Number of people without access to electricity, per capita in Cape Verde

Cape Verde: Number of people without access to electricity, per capita was 0.016 people per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
0.016 people per person
Change on year
up 14.3%
World rank
75th
of 214 countries
All-time high
0.414 people per person
in 2002
All-time low
0.014 people per person
in 2023
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Number of people without access to electricity, per capita in Cape Verde, 2000–2024

00.10.20.30.42000201220242000: 0.414 people per person2001: 0.397 people per person2002: 0.414 people per person2003: 0.363 people per person2004: 0.346 people per person2005: 0.33 people per person2006: 0.312 people per person2007: 0.295 people per person2008: 0.277 people per person2009: 0.259 people per person2010: 0.189 people per person2011: 0.177 people per person2012: 0.168 people per person2013: 0.157 people per person2014: 0.147 people per person2015: 0.136 people per person2016: 0.125 people per person2017: 0.114 people per person2018: 0.098 people per person2019: 0.086 people per person2020: 0.063 people per person2021: 0.045 people per person2022: 0.029 people per person2023: 0.014 people per person2024: 0.016 people per person

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.

Analysis

In 2024, number of people without access to electricity, per capita in Cape Verde stood at 0.016 people per person.

The figure is up 14.3% on the previous year and down 89.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of people without access to electricity, per capita in Cape Verde peaked at 0.414 people per person in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.014 people per person, in 2023.

Cape Verde ranks 75th of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Number of people without access to electricity, per capita in Cape Verde, year by year

Annual values for Number of people without access to electricity, per capita in Cape Verde, 2000 to 2024.
Year people per person Change
2000 0.414 people per person
2001 0.397 people per person -4.1%
2002 0.414 people per person +4.3%
2003 0.363 people per person -12.3%
2004 0.346 people per person -4.7%
2005 0.33 people per person -4.6%
2006 0.312 people per person -5.5%
2007 0.295 people per person -5.4%
2008 0.277 people per person -6.1%
2009 0.259 people per person -6.5%
2010 0.189 people per person -27.0%
2011 0.177 people per person -6.3%
2012 0.168 people per person -5.1%
2013 0.157 people per person -6.5%
2014 0.147 people per person -6.4%
2015 0.136 people per person -7.5%
2016 0.125 people per person -8.1%
2017 0.114 people per person -8.8%
2018 0.098 people per person -14.0%
2019 0.086 people per person -12.2%
2020 0.063 people per person -26.7%
2021 0.045 people per person -28.6%
2022 0.029 people per person -35.6%
2023 0.014 people per person -51.7%
2024 0.016 people per person +14.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.3407 people per person 0.259 people per person 0.414 people per person 10
2010s 0.1397 people per person 0.086 people per person 0.189 people per person 10
2020s 0.0334 people per person 0.014 people per person 0.063 people per person 5

Countries ranked near Cape Verde

  1. 72 Kiribati 0.023 people per person compare
  2. 73 Jamaica 0.023 people per person compare
  3. 74 Nepal 0.021 people per person compare
  4. 76 Argentina 0.016 people per person compare
  5. 77 Ecuador 0.015 people per person compare
  6. 78 El Salvador 0.013 people per person compare

See the full ranking of 214 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of people without access to electricity, per capita in Cape Verde?
Number of people without access to electricity, per capita in Cape Verde was 0.016 people per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest number of people without access to electricity, per capita recorded in Cape Verde?
The highest recorded value was 0.414 people per person in 2002.
What is the lowest number of people without access to electricity, per capita recorded in Cape Verde?
The lowest recorded value was 0.014 people per person in 2023.
How does Cape Verde rank for number of people without access to electricity, per capita?
Cape Verde ranks 75th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
Is number of people without access to electricity, per capita rising or falling in Cape Verde?
Over the last ten years it is down 89.1%. 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 Number of people without access to electricity, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Number of people without access to electricity divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

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Indicator
Number of people without access to electricity, per capita
Unit
people per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
214 places, 5,325 data points, 2000–2024
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Number of people without access to electricity divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.