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 226 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.
Renewable energy consumption in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | % in TFEC | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 36.6% | — |
| 1991 | 38.1% | +4.0% |
| 1992 | 38.0% | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 39.5% | +4.0% |
| 1994 | 40.4% | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 39.1% | -3.3% |
| 1996 | 36.2% | -7.5% |
| 1997 | 36.6% | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 35.3% | -3.6% |
| 1999 | 31.2% | -11.6% |
| 2000 | 29.0% | -7.0% |
| 2001 | 28.2% | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 27.9% | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 35.3% | +26.5% |
| 2004 | 34.0% | -3.7% |
| 2005 | 26.6% | -21.6% |
| 2006 | 25.1% | -5.8% |
| 2007 | 25.0% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 27.6% | +10.6% |
| 2009 | 26.2% | -5.3% |
| 2010 | 21.7% | -16.9% |
| 2011 | 21.6% | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 24.4% | +12.9% |
| 2013 | 26.1% | +7.1% |
| 2014 | 26.2% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 26.6% | +1.5% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 26.6% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 15.8%, 1.7× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 26.6% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 72.7%, 37% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
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 |
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 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 226 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