Access to electricity (% of total population) in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Access to electricity (% of total population) was 92.6% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Access to electricity in Cape Verde, 1990–2016
Source: World Bank Global Electrification Database 2012. Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
In 2016, access to electricity in Cape Verde stood at 92.6%. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.6% on the previous year and up 33.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to electricity in Cape Verde peaked at 92.6% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 32.6%, in 1990.
That places Cape Verde 146th out of 218 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Access to electricity (% of total population) in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 32.6% | — |
| 1991 | 34.9% | +7.3% |
| 1992 | 37.3% | +6.8% |
| 1993 | 39.7% | +6.3% |
| 1994 | 42.0% | +6.0% |
| 1995 | 44.4% | +5.6% |
| 1996 | 46.7% | +5.3% |
| 1997 | 49.0% | +5.0% |
| 1998 | 51.4% | +4.7% |
| 1999 | 53.6% | +4.4% |
| 2000 | 55.9% | +4.2% |
| 2001 | 58.1% | +4.0% |
| 2002 | 58.6% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 62.6% | +6.8% |
| 2004 | 64.8% | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 67.0% | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 69.3% | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 71.6% | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 73.8% | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 76.1% | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 81.1% | +6.5% |
| 2011 | 80.8% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 83.2% | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 85.5% | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 87.9% | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 90.2% | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 92.6% | +2.6% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 92.6% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 100.0%, 93% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 92.6% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 41.0%, 2.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 43.2% | 32.6% | 53.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 65.8% | 55.9% | 76.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 85.9% | 80.8% | 92.6% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
More reference data data for Cape Verde
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0443 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0284 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0737 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.001 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0737 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1485 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.2006 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1251 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.4822 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0055 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to electricity in Cape Verde?
- Access to electricity in Cape Verde was 92.6% in 2016, according to World Bank Global Electrification Database 2012.
- What is the highest access to electricity recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 92.6% in 2016.
- What is the lowest access to electricity recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.6% in 1990.
- How does Cape Verde rank for access to electricity?
- Cape Verde ranks 146th out of 218 countries with data for 2016.
- Is access to electricity rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Global Electrification Database 2012, published as part of Access to electricity (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Access to electricity is the percentage of population with access to electricity.