Rural without improved sanitation in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Rural without improved sanitation was 36,878 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
36,878
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
99th
of 175 countries
All-time high
168,980
in 2000
All-time low
36,878
in 2024
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Rural without improved sanitation in Cape Verde, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Cape Verde recorded 36,878 for rural without improved sanitation in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and down 52.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural without improved sanitation in Cape Verde peaked at 168,980 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 36,878, in 2024.
Cape Verde ranks 99th of 175 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Rural without improved sanitation in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 168,980 | — |
| 2001 | 162,635 | -3.8% |
| 2002 | 156,167 | -4.0% |
| 2003 | 149,549 | -4.2% |
| 2004 | 142,824 | -4.5% |
| 2005 | 136,061 | -4.7% |
| 2006 | 129,301 | -5.0% |
| 2007 | 122,560 | -5.2% |
| 2008 | 115,810 | -5.5% |
| 2009 | 109,069 | -5.8% |
| 2010 | 102,228 | -6.3% |
| 2011 | 95,911 | -6.2% |
| 2012 | 89,495 | -6.7% |
| 2013 | 83,175 | -7.1% |
| 2014 | 76,969 | -7.5% |
| 2015 | 70,902 | -7.9% |
| 2016 | 64,993 | -8.3% |
| 2017 | 59,251 | -8.8% |
| 2018 | 53,664 | -9.4% |
| 2019 | 48,225 | -10.1% |
| 2020 | 42,902 | -11.0% |
| 2021 | 37,806 | -11.9% |
| 2022 | 37,520 | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 37,199 | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 36,878 | -0.9% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 36,878 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 36,902, 100% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 36,878 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 5.04 million, 1% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 139,296 | 109,069 | 168,980 | 10 |
| 2010s | 74,481 | 48,225 | 102,228 | 10 |
| 2020s | 38,461 | 36,878 | 42,902 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
- 96 Ireland 39,951 compare
- 97 Croatia 39,802 compare
- 98 El Salvador 36,926 compare
- 100 Paraguay 33,929 compare
- 101 Saudi Arabia 31,473 compare
- 102 Sao Tome and Principe 30,379 compare
More reference data data for Cape Verde
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0.0025 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 127.77 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Manure Management 15.25 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 92.15 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.2791 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1485 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure left on Pasture 33.15 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure applied to Soils 39.35 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.2006 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure applied 39.35 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural without improved sanitation in Cape Verde?
- Rural without improved sanitation in Cape Verde was 36,878 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest rural without improved sanitation recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 168,980 in 2000.
- What is the lowest rural without improved sanitation recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 36,878 in 2024.
- How does Cape Verde rank for rural without improved sanitation?
- Cape Verde ranks 99th out of 175 countries with data for 2024.
- Is rural without improved sanitation rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is down 52.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Rural without improved sanitation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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