Cumulative installed wind energy capacity gigawatts in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Cumulative installed wind energy capacity gigawatts was 0.0403 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Cumulative installed wind energy capacity gigawatts in Cape Verde, 2002–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Cape Verde recorded 0.0403 for cumulative installed wind energy capacity gigawatts in 2025. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 50.4% on the previous year and up 48.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cumulative installed wind energy capacity gigawatts in Cape Verde peaked at 0.0403 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0018, in 2010.
Cape Verde ranks 94th of 157 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cumulative installed wind energy capacity gigawatts in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0.0021 | — |
| 2003 | 0.0027 | +27.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0024 | -10.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0024 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0021 | -12.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0021 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0021 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0021 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0018 | -14.3% |
| 2011 | 0.017 | +844.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0272 | +60.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0272 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0272 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0272 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0272 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0272 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0269 | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0269 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0269 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0269 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0269 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0268 | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 0.0268 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.0403 | +50.4% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 0.0403 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1127, 36% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 0.0403 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0061, 6.6× the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0022 | 0.0021 | 0.0027 | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.0236 | 0.0018 | 0.0272 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0291 | 0.0268 | 0.0403 | 6 |
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 cumulative installed wind energy capacity gigawatts in Cape Verde?
- Cumulative installed wind energy capacity gigawatts in Cape Verde was 0.0403 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cumulative installed wind energy capacity gigawatts recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0403 in 2025.
- What is the lowest cumulative installed wind energy capacity gigawatts recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0018 in 2010.
- How does Cape Verde rank for cumulative installed wind energy capacity gigawatts?
- Cape Verde ranks 94th out of 157 countries with data for 2025.
- Is cumulative installed wind energy capacity gigawatts rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Cumulative installed wind energy capacity gigawatts. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 24 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).