Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding … unit in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding … unit was 0.0393 kWh per US$ of GDP in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding in Cape Verde, 2000–2021
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kWh per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for electricity production from renewable sources, excluding in Cape Verde is 0.0393 kWh per US$ of GDP, measured in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 227.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from renewable sources, excluding in Cape Verde peaked at 0.0486 kWh per US$ of GDP in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.0022 kWh per US$ of GDP, in 2010.
That places Cape Verde 39th out of 205 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding … unit in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | kWh per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0084 kWh per US$ of GDP | — |
| 2001 | 0.0067 kWh per US$ of GDP | -21.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0091 kWh per US$ of GDP | +37.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0066 kWh per US$ of GDP | -27.6% |
| 2004 | 0.007 kWh per US$ of GDP | +5.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0066 kWh per US$ of GDP | -4.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0067 kWh per US$ of GDP | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0042 kWh per US$ of GDP | -38.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0028 kWh per US$ of GDP | -32.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0025 kWh per US$ of GDP | -10.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0022 kWh per US$ of GDP | -10.7% |
| 2011 | 0.012 kWh per US$ of GDP | +434.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0368 kWh per US$ of GDP | +207.0% |
| 2013 | 0.041 kWh per US$ of GDP | +11.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0437 kWh per US$ of GDP | +6.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0486 kWh per US$ of GDP | +11.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0446 kWh per US$ of GDP | -8.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0375 kWh per US$ of GDP | -15.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0405 kWh per US$ of GDP | +8.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0368 kWh per US$ of GDP | -9.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0387 kWh per US$ of GDP | +5.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0393 kWh per US$ of GDP | +1.6% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 0.0393 kWh per US$ of GDP is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0153 kWh per US$ of GDP, 2.6× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 0.0393 kWh per US$ of GDP is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0031 kWh per US$ of GDP, 12.7× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding … unit in Cape Verde changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +434.3% | 0.0022 kWh per US$ of GDP | 0.012 kWh per US$ of GDP |
| 2012 | +207.0% | 0.012 kWh per US$ of GDP | 0.0368 kWh per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0061 kWh per US$ of GDP | 0.0025 kWh per US$ of GDP | 0.0091 kWh per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0344 kWh per US$ of GDP | 0.0022 kWh per US$ of GDP | 0.0486 kWh per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.039 kWh per US$ of GDP | 0.0387 kWh per US$ of GDP | 0.0393 kWh per US$ of GDP | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from renewable sources, excluding in Cape Verde?
- Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding in Cape Verde was 0.0393 kWh per US$ of GDP in 2021, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest electricity production from renewable sources, excluding recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0486 kWh per US$ of GDP in 2015.
- What is the lowest electricity production from renewable sources, excluding recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0022 kWh per US$ of GDP in 2010.
- How does Cape Verde rank for electricity production from renewable sources, excluding?
- Cape Verde ranks 39th out of 205 countries with data for 2021.
- Is electricity production from renewable sources, excluding rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 227.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (kWh), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (kWh) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (kWh) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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- Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA)
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (kWh) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.