Electricity generation from fossil fuels in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Electricity generation from fossil fuels was 0.36 terawatt-hours in 2024. ▲ Rising
Electricity generation from fossil fuels in Cape Verde, 2000–2024
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
Cape Verde recorded 0.36 terawatt-hours for electricity generation from fossil fuels in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from fossil fuels in Cape Verde peaked at 0.36 terawatt-hours in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.14 terawatt-hours, in 2000.
Cape Verde ranks 158th of 209 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.219 terawatt-hours | 0.14 terawatt-hours | 0.3 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.34 terawatt-hours | 0.31 terawatt-hours | 0.36 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.356 terawatt-hours | 0.35 terawatt-hours | 0.36 terawatt-hours | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
- 155 Fiji 0.42 terawatt-hours compare
- 156 Eritrea 0.4 terawatt-hours compare
- 157 Saint Lucia 0.39 terawatt-hours compare
- 159 Chad 0.35 terawatt-hours compare
- 160 Antigua and Barbuda 0.34 terawatt-hours compare
- 160 French Guiana 0.34 terawatt-hours compare
- 160 Somalia 0.34 terawatt-hours compare
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)
- Fuel exports 0.0% (2023)
- Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita 61.0% (2023)
- Share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. GDP per capita 11.8% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity generation from fossil fuels in Cape Verde?
- Electricity generation from fossil fuels in Cape Verde was 0.36 terawatt-hours in 2024, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity generation from fossil fuels recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 0.36 terawatt-hours in 2016.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from fossil fuels recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.14 terawatt-hours in 2000.
- How does Cape Verde rank for electricity generation from fossil fuels?
- Cape Verde ranks 158th out of 209 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electricity generation from fossil fuels rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity generation from fossil fuels. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Electricity generation from coal, oil, and gas, measured in terawatt-hours.