Electricity generation from renewables in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Electricity generation from renewables was 0.16 terawatt-hours in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Electricity generation from renewables in Cape Verde, 2000–2024
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
The most recent figure for electricity generation from renewables in Cape Verde is 0.16 terawatt-hours, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 14.3% on the previous year and up 77.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from renewables in Cape Verde peaked at 0.16 terawatt-hours in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 terawatt-hours, in 2003.
Cape Verde ranks 161st of 214 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Electricity generation from renewables in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.01 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 0.01 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.01 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0 terawatt-hours | -100.0% |
| 2004 | 0.01 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2005 | 0.01 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.01 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.01 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.01 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.01 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0 terawatt-hours | -100.0% |
| 2011 | 0.03 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2012 | 0.07 terawatt-hours | +133.3% |
| 2013 | 0.09 terawatt-hours | +28.6% |
| 2014 | 0.09 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.09 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.09 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.08 terawatt-hours | -11.1% |
| 2018 | 0.09 terawatt-hours | +12.5% |
| 2019 | 0.08 terawatt-hours | -11.1% |
| 2020 | 0.07 terawatt-hours | -12.5% |
| 2021 | 0.08 terawatt-hours | +14.3% |
| 2022 | 0.14 terawatt-hours | +75.0% |
| 2023 | 0.14 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.16 terawatt-hours | +14.3% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 0.16 terawatt-hours is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.79 terawatt-hours, 4% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 0.16 terawatt-hours is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.6 terawatt-hours, 27% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Electricity generation from renewables 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +133.3% | 0.03 terawatt-hours | 0.07 terawatt-hours |
| 2003 | -100.0% | 0.01 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours |
| 2010 | -100.0% | 0.01 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours |
| 2022 | +75.0% | 0.08 terawatt-hours | 0.14 terawatt-hours |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.009 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.01 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.071 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.09 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.118 terawatt-hours | 0.07 terawatt-hours | 0.16 terawatt-hours | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
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 renewables in Cape Verde?
- Electricity generation from renewables in Cape Verde was 0.16 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 renewables recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 0.16 terawatt-hours in 2024.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from renewables recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 terawatt-hours in 2003.
- How does Cape Verde rank for electricity generation from renewables?
- Cape Verde ranks 161st out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electricity generation from renewables rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 77.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 renewables. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in terawatt-hours.