Electricity generation from solar in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Electricity generation from solar was 0.08 terawatt-hours in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Electricity generation from solar in Cape Verde, 2000–2024
Source: Ember (2026); Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Pinto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
The most recent figure for electricity generation from solar in Cape Verde is 0.08 terawatt-hours, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 14.3% on the previous year and up 700.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from solar in Cape Verde peaked at 0.08 terawatt-hours in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 terawatt-hours, in 2000.
That places Cape Verde 129th out of 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Electricity generation from solar in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2002 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2003 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2004 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2005 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2006 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2007 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2008 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2009 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2010 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2011 | 0.01 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2012 | 0.01 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.01 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.01 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.01 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.01 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.01 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.01 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.01 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.01 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.01 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.07 terawatt-hours | +600.0% |
| 2023 | 0.07 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.08 terawatt-hours | +14.3% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 0.08 terawatt-hours is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.28 terawatt-hours, 29% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 0.08 terawatt-hours is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.04 terawatt-hours, 2.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.009 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.01 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.048 terawatt-hours | 0.01 terawatt-hours | 0.08 terawatt-hours | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
- 126 Costa Rica 0.09 terawatt-hours compare
- 126 Laos 0.09 terawatt-hours compare
- 126 Seychelles 0.09 terawatt-hours compare
- 129 Mozambique 0.08 terawatt-hours compare
- 129 Somalia 0.08 terawatt-hours compare
- 132 French Guiana 0.06 terawatt-hours compare
- 132 French Polynesia 0.06 terawatt-hours compare
- 132 Maldives 0.06 terawatt-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)
- 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)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 14.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity generation from solar in Cape Verde?
- Electricity generation from solar in Cape Verde was 0.08 terawatt-hours in 2024, according to Ember (2026); Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Pinto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity generation from solar recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 0.08 terawatt-hours in 2024.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from solar recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 terawatt-hours in 2000.
- How does Cape Verde rank for electricity generation from solar?
- Cape Verde ranks 129th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electricity generation from solar rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 700.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026); Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Pinto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity generation from solar. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours.