People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities was 36,878 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities in Cape Verde, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
Cape Verde recorded 36,878 people for people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities 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, people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities in Cape Verde peaked at 168,980 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 36,878 people, 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.
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 168,980 people | — |
| 2001 | 162,635 people | -3.8% |
| 2002 | 156,167 people | -4.0% |
| 2003 | 149,549 people | -4.2% |
| 2004 | 142,824 people | -4.5% |
| 2005 | 136,061 people | -4.7% |
| 2006 | 129,301 people | -5.0% |
| 2007 | 122,560 people | -5.2% |
| 2008 | 115,810 people | -5.5% |
| 2009 | 109,069 people | -5.8% |
| 2010 | 102,228 people | -6.3% |
| 2011 | 95,911 people | -6.2% |
| 2012 | 89,495 people | -6.7% |
| 2013 | 83,175 people | -7.1% |
| 2014 | 76,969 people | -7.5% |
| 2015 | 70,902 people | -7.9% |
| 2016 | 64,993 people | -8.3% |
| 2017 | 59,251 people | -8.8% |
| 2018 | 53,664 people | -9.4% |
| 2019 | 48,225 people | -10.1% |
| 2020 | 42,902 people | -11.0% |
| 2021 | 37,806 people | -11.9% |
| 2022 | 37,520 people | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 37,199 people | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 36,878 people | -0.9% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 36,878 people is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 36,902 people, 100% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 36,878 people is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 5.04 million people, 1% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 139,296 people | 109,069 people | 168,980 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 74,481 people | 48,225 people | 102,228 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 38,461 people | 36,878 people | 42,902 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
- 96 Ireland 39,951 people compare
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- 101 Saudi Arabia 31,473 people compare
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More reference data data for Cape Verde
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0737 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure left on Pasture 33.15 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure left on 33.15 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure Management 53.16 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure applied 39.35 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure applied to Soils 39.35 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 127.77 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Burning - Crop 2.69 (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities in Cape Verde?
- People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities in Cape Verde was 36,878 people in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 168,980 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 36,878 people in 2024.
- How does Cape Verde rank for people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities?
- Cape Verde ranks 99th out of 175 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities 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 WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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If no improved sanitation facility is available, people might practice open defecation or use unimproved sanitation facilities.