Share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources was 22.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources in Cape Verde, 1990–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division and International Energy Agency and International Renewable Energy Agency – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Cape Verde recorded 22.4% for share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources in 2024.
That represents a change of down 2.2% on the previous year and down 14.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources in Cape Verde peaked at 32.4% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 20.6%, in 2019.
That places Cape Verde 99th out of 230 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 21.1% | — |
| 1991 | 26.3% | +24.7% |
| 1992 | 26.3% | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 30.4% | +15.5% |
| 1994 | 32.4% | +6.6% |
| 1995 | 30.8% | -5.0% |
| 1996 | 30.2% | -2.0% |
| 1997 | 30.5% | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 30.0% | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 26.9% | -10.6% |
| 2000 | 27.9% | +3.8% |
| 2001 | 26.0% | -6.9% |
| 2002 | 26.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 24.8% | -4.4% |
| 2004 | 24.4% | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 23.9% | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 21.2% | -11.3% |
| 2007 | 21.0% | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 23.8% | +13.2% |
| 2009 | 22.1% | -7.3% |
| 2010 | 21.2% | -3.9% |
| 2011 | 20.8% | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 24.3% | +16.7% |
| 2013 | 25.9% | +6.9% |
| 2014 | 26.1% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 26.4% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 23.9% | -9.1% |
| 2017 | 22.6% | -5.4% |
| 2018 | 22.9% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 20.6% | -9.8% |
| 2020 | 24.4% | +18.1% |
| 2021 | 21.9% | -10.1% |
| 2022 | 23.1% | +5.3% |
| 2023 | 22.9% | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 22.4% | -2.2% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 22.4% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 12.9%, 1.7× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 22.4% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 66.9%, 33% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 28.5% | 21.1% | 32.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 24.1% | 21.0% | 27.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.5% | 20.6% | 26.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.9% | 21.9% | 24.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
More energy & mining data for Cape Verde
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- 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)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (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)
- Fuel imports 14.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources in Cape Verde?
- Share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources in Cape Verde was 22.4% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division and International Energy Agency and International Renewable Energy Agency – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 32.4% in 1994.
- What is the lowest share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.6% in 2019.
- How does Cape Verde rank for share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources?
- Cape Verde ranks 99th out of 230 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division and International Energy Agency and International Renewable Energy Agency – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption (%).