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 164th out of 233 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.
Renewable energy consumption in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 592.77 TJ | — |
| 1991 | 613 TJ | +3.4% |
| 1992 | 637.3 TJ | +4.0% |
| 1993 | 668.07 TJ | +4.8% |
| 1994 | 705.44 TJ | +5.6% |
| 1995 | 732.48 TJ | +3.8% |
| 1996 | 760.9 TJ | +3.9% |
| 1997 | 786.81 TJ | +3.4% |
| 1998 | 811.49 TJ | +3.1% |
| 1999 | 838.37 TJ | +3.3% |
| 2000 | 867.71 TJ | +3.5% |
| 2001 | 885.83 TJ | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 910.33 TJ | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 1,467 TJ | +61.2% |
| 2004 | 1,518 TJ | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 1,566 TJ | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 1,605 TJ | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 1,641 TJ | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 1,677 TJ | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 1,715 TJ | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 1,405 TJ | -18.1% |
| 2011 | 1,491 TJ | +6.2% |
| 2012 | 1,637 TJ | +9.8% |
| 2013 | 1,710 TJ | +4.5% |
| 2014 | 1,675 TJ | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 1,728 TJ | +3.2% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 1,728 TJ is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 23,156 TJ, 7% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 1,728 TJ is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 67,441 TJ, 3% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Renewable energy consumption in Cape Verde changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +61.2% | 910.33 TJ | 1,467 TJ |
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 |
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 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 164th out of 233 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