Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita was 0.0022 people per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita in Cape Verde, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
In 2024, sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita in Cape Verde stood at 0.0022 people per person. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 80.7% on the previous year and down 97.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita in Cape Verde peaked at 0.1775 people per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0022 people per person, in 2024.
That places Cape Verde 63rd out of 182 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 urban areas, per capita in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.1775 people per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.1729 people per person | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 0.1681 people per person | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 0.163 people per person | -3.0% |
| 2004 | 0.1577 people per person | -3.3% |
| 2005 | 0.1521 people per person | -3.5% |
| 2006 | 0.1463 people per person | -3.8% |
| 2007 | 0.1402 people per person | -4.1% |
| 2008 | 0.134 people per person | -4.5% |
| 2009 | 0.1274 people per person | -4.9% |
| 2010 | 0.1206 people per person | -5.3% |
| 2011 | 0.1131 people per person | -6.3% |
| 2012 | 0.1054 people per person | -6.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0975 people per person | -7.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0895 people per person | -8.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0814 people per person | -9.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0731 people per person | -10.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0647 people per person | -11.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0562 people per person | -13.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0475 people per person | -15.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0387 people per person | -18.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0298 people per person | -23.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0207 people per person | -30.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0115 people per person | -44.3% |
| 2024 | 0.0022 people per person | -80.7% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 0.0022 people per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0001 people per person, 17.9× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 0.0022 people per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0109 people per person, 20% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita in Cape Verde changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | -80.7% | 0.0115 people per person | 0.0022 people per person |
| 2023 | -44.3% | 0.0207 people per person | 0.0115 people per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1539 people per person | 0.1274 people per person | 0.1775 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0849 people per person | 0.0475 people per person | 0.1206 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0206 people per person | 0.0022 people per person | 0.0387 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 urban areas, per capita in Cape Verde?
- Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita in Cape Verde was 0.0022 people per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1775 people per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0022 people per person in 2024.
- How does Cape Verde rank for sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita?
- Cape Verde ranks 63rd out of 182 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is down 97.5%. 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 urban areas, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sanitation facilities