Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita was 0.984 units per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Cape Verde, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2024, number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Cape Verde stood at 0.984 units per person.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and up 15.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Cape Verde peaked at 0.986 units per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.586 units per person, in 2002.
Cape Verde ranks 139th of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.586 units per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.603 units per person | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 0.586 units per person | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 0.637 units per person | +8.7% |
| 2004 | 0.654 units per person | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 0.67 units per person | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 0.688 units per person | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 0.705 units per person | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 0.723 units per person | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 0.741 units per person | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 0.811 units per person | +9.4% |
| 2011 | 0.823 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 0.832 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.843 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 0.853 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 0.864 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 0.875 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.886 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 0.902 units per person | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 0.914 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 0.937 units per person | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 0.955 units per person | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 0.971 units per person | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 0.986 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 0.984 units per person | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6593 units per person | 0.586 units per person | 0.741 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8603 units per person | 0.811 units per person | 0.914 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9666 units per person | 0.937 units per person | 0.986 units per person | 5 |
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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)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 14.4% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 0.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Cape Verde?
- Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Cape Verde was 0.984 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of people with and without electricity access, per capita recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 0.986 units per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest number of people with and without electricity access, per capita recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.586 units per person in 2002.
- How does Cape Verde rank for number of people with and without electricity access, per capita?
- Cape Verde ranks 139th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of people with and without electricity access, per capita rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Number of people with and without electricity access divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of people with and without electricity access ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Number of people with and without electricity access Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Number of people with and without electricity access divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.