Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas was 16,777 people in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas 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
The most recent figure for sanitation facilities usage in rural areas in Cape Verde is 16,777 people, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 20.8% on the previous year and down 74.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in rural areas in Cape Verde peaked at 150,603 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 16,777 people, in 2024.
Cape Verde ranks 74th of 175 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 150,603 people | — |
| 2001 | 144,742 people | -3.9% |
| 2002 | 138,774 people | -4.1% |
| 2003 | 132,674 people | -4.4% |
| 2004 | 126,483 people | -4.7% |
| 2005 | 120,262 people | -4.9% |
| 2006 | 114,046 people | -5.2% |
| 2007 | 107,852 people | -5.4% |
| 2008 | 101,655 people | -5.7% |
| 2009 | 95,473 people | -6.1% |
| 2010 | 89,209 people | -6.6% |
| 2011 | 83,409 people | -6.5% |
| 2012 | 77,531 people | -7.0% |
| 2013 | 71,743 people | -7.5% |
| 2014 | 66,063 people | -7.9% |
| 2015 | 60,510 people | -8.4% |
| 2016 | 55,104 people | -8.9% |
| 2017 | 49,848 people | -9.5% |
| 2018 | 44,734 people | -10.3% |
| 2019 | 39,755 people | -11.1% |
| 2020 | 34,882 people | -12.3% |
| 2021 | 30,207 people | -13.4% |
| 2022 | 25,676 people | -15.0% |
| 2023 | 21,190 people | -17.5% |
| 2024 | 16,777 people | -20.8% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 16,777 people is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1,980 people, 8.5× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 16,777 people is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.16 million people, 1% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 123,256 people | 95,473 people | 150,603 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 63,790 people | 39,755 people | 89,209 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 25,746 people | 16,777 people | 34,882 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
- 71 Paraguay 23,685 people compare
- 72 Sao Tome and Principe 23,401 people compare
- 73 Uzbekistan 17,953 people compare
- 75 Equatorial Guinea 16,093 people compare
- 76 Vanuatu 14,678 people compare
- 77 Comoros 12,776 people compare
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 sanitation facilities usage in rural areas in Cape Verde?
- Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas in Cape Verde was 16,777 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 sanitation facilities usage in rural areas recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 150,603 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage in rural areas recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 16,777 people in 2024.
- How does Cape Verde rank for sanitation facilities usage in rural areas?
- Cape Verde ranks 74th out of 175 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sanitation facilities usage in rural areas rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is down 74.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Open defecation includes defecating in fields, forests, bushes, bodies of water or other open spaces, not using any sanitation facilities.