People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre was 13.15 people per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in Cape Verde, 2000–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in Cape Verde is 13.15 people per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 63.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in Cape Verde peaked at 67.32 people per square kilometre in 2000 and was at its lowest, 13.15 people per square kilometre, in 2023.
That places Cape Verde 55th out of 214 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | people per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 67.32 people per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 65.44 people per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 63.45 people per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2003 | 61.35 people per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2004 | 59.14 people per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 2005 | 56.85 people per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 2006 | 54.5 people per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 2007 | 52.08 people per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 2008 | 49.59 people per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 2009 | 47.03 people per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 2010 | 44.33 people per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 2011 | 41.55 people per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 2012 | 38.69 people per square kilometre | -6.9% |
| 2013 | 35.81 people per square kilometre | -7.4% |
| 2014 | 32.93 people per square kilometre | -8.0% |
| 2015 | 30.06 people per square kilometre | -8.7% |
| 2016 | 27.21 people per square kilometre | -9.5% |
| 2017 | 24.38 people per square kilometre | -10.4% |
| 2018 | 21.56 people per square kilometre | -11.5% |
| 2019 | 18.76 people per square kilometre | -13.0% |
| 2020 | 15.96 people per square kilometre | -14.9% |
| 2021 | 13.21 people per square kilometre | -17.3% |
| 2022 | 13.19 people per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 13.15 people per square kilometre | -0.3% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 13.15 people per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.69 people per square kilometre, 7.8× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 13.15 people per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 20.84 people per square kilometre, 63% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 57.67 people per square kilometre | 47.03 people per square kilometre | 67.32 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.53 people per square kilometre | 18.76 people per square kilometre | 44.33 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.88 people per square kilometre | 13.15 people per square kilometre | 15.96 people per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
- 52 South Sudan 14.15 people per square kilometre compare
- 53 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 13.98 people per square kilometre compare
- 54 Equatorial Guinea 13.26 people per square kilometre compare
- 56 Djibouti 12.88 people per square kilometre compare
- 57 Chad 12.5 people per square kilometre compare
- 58 Vietnam 12.28 people per square kilometre compare
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 people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in Cape Verde?
- People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in Cape Verde was 13.15 people per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 67.32 people per square kilometre in 2000.
- What is the lowest people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.15 people per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Cape Verde rank for people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre?
- Cape Verde ranks 55th out of 214 countries with data for 2023.
- Is people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is down 63.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
People not using improved sanitation facilities divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
People not using improved sanitation facilities ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- People not using improved sanitation facilities WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
People not using improved sanitation facilities divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.