Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions in Cape Verde
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.
Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1750 | 9.71 tonnes | — |
| 1751 | 9.71 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1752 | 9.71 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1753 | 9.71 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1754 | 9.71 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1755 | 9.71 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1756 | 9.72 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1757 | 9.72 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1758 | 9.72 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1759 | 9.72 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1760 | 9.72 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1761 | 9.72 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1762 | 9.72 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1763 | 9.72 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1764 | 9.72 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1765 | 9.72 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1766 | 9.73 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1767 | 9.73 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1768 | 9.73 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1769 | 9.73 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1770 | 9.73 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1771 | 9.73 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1772 | 9.73 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1773 | 9.73 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1774 | 9.73 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1775 | 9.73 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1776 | 9.73 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1777 | 9.73 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1778 | 9.73 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1779 | 9.73 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1780 | 9.73 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1781 | 9.74 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1782 | 9.74 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1783 | 9.74 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1784 | 9.74 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1785 | 9.74 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1786 | 9.74 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1787 | 9.74 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1788 | 9.74 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1789 | 9.74 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1790 | 9.74 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1791 | 9.74 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1792 | 9.74 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1793 | 9.74 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1794 | 9.74 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1795 | 9.74 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1796 | 9.74 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1797 | 9.74 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1798 | 9.74 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1799 | 9.74 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1800 | 9.74 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1801 | 9.74 tonnes | -0.0% |
| 1802 | 9.74 tonnes | -0.0% |
| 1803 | 9.74 tonnes | -0.0% |
| 1804 | 9.74 tonnes | -0.0% |
| 1805 | 9.74 tonnes | -0.0% |
| 1806 | 9.74 tonnes | -0.0% |
| 1807 | 9.74 tonnes | -0.0% |
| 1808 | 9.74 tonnes | -0.0% |
| 1809 | 9.74 tonnes | -0.0% |
| 1810 | 9.74 tonnes | -0.0% |
| 1811 | 9.74 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1812 | 9.75 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1813 | 9.75 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1814 | 9.75 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1815 | 9.76 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1816 | 9.76 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1817 | 9.77 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1818 | 9.77 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1819 | 9.78 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1820 | 9.78 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1821 | 9.78 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1822 | 9.79 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1823 | 9.79 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1824 | 9.8 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1825 | 9.8 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1826 | 9.8 