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.
Electricity demand per person in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | kilowatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 330.88 kilowatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 369.32 kilowatt-hours | +11.6% |
| 2002 | 406.8 kilowatt-hours | +10.1% |
| 2003 | 401.37 kilowatt-hours | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 458.93 kilowatt-hours | +14.3% |
| 2005 | 494.71 kilowatt-hours | +7.8% |
| 2006 | 509.45 kilowatt-hours | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 544.14 kilowatt-hours | +6.8% |
| 2008 | 578.42 kilowatt-hours | +6.3% |
| 2009 | 612.47 kilowatt-hours | +5.9% |
| 2010 | 666.94 kilowatt-hours | +8.9% |
| 2011 | 723.43 kilowatt-hours | +8.5% |
| 2012 | 742.24 kilowatt-hours | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 800.42 kilowatt-hours | +7.8% |
| 2014 | 839.3 kilowatt-hours | +4.9% |
| 2015 | 839.18 kilowatt-hours | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 877.95 kilowatt-hours | +4.6% |
| 2017 | 838.37 kilowatt-hours | -4.5% |
| 2018 | 837.52 kilowatt-hours | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 855.84 kilowatt-hours | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 816.04 kilowatt-hours | -4.7% |
| 2021 | 832.28 kilowatt-hours | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 962 kilowatt-hours | +15.6% |
| 2023 | 957.24 kilowatt-hours | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 990.71 kilowatt-hours | +3.5% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 990.71 kilowatt-hours is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2,613 kilowatt-hours, 38% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 990.71 kilowatt-hours is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 249.74 kilowatt-hours, 4.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
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
- 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 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.