Access to clean fuels for cooking vs. per capita energy use in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Access to clean fuels for cooking vs. per capita energy use was 89.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Access to clean fuels for cooking vs. per capita energy use in Cape Verde, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Cape Verde recorded 89.0% for access to clean fuels for cooking vs. per capita energy use in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.3% on the previous year and up 20.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to clean fuels for cooking vs. per capita energy use in Cape Verde peaked at 89.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 62.0%, in 2000.
Cape Verde ranks 109th of 192 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Access to clean fuels for cooking vs. per capita energy use in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 62.0% | — |
| 2001 | 62.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 63.0% | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 63.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 64.0% | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 65.0% | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 66.0% | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 67.0% | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 68.0% | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 69.0% | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 70.0% | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 71.0% | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 72.0% | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 73.0% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 74.0% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 75.0% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 77.0% | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 78.0% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 80.0% | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 82.0% | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 83.0% | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 85.0% | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 86.0% | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 87.0% | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 89.0% | +2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 64.9% | 62.0% | 69.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 75.2% | 70.0% | 82.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 86.0% | 83.0% | 89.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
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)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gas production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to clean fuels for cooking vs. per capita energy use in Cape Verde?
- Access to clean fuels for cooking vs. per capita energy use in Cape Verde was 89.0% in 2024, according to World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest access to clean fuels for cooking vs. per capita energy use recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 89.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest access to clean fuels for cooking vs. per capita energy use recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.0% in 2000.
- How does Cape Verde rank for access to clean fuels for cooking vs. per capita energy use?
- Cape Verde ranks 109th out of 192 countries with data for 2024.
- Is access to clean fuels for cooking vs. per capita energy use rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Access to clean fuels for cooking vs. per capita energy use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Access to clean fuels or technologies reduce exposure to indoor air pollutants, a leading cause of death in low-income households. Energy is measured in kilowatt-hours of total energy supply per person.