Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$) in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$) was 26.33 million current US$ in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Cape Verde, 1990–2021
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in current US$.
Analysis
In 2021, adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Cape Verde stood at 26.33 million current US$.
The figure is up 13.4% on the previous year and up 54.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Cape Verde peaked at 26.51 million current US$ in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1.21 million current US$, in 1990.
Cape Verde ranks 183rd of 210 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$) in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.21 million current US$ | — |
| 1991 | 1.28 million current US$ | +5.7% |
| 1992 | 1.47 million current US$ | +15.0% |
| 1993 | 1.54 million current US$ | +4.7% |
| 1994 | 1.61 million current US$ | +4.4% |
| 1995 | 1.83 million current US$ | +13.9% |
| 1996 | 2.23 million current US$ | +21.5% |
| 1997 | 2.48 million current US$ | +11.4% |
| 1998 | 2.74 million current US$ | +10.3% |
| 1999 | 3.37 million current US$ | +23.1% |
| 2000 | 4.08 million current US$ | +21.1% |
| 2001 | 4.66 million current US$ | +14.1% |
| 2002 | 5.64 million current US$ | +21.2% |
| 2003 | 6.51 million current US$ | +15.4% |
| 2004 | 7.28 million current US$ | +11.8% |
| 2005 | 10.24 million current US$ | +40.6% |
| 2006 | 12.26 million current US$ | +19.8% |
| 2007 | 11.85 million current US$ | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 12.88 million current US$ | +8.7% |
| 2009 | 14.08 million current US$ | +9.3% |
| 2010 | 15.43 million current US$ | +9.6% |
| 2011 | 17.00 million current US$ | +10.2% |
| 2012 | 16.47 million current US$ | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 16.49 million current US$ | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 16.84 million current US$ | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 17.39 million current US$ | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 19.75 million current US$ | +13.6% |
| 2017 | 22.08 million current US$ | +11.8% |
| 2018 | 23.90 million current US$ | +8.3% |
| 2019 | 26.51 million current US$ | +10.9% |
| 2020 | 23.22 million current US$ | -12.4% |
| 2021 | 26.33 million current US$ | +13.4% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 26.33 million current US$ is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 960.77 million current US$, 3% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 26.33 million current US$ is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 189.12 million current US$, 14% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.98 million current US$ | 1.21 million current US$ | 3.37 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.95 million current US$ | 4.08 million current US$ | 14.08 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.18 million current US$ | 15.43 million current US$ | 26.51 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.78 million current US$ | 23.22 million current US$ | 26.33 million current US$ | 2 |
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More economy & growth data for Cape Verde
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate 51.07 % change on previous year (2024)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 300.47 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 0.7172 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 281.36 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 0.5237 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 4.54 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0089 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per capita 51.68 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Cape Verde?
- Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Cape Verde was 26.33 million current US$ in 2021, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 26.51 million current US$ in 2019.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.21 million current US$ in 1990.
- How does Cape Verde rank for adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage?
- Cape Verde ranks 183rd out of 210 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 54.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Cost of damage due to carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuel use and the manufacture of cement, estimated to be US$40 per ton of CO2 (the unit damage in 2017 US dollars for CO2 emitted in 2020) times the number of tons of CO2 emitted. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.