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1827 | 9.81 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1828 | 9.81 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1829 | 9.82 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1830 | 9.82 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1831 | 9.82 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1832 | 9.83 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1833 | 9.83 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1834 | 9.83 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1835 | 9.84 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1836 | 9.84 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1837 | 9.85 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1838 | 9.85 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1839 | 9.85 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1840 | 9.86 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1841 | 9.86 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1842 | 9.86 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1843 | 9.86 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1844 | 9.87 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1845 | 9.87 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1846 | 9.87 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1847 | 9.88 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1848 | 9.88 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1849 | 9.88 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1850 | 9.89 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1851 | 9.86 tonnes | -0.3% |
| 1852 | 9.83 tonnes | -0.3% |
| 1853 | 9.8 tonnes | -0.3% |
| 1854 | 9.78 tonnes | -0.3% |
| 1855 | 9.76 tonnes | -0.1% |
| 1856 | 9.75 tonnes | -0.1% |
| 1857 | 9.74 tonnes | -0.1% |
| 1858 | 9.72 tonnes | -0.1% |
| 1859 | 9.71 tonnes | -0.1% |
| 1860 | 9.7 tonnes | -0.1% |
| 1861 | 9.69 tonnes | -0.1% |
| 1862 | 9.68 tonnes | -0.1% |
| 1863 | 8.95 tonnes | -7.5% |
| 1864 | 8.3 tonnes | -7.3% |
| 1865 | 8.38 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1866 | 8.47 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1867 | 8.56 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1868 | 8.65 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1869 | 8.74 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1870 | 8.84 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1871 | 8.93 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1872 | 9.03 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1873 | 9.41 tonnes | +4.2% |
| 1874 | 9.81 tonnes | +4.3% |
| 1875 | 10.24 tonnes | +4.4% |
| 1876 | 10.38 tonnes | +1.4% |
| 1877 | 10.52 tonnes | +1.4% |
| 1878 | 10.67 tonnes | +1.4% |
| 1879 | 10.81 tonnes | +1.4% |
| 1880 | 10.96 tonnes | +1.4% |
| 1881 | 11.02 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1882 | 11.09 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1883 | 11.15 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1884 | 11.21 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1885 | 11.29 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1886 | 11.37 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1887 | 11.45 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1888 | 11.53 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1889 | 11.61 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1890 | 11.7 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1891 | 11.78 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1892 | 11.86 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1893 | 11.95 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1894 | 12.03 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1895 | 12.12 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1896 | 12.2 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1897 | 12.82 tonnes | +5.1% |
| 1898 | 13.49 tonnes | +5.2% |
| 1899 | 14.19 tonnes | +5.2% |
| 1900 | 14.94 tonnes | +5.3% |
| 1901 | 14.86 tonnes | -0.6% |
| 1902 | 14.78 tonnes | -0.6% |
| 1903 | 14.69 tonnes | -0.6% |
| 1904 | 14.6 tonnes | -0.6% |
| 1905 | 14.51 tonnes | -0.6% |
| 1906 | 14.42 tonnes | -0.6% |
| 1907 | 14.33 tonnes | -0.6% |
| 1908 | 14.23 tonnes | -0.7% |
| 1909 | 14.14 tonnes | -0.7% |
| 1910 | 14.04 tonnes | -0.7% |
| 1911 | 13.98 tonnes | -0.4% |
| 1912 | 14.14 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1913 | 14.3 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1914 | 14.29 tonnes | -0.1% |
| 1915 | 14.28 tonnes | -0.1% |
| 1916 | 14.26 tonnes | -0.1% |
| 1917 | 14.24 tonnes | -0.2% |
| 1918 | 14.21 tonnes | -0.2% |
| 1919 | 14.18 tonnes | -0.2% |
| 1920 | 14.15 tonnes | -0.2% |
| 1921 | 14.43 tonnes | +2.0% |
| 1922 | 14.72 tonnes | +2.0% |
