Electricity production from oil sources in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Electricity production from oil sources was 81.7% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Electricity production from oil sources in Cape Verde, 2000–2021
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
Cape Verde recorded 81.7% for electricity production from oil sources in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 12.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from oil sources in Cape Verde peaked at 98.8% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 77.8%, in 2014.
That places Cape Verde 40th out of 210 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Electricity production from oil sources in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 96.9% | — |
| 2001 | 97.8% | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 96.8% | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 97.3% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 97.1% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 97.3% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 97.0% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 97.4% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 98.1% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 98.4% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 98.8% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 93.0% | -5.9% |
| 2012 | 81.0% | -12.9% |
| 2013 | 78.7% | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 77.8% | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 79.7% | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 81.4% | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 82.4% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 79.2% | -3.8% |
| 2019 | 81.3% | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 83.2% | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 81.7% | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 97.4% | 96.8% | 98.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 83.3% | 77.8% | 98.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.5% | 81.7% | 83.2% | 2 |
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- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
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- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from oil sources in Cape Verde?
- Electricity production from oil sources in Cape Verde was 81.7% in 2021, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest electricity production from oil sources recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 98.8% in 2010.
- What is the lowest electricity production from oil sources recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 77.8% in 2014.
- How does Cape Verde rank for electricity production from oil sources?
- Cape Verde ranks 40th out of 210 countries with data for 2021.
- Is electricity production from oil sources rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
- The figures come from IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as part of Electricity production from oil sources (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The share of electricity production from oil sources of total electricity production. Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Oil refers to crude oil and petroleum products.