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

Cape Verde: Number of people without access to electricity, per square kilometre was 1.81 people per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
1.81 people per square kilometre
Change on year
down 51.5%
World rank
67th
of 214 countries
All-time high
47.98 people per square kilometre
in 2002
All-time low
1.81 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Years of data
24
2000–2023

Number of people without access to electricity, per square kilometre in Cape Verde, 2000–2023

010203040502000201120232000: 46.6 people per square kilometre2001: 45.3 people per square kilometre2002: 48 people per square kilometre2003: 42.6 people per square kilometre2004: 41.2 people per square kilometre2005: 39.7 people per square kilometre2006: 38 people per square kilometre2007: 36.3 people per square kilometre2008: 34.5 people per square kilometre2009: 32.5 people per square kilometre2010: 23.9 people per square kilometre2011: 22.5 people per square kilometre2012: 21.3 people per square kilometre2013: 20 people per square kilometre2014: 18.7 people per square kilometre2015: 17.3 people per square kilometre2016: 15.9 people per square kilometre2017: 14.5 people per square kilometre2018: 12.5 people per square kilometre2019: 11 people per square kilometre2020: 8 people per square kilometre2021: 5.8 people per square kilometre2022: 3.7 people per square kilometre2023: 1.8 people per square kilometre

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per square kilometre.

Analysis

Cape Verde recorded 1.81 people per square kilometre for number of people without access to electricity, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.

That represents a change of down 51.5% on the previous year and down 90.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of people without access to electricity, per square kilometre in Cape Verde peaked at 47.98 people per square kilometre in 2002 and was at its lowest, 1.81 people per square kilometre, in 2023.

Cape Verde ranks 67th 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 square kilometre in Cape Verde, year by year

Annual values for Number of people without access to electricity, per square kilometre in Cape Verde, 2000 to 2023.
Year people per square kilometre Change
2000 46.57 people per square kilometre
2001 45.34 people per square kilometre -2.6%
2002 47.98 people per square kilometre +5.8%
2003 42.64 people per square kilometre -11.1%
2004 41.16 people per square kilometre -3.5%
2005 39.72 people per square kilometre -3.5%
2006 37.99 people per square kilometre -4.4%
2007 36.32 people per square kilometre -4.4%
2008 34.46 people per square kilometre -5.1%
2009 32.53 people per square kilometre -5.6%
2010 23.91 people per square kilometre -26.5%
2011 22.46 people per square kilometre -6.0%
2012 21.34 people per square kilometre -5.0%
2013 19.96 people per square kilometre -6.5%
2014 18.69 people per square kilometre -6.4%
2015 17.29 people per square kilometre -7.5%
2016 15.9 people per square kilometre -8.1%
2017 14.51 people per square kilometre -8.7%
2018 12.48 people per square kilometre -13.9%
2019 10.97 people per square kilometre -12.1%
2020 8.05 people per square kilometre -26.7%
2021 5.77 people per square kilometre -28.3%
2022 3.74 people per square kilometre -35.2%
2023 1.81 people per square kilometre -51.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 40.47 people per square kilometre 32.53 people per square kilometre 47.98 people per square kilometre 10
2010s 17.75 people per square kilometre 10.97 people per square kilometre 23.91 people per square kilometre 10
2020s 4.84 people per square kilometre 1.81 people per square kilometre 8.05 people per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near Cape Verde

  1. 64 Trinidad and Tobago 3.47 people per square kilometre compare
  2. 65 Mauritania 2.42 people per square kilometre compare
  3. 66 India 2.42 people per square kilometre compare
  4. 68 Panama 1.8 people per square kilometre compare
  5. 69 Namibia 1.56 people per square kilometre compare
  6. 70 Lao People's Democratic Republic 1.16 people per square kilometre compare

See the full ranking of 214 places →

More energy & mining data for Cape Verde

All data for Cape Verde →

Frequently asked questions

What is number of people without access to electricity, per square kilometre in Cape Verde?
Number of people without access to electricity, per square kilometre in Cape Verde was 1.81 people per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest number of people without access to electricity, per square kilometre recorded in Cape Verde?
The highest recorded value was 47.98 people per square kilometre in 2002.
What is the lowest number of people without access to electricity, per square kilometre recorded in Cape Verde?
The lowest recorded value was 1.81 people per square kilometre in 2023.
How does Cape Verde rank for number of people without access to electricity, per square kilometre?
Cape Verde ranks 67th out of 214 countries with data for 2023.
Is number of people without access to electricity, per square kilometre rising or falling in Cape Verde?
Over the last ten years it is down 90.9%. 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 square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 24 observations, free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page.

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Number of people without access to electricity, per square kilometre in Cape Verde. Statizoid, drawing on Statizoid (derived). Retrieved 04 September 2026, from https://energy.statizoid.com/stat/number-of-people-without-access-to-electricity-per-square-kilometre/cabo-verde/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page; please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://energy.statizoid.com/stat/number-of-people-without-access-to-electricity-per-square-kilometre/cabo-verde/">Number of people without access to electricity, per square kilometre in Cape Verde</a> — Statizoid

How this figure is calculated

Number of people without access to electricity divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Number of people without access to electricity ÷ Land area (sq. km)

Computed from

Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.

About this data

Indicator
Number of people without access to electricity, per square kilometre
Unit
people per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
214 places, 5,049 data points, 2000–2023
Last refreshed

Number of people without access to electricity divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.