Sanitation facilities usage in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Sanitation facilities usage was 17,945 people in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Sanitation facilities usage 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
In 2024, sanitation facilities usage in Cape Verde stood at 17,945 people. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 34.1% on the previous year and down 84.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in Cape Verde peaked at 231,069 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 17,945 people, in 2024.
Cape Verde ranks 84th of 232 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 Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 231,069 people | — |
| 2001 | 224,330 people | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 217,271 people | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 209,831 people | -3.4% |
| 2004 | 202,065 people | -3.7% |
| 2005 | 194,049 people | -4.0% |
| 2006 | 185,837 people | -4.2% |
| 2007 | 177,440 people | -4.5% |
| 2008 | 168,815 people | -4.9% |
| 2009 | 159,967 people | -5.2% |
| 2010 | 150,705 people | -5.8% |
| 2011 | 141,238 people | -6.3% |
| 2012 | 131,472 people | -6.9% |
| 2013 | 121,694 people | -7.4% |
| 2014 | 111,932 people | -8.0% |
| 2015 | 102,222 people | -8.7% |
| 2016 | 92,592 people | -9.4% |
| 2017 | 83,049 people | -10.3% |
| 2018 | 73,583 people | -11.4% |
| 2019 | 64,182 people | -12.8% |
| 2020 | 54,805 people | -14.6% |
| 2021 | 45,590 people | -16.8% |
| 2022 | 36,440 people | -20.1% |
| 2023 | 27,211 people | -25.3% |
| 2024 | 17,945 people | -34.1% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 17,945 people is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3,951 people, 4.5× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 17,945 people is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.31 million people, 1% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 197,067 people | 159,967 people | 231,069 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 107,267 people | 64,182 people | 150,705 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 36,398 people | 17,945 people | 54,805 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
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 Cape Verde?
- Sanitation facilities usage in Cape Verde was 17,945 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 recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 231,069 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 17,945 people in 2024.
- How does Cape Verde rank for sanitation facilities usage?
- Cape Verde ranks 84th out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sanitation facilities usage rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is down 84.0%. 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Open defecation includes defecating in fields, forests, bushes, bodies of water or other open spaces, not using any sanitation facilities.