Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita was 0.032 people per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in Cape Verde, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in Cape Verde is 0.032 people per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 21.2% on the previous year and down 75.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in Cape Verde peaked at 0.3322 people per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.032 people per person, in 2024.
Cape Verde ranks 53rd of 171 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, per capita in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.3322 people per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.3145 people per person | -5.3% |
| 2002 | 0.2971 people per person | -5.5% |
| 2003 | 0.2803 people per person | -5.7% |
| 2004 | 0.2639 people per person | -5.9% |
| 2005 | 0.2479 people per person | -6.0% |
| 2006 | 0.2324 people per person | -6.3% |
| 2007 | 0.2174 people per person | -6.5% |
| 2008 | 0.2028 people per person | -6.7% |
| 2009 | 0.1886 people per person | -7.0% |
| 2010 | 0.175 people per person | -7.2% |
| 2011 | 0.1631 people per person | -6.8% |
| 2012 | 0.1514 people per person | -7.1% |
| 2013 | 0.1401 people per person | -7.5% |
| 2014 | 0.1289 people per person | -7.9% |
| 2015 | 0.1181 people per person | -8.4% |
| 2016 | 0.1075 people per person | -9.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0972 people per person | -9.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0871 people per person | -10.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0773 people per person | -11.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0678 people per person | -12.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0585 people per person | -13.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0494 people per person | -15.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0406 people per person | -17.9% |
| 2024 | 0.032 people per person | -21.2% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 0.032 people per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0012 people per person, 25.9× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 0.032 people per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0994 people per person, 32% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2577 people per person | 0.1886 people per person | 0.3322 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1246 people per person | 0.0773 people per person | 0.175 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0496 people per person | 0.032 people per person | 0.0678 people per person | 5 |
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 sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in Cape Verde?
- Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in Cape Verde was 0.032 people per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3322 people per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.032 people per person in 2024.
- How does Cape Verde rank for sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita?
- Cape Verde ranks 53rd out of 171 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is down 75.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.