| 1923 | 15.01 tonnes | +2.0% |
| 1924 | 15.31 tonnes | +2.0% |
| 1925 | 15.62 tonnes | +2.0% |
| 1926 | 15.94 tonnes | +2.1% |
| 1927 | 16.24 tonnes | +1.8% |
| 1928 | 16.54 tonnes | +1.9% |
| 1929 | 16.85 tonnes | +1.9% |
| 1930 | 17.16 tonnes | +1.9% |
| 1931 | 17.5 tonnes | +2.0% |
| 1932 | 17.86 tonnes | +2.0% |
| 1933 | 18.36 tonnes | +2.8% |
| 1934 | 18.87 tonnes | +2.8% |
| 1935 | 19.39 tonnes | +2.8% |
| 1936 | 19.92 tonnes | +2.7% |
| 1937 | 20.55 tonnes | +3.1% |
| 1938 | 21.41 tonnes | +4.2% |
| 1939 | 22.8 tonnes | +6.5% |
| 1940 | 24.24 tonnes | +6.3% |
| 1941 | 24.47 tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1942 | 24.73 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1943 | 25.02 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1944 | 25.33 tonnes | +1.3% |
| 1945 | 25.68 tonnes | +1.4% |
| 1946 | 26.06 tonnes | +1.5% |
| 1947 | 26.46 tonnes | +1.5% |
| 1948 | 26.89 tonnes | +1.6% |
| 1949 | 27.29 tonnes | +1.5% |
| 1950 | 79.2 tonnes | +190.3% |
| 1951 | 80.87 tonnes | +2.1% |
| 1952 | 82.2 tonnes | +1.6% |
| 1953 | 83.36 tonnes | +1.4% |
| 1954 | 109.39 tonnes | +31.2% |
| 1955 | 135.23 tonnes | +23.6% |
| 1956 | 136 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1957 | 136.77 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1958 | 137.59 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1959 | 138.51 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1960 | 164.24 tonnes | +18.6% |
| 1961 | 165.24 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1962 | 141.77 tonnes | -14.2% |
| 1963 | 118.49 tonnes | -16.4% |
| 1964 | 193.03 tonnes | +62.9% |
| 1965 | 170.22 tonnes | -11.8% |
| 1966 | 195.86 tonnes | +15.1% |
| 1967 | 173.08 tonnes | -11.6% |
| 1968 | 222.59 tonnes | +28.6% |
| 1969 | 247.89 tonnes | +11.4% |
| 1970 | 249.1 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1971 | 10,725 tonnes | +4205.3% |
| 1972 | 10,816 tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1973 | 9,728 tonnes | -10.1% |
| 1974 | 8,617 tonnes | -11.4% |
| 1975 | 5,858 tonnes | -32.0% |
| 1976 | 3,922 tonnes | -33.0% |
| 1977 | 3,163 tonnes | -19.4% |
| 1978 | 3,200 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1979 | 3,432 tonnes | +7.3% |
| 1980 | 872.68 tonnes | -74.6% |
| 1981 | 806.27 tonnes | -7.6% |
| 1982 | 419.46 tonnes | -48.0% |
| 1983 | 596.17 tonnes | +42.1% |
| 1984 | 1,344 tonnes | +125.4% |
| 1985 | 778.93 tonnes | -42.0% |
| 1986 | 624.41 tonnes | -19.8% |
| 1987 | 576.54 tonnes | -7.7% |
| 1988 | 569.24 tonnes | -1.3% |
| 1989 | 604.55 tonnes | +6.2% |
| 1990 | 472.19 tonnes | -21.9% |
| 1991 | 483.3 tonnes | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 513.68 tonnes | +6.3% |
| 1993 | 506.08 tonnes | -1.5% |
| 1994 | 537.8 tonnes | +6.3% |
| 1995 | 551.45 tonnes | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 657.78 tonnes | +19.3% |
| 1997 | 666.11 tonnes | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 828.08 tonnes | +24.3% |
| 1999 | 899.2 tonnes | +8.6% |
| 2000 | 975.19 tonnes | +8.5% |
| 2001 | 1,140 tonnes | +16.9% |
| 2002 | 1,232 tonnes | +8.1% |
| 2003 | 1,255 tonnes | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 1,395 tonnes | +11.2% |
| 2005 | 1,657 tonnes | +18.7% |
| 2006 | 1,622 tonnes | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 1,929 tonnes | +19.0% |
| 2008 | 1,462 tonnes | -24.2% |
| 2009 | 1,612 tonnes | +10.2% |
| 2010 | 2,011 tonnes | +24.8% |
| 2011 | 2,800 tonnes | +39.2% |
| 2012 | 2,434 tonnes | -13.1% |
| 2013 | 2,247 tonnes | -7.7% |
| 2014 | 2,598 tonnes | +15.6% |
| 2015 | 2,685 tonnes | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 2,789 tonnes | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 3,136 tonnes | +12.4% |
| 2018 | 3,310 tonnes | +5.6% |
| 2019 | 3,668 tonnes | +10.8% |
| 2020 | 3,010 tonnes | -17.9% |
| 2021 | 3,041 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 3,763 tonnes | +23.8% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 3,763 tonnes is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 75,907 tonnes, 5% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 3,763 tonnes is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 13,590 tonnes, 28% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | +4205.3% | 249.1 tonnes | 10,725 tonnes |
| 1950 | +190.3% | 27.29 tonnes | 79.2 tonnes |
| 1984 | +125.4% | 596.17 tonnes | 1,344 tonnes |
| 1980 | -74.6% | 3,432 tonnes | 872.68 tonnes |
| 1964 | +62.9% | 118.49 tonnes | 193.03 tonnes |
| 1982 | -48.0% | 806.27 tonnes | 419.46 tonnes |
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 |
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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
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.