Renewable energy consumption in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Renewable energy consumption was 1,728 TJ in 2015. ▲ Rising
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 TJ.
Analysis
Cape Verde recorded 1,728 TJ for renewable energy consumption in 2015. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.2% on the previous year and up 10.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable energy consumption in Cape Verde peaked at 1,728 TJ in 2015 and was at its lowest, 592.77 TJ, in 1990.
That places Cape Verde 162nd out of 230 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 714.66 TJ | 592.77 TJ | 838.37 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,385 TJ | 867.71 TJ | 1,715 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,608 TJ | 1,405 TJ | 1,728 TJ | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is renewable energy consumption in Cape Verde?
- Renewable energy consumption in Cape Verde was 1,728 TJ 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 1,728 TJ in 2015.
- What is the lowest renewable energy consumption recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 592.77 TJ in 1990.
- How does Cape Verde rank for renewable energy consumption?
- Cape Verde ranks 162nd out of 230 countries with data for 2015.
- Is renewable energy consumption rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 (TJ). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Renewable energy consumption (TJ): This indicator includes renewable energy consumption of all technologies: hydro, modern and traditional biomass, wind, solar, liquid biofuels, biogas, geothermal, marine and waste