Electricity generation from oil in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Electricity generation from oil was 0.36 terawatt-hours in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.36 terawatt-hours
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
118th
of 214 countries
All-time high
0.36 terawatt-hours
in 2016
All-time low
0.14 terawatt-hours
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Electricity generation from oil in Cape Verde, 2000–2024
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
In 2024, electricity generation from oil in Cape Verde stood at 0.36 terawatt-hours. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from oil in Cape Verde peaked at 0.36 terawatt-hours in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.14 terawatt-hours, in 2000.
That places Cape Verde 118th out of 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Electricity generation from oil in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.14 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 0.16 terawatt-hours | +14.3% |
| 2002 | 0.18 terawatt-hours | +12.5% |
| 2003 | 0.19 terawatt-hours | +5.6% |
| 2004 | 0.21 terawatt-hours | +10.5% |
| 2005 | 0.23 terawatt-hours | +9.5% |
| 2006 | 0.24 terawatt-hours | +4.3% |
| 2007 | 0.26 terawatt-hours | +8.3% |
| 2008 | 0.28 terawatt-hours | +7.7% |
| 2009 | 0.3 terawatt-hours | +7.1% |
| 2010 | 0.34 terawatt-hours | +13.3% |
| 2011 | 0.34 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.31 terawatt-hours | -8.8% |
| 2013 | 0.32 terawatt-hours | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 0.34 terawatt-hours | +6.3% |
| 2015 | 0.34 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.36 terawatt-hours | +5.9% |
| 2017 | 0.35 terawatt-hours | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 0.34 terawatt-hours | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 0.36 terawatt-hours | +5.9% |
| 2020 | 0.35 terawatt-hours | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 0.35 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.36 terawatt-hours | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 0.36 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.36 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 0.36 terawatt-hours is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.57 terawatt-hours, 63% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 0.36 terawatt-hours is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.315 terawatt-hours, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
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
- 116 Saint Lucia 0.39 terawatt-hours compare
- 117 Tanzania 0.38 terawatt-hours compare
- 119 Cameroon 0.35 terawatt-hours compare
- 119 Chad 0.35 terawatt-hours compare
- 121 Antigua and Barbuda 0.34 terawatt-hours compare
- 121 French Guiana 0.34 terawatt-hours compare
- 121 Somalia 0.34 terawatt-hours compare
- 121 Zambia 0.34 terawatt-hours compare
More energy & mining data for Cape Verde
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 3.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 14.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity generation from oil in Cape Verde?
- Electricity generation from oil 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 oil recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 0.36 terawatt-hours in 2016.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from oil recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.14 terawatt-hours in 2000.
- How does Cape Verde rank for electricity generation from oil?
- Cape Verde ranks 118th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electricity generation from oil 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 oil. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in terawatt-hours.