Access to electricity urban vs rural in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Access to electricity urban vs rural was 98.6 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Access to electricity urban vs rural in Cape Verde, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for access to electricity urban vs rural in Cape Verde is 98.6, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to electricity urban vs rural in Cape Verde peaked at 98.6 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 81.3, in 2002.
Cape Verde ranks 155th of 212 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 electricity urban vs rural in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 81.9 | — |
| 2001 | 82.5 | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 81.3 | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 83.6 | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 84.2 | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 85 | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 85.4 | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 86 | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 86.7 | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 87.3 | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 90.6 | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 91 | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 91.4 | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 91.7 | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 91.9 | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 92.1 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 92.3 | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 92.5 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 93.1 | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 93.5 | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 94.3 | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 94.9 | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 95.3 | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 96.5 | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 98.6 | +2.2% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 98.6 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 100, 99% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 98.6 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 85.35, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 84.39 | 81.3 | 87.3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 92.01 | 90.6 | 93.5 | 10 |
| 2020s | 95.92 | 94.3 | 98.6 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
More energy & mining data for Cape Verde
- Ores and metals imports 0.7% (2024)
- 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)
- Gas production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to electricity urban vs rural in Cape Verde?
- Access to electricity urban vs rural in Cape Verde was 98.6 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest access to electricity urban vs rural recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 98.6 in 2024.
- What is the lowest access to electricity urban vs rural recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 81.3 in 2002.
- How does Cape Verde rank for access to electricity urban vs rural?
- Cape Verde ranks 155th out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is access to electricity urban vs rural rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Access to electricity urban vs rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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