Share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use was 98.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use in Cape Verde, 2000–2023
Source: Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use in Cape Verde is 98.6%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 17.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use in Cape Verde peaked at 98.6% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 58.6%, in 2000.
That places Cape Verde 144th out of 214 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 58.6% | — |
| 2001 | 60.3% | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 58.6% | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 63.7% | +8.7% |
| 2004 | 65.4% | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 67.0% | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 68.8% | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 70.5% | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 72.3% | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 74.1% | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 81.1% | +9.4% |
| 2011 | 82.3% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 83.2% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 84.3% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 85.3% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 86.4% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 87.5% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 88.6% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 90.2% | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 91.4% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 93.7% | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 95.5% | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 97.1% | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 98.6% | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 65.9% | 58.6% | 74.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 86.0% | 81.1% | 91.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.2% | 93.7% | 98.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
- 141 Colombia 98.7% compare
- 141 Ecuador 98.7% compare
- 141 Trinidad and Tobago 98.7% compare
- 145 El Salvador 98.3% compare
- 146 Philippines 98.0% compare
- 147 Jamaica 97.7% 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)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gas production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use in Cape Verde?
- Share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use in Cape Verde was 98.6% in 2023, according to Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 98.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.6% in 2000.
- How does Cape Verde rank for share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use?
- Cape Verde ranks 144th out of 214 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
- The figures come from Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Access to electricity means having an electricity source that can provide very basic lighting, and charge a phone or power a radio for 4 hours per day.