Share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking was 89.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking in Cape Verde, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Cape Verde recorded 89.0% for share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 20.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking in Cape Verde peaked at 89.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 62.0%, in 2000.
Cape Verde ranks 110th of 194 countries on this measure, 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 | 64.9% | 62.0% | 69.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 75.2% | 70.0% | 82.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 86.0% | 83.0% | 89.0% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking in Cape Verde?
- Share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking in Cape Verde was 89.0% in 2024, according to World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 89.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.0% in 2000.
- How does Cape Verde rank for share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking?
- Cape Verde ranks 110th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Access to clean fuels or technologies such as natural gas, electricity, and clean cookstoves reduces exposure to indoor air pollutants, a leading cause of death in low-income households.