Renewable energy consumption in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Renewable energy consumption was 26.6% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Renewable energy consumption in Cape Verde, 1990–2015
Source: World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp). Measured in % in TFEC.
Analysis
In 2015, renewable energy consumption in Cape Verde stood at 26.6%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable energy consumption in Cape Verde peaked at 40.4% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 21.6%, in 2011.
That places Cape Verde 87th out of 224 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 37.1% | 31.2% | 40.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 28.5% | 25.0% | 35.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.4% | 21.6% | 26.6% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is renewable energy consumption in Cape Verde?
- Renewable energy consumption in Cape Verde was 26.6% in 2015, according to World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp).
- What is the highest renewable energy consumption recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 40.4% in 1994.
- What is the lowest renewable energy consumption recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.6% in 2011.
- How does Cape Verde rank for renewable energy consumption?
- Cape Verde ranks 87th out of 224 countries with data for 2015.
- Is renewable energy consumption rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp), published as part of Renewable energy consumption(% in TFEC). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Renewable energy consumption(% in TFEC): Share of renewables energy in total final energy consumption