Cape Verde vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding
Cape Verde
0.0393 kWh per US$ of GDP
in 2021
Sub-Saharan Africa
0.01 kWh per US$ of GDP
in 2021
Cape Verde rank
39th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
38th
Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding over time
- Cape Verde
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Cape Verde currently reports 0.0393 kWh per US$ of GDP against 0.01 kWh per US$ of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 0.0293 kWh per US$ of GDP.
That makes Cape Verde's figure about 3.9 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Cape Verde ahead.
Cape Verde ranks 39th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 38th of 205 countries.
Cape Verde has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | Sub-Saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0061 kWh per US$ of GDP | 0.0044 kWh per US$ of GDP | 0.0017 kWh per US$ of GDP | Cape Verde |
| 2010s | 0.0344 kWh per US$ of GDP | 0.0051 kWh per US$ of GDP | 0.0293 kWh per US$ of GDP | Cape Verde |
| 2020s | 0.039 kWh per US$ of GDP | 0.0097 kWh per US$ of GDP | 0.0293 kWh per US$ of GDP | Cape Verde |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity production from renewable sources, excluding, Cape Verde or Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Cape Verde, at 0.0393 kWh per US$ of GDP against 0.01 kWh per US$ of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2021.
- What is the difference in electricity production from renewable sources, excluding between Cape Verde and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 0.0293 kWh per US$ of GDP, with Cape Verde ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Cape Verde and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for electricity production from renewable sources, excluding?
- Cape Verde ranks 39th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 38th of 205 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (kWh), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (kWh) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.