.2 tonnes	10
2000s	1,428 tonnes	975.19 tonnes	1,929 tonnes	10
2010s	2,768 tonnes	2,011 tonnes	3,668 tonnes	10
2020s	3,271 tonnes	3,010 tonnes	3,763 tonnes	3

Countries ranked near Cape Verde

167 Djibouti 4,317 tonnes compare
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171 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 3,666 tonnes compare
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More energy & mining data for Cape Verde

Fuel imports 14.4% (2024)
Ores and metals imports 0.7% (2024)
Ores and metals exports 0.0% (2023)
Gas production 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
Fossil fuel production by fuel 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
Gas production per person 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
Fuel exports 0.0% (2023)
Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita 61.0% (2023)
Share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. GDP per capita 11.8% (2023)

All data for Cape Verde →

Frequently asked questions

What is coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions in Cape Verde?: Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions in Cape Verde was 3,763 tonnes in 2022, according to Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions recorded in Cape Verde?: The highest recorded value was 10,816 tonnes in 1972.
What is the lowest coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions recorded in Cape Verde?: The lowest recorded value was 8.3 tonnes in 1864.
How does Cape Verde rank for coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions?: Cape Verde ranks 170th out of 220 countries with data for 2022.
Is coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions rising or falling in Cape Verde?: Over the last ten years it is up 54.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Cape Verde data come from?: The figures come from Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions
Unit: tonnes
Source: Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 220 places, 60,060 data points, 1750–2022
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Sulfur dioxide (SO₂) is an air pollutant formed from the burning of fuels that contain sulfur, such as coal. SO₂ is one of the main chemicals that forms acid rain.