Installed solar pv capacity in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Installed solar pv capacity was 0.0326 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Installed solar pv capacity in Cape Verde, 2010–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Cape Verde recorded 0.0326 for installed solar pv capacity in 2025. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.2% on the previous year and up 447.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, installed solar pv capacity in Cape Verde peaked at 0.0326 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0055, in 2010.
That places Cape Verde 150th out of 218 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Installed solar pv capacity in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 0.0055 | — |
| 2011 | 0.0055 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0056 | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0056 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0056 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.006 | +6.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0061 | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0062 | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0107 | +72.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0141 | +31.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0149 | +5.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0171 | +14.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0229 | +34.2% |
| 2023 | 0.026 | +13.5% |
| 2024 | 0.031 | +19.2% |
| 2025 | 0.0326 | +5.2% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 0.0326 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.3169, 10% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 0.0326 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0453, 72% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Installed solar pv capacity 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | +72.3% | 0.0062 | 0.0107 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.0071 | 0.0055 | 0.0141 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0241 | 0.0149 | 0.0326 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
More energy & mining data for Cape Verde
- Fuel imports 14.4% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 0.7% (2024)
- Fuel exports 0.0% (2023)
- 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)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is installed solar pv capacity in Cape Verde?
- Installed solar pv capacity in Cape Verde was 0.0326 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest installed solar pv capacity recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0326 in 2025.
- What is the lowest installed solar pv capacity recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0055 in 2010.
- How does Cape Verde rank for installed solar pv capacity?
- Cape Verde ranks 150th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is installed solar pv capacity rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 447.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Installed solar pv capacity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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