People not using improved sanitation facilities in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: People not using improved sanitation facilities was 52,852 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
People not using improved sanitation facilities in Cape Verde, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
Cape Verde recorded 52,852 people for people not using improved sanitation facilities in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 60.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using improved sanitation facilities in Cape Verde peaked at 271,317 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 52,852 people, in 2024.
That places Cape Verde 111th out of 232 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
People not using improved sanitation facilities in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 271,317 people | — |
| 2001 | 263,713 people | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 255,707 people | -3.0% |
| 2003 | 247,225 people | -3.3% |
| 2004 | 238,330 people | -3.6% |
| 2005 | 229,108 people | -3.9% |
| 2006 | 219,625 people | -4.1% |
| 2007 | 209,889 people | -4.4% |
| 2008 | 199,851 people | -4.8% |
| 2009 | 189,512 people | -5.2% |
| 2010 | 178,646 people | -5.7% |
| 2011 | 167,462 people | -6.3% |
| 2012 | 155,902 people | -6.9% |
| 2013 | 144,304 people | -7.4% |
| 2014 | 132,702 people | -8.0% |
| 2015 | 121,139 people | -8.7% |
| 2016 | 109,648 people | -9.5% |
| 2017 | 98,239 people | -10.4% |
| 2018 | 86,899 people | -11.5% |
| 2019 | 75,614 people | -13.0% |
| 2020 | 64,336 people | -14.9% |
| 2021 | 53,227 people | -17.3% |
| 2022 | 53,136 people | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 52,995 people | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 52,852 people | -0.3% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 52,852 people is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 67,932 people, 78% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 52,852 people is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 5.36 million people, 1% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 232,428 people | 189,512 people | 271,317 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 127,056 people | 75,614 people | 178,646 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 55,309 people | 52,852 people | 64,336 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
More reference data data for Cape Verde
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0737 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure left on Pasture 33.15 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure left on 33.15 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure Management 53.16 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure applied 39.35 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure applied to Soils 39.35 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 127.77 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Burning - Crop 2.69 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Manure Management 15.25 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 92.15 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people not using improved sanitation facilities in Cape Verde?
- People not using improved sanitation facilities in Cape Verde was 52,852 people in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest people not using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 271,317 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest people not using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 52,852 people in 2024.
- How does Cape Verde rank for people not using improved sanitation facilities?
- Cape Verde ranks 111th out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people not using improved sanitation facilities rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is down 60.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of People not using improved sanitation facilities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
If no improved sanitation facility is available, people might practice open defecation or use unimproved sanitation facilities.