Electricity demand per person in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Electricity demand per person was 990.71 kilowatt-hours in 2024. ▲ Rising
Electricity demand per person in Cape Verde, 2000–2024
Source: Ember (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilowatt-hours.
Analysis
The most recent figure for electricity demand per person in Cape Verde is 990.71 kilowatt-hours, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.5% on the previous year and up 18.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity demand per person in Cape Verde peaked at 990.71 kilowatt-hours in 2024 and was at its lowest, 330.88 kilowatt-hours, in 2000.
That places Cape Verde 151st out of 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 470.65 kilowatt-hours | 330.88 kilowatt-hours | 612.47 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 802.12 kilowatt-hours | 666.94 kilowatt-hours | 877.95 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 911.65 kilowatt-hours | 816.04 kilowatt-hours | 990.71 kilowatt-hours | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
- 148 Bolivia 1,083 kilowatt-hours compare
- 149 Philippines 1,054 kilowatt-hours compare
- 150 North Korea 1,023 kilowatt-hours compare
- 152 El Salvador 985 kilowatt-hours compare
- 153 Syria 984.08 kilowatt-hours compare
- 154 Lebanon 919.74 kilowatt-hours compare
More energy & mining data for Cape Verde
- Fuel imports 14.4% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 0.7% (2024)
- 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)
- Fuel exports 0.0% (2023)
- Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita 61.0% (2023)
- Share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. GDP per capita 11.8% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity demand per person in Cape Verde?
- Electricity demand per person in Cape Verde was 990.71 kilowatt-hours in 2024, according to Ember (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity demand per person recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 990.71 kilowatt-hours in 2024.
- What is the lowest electricity demand per person recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 330.88 kilowatt-hours in 2000.
- How does Cape Verde rank for electricity demand per person?
- Cape Verde ranks 151st out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electricity demand per person rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity demand per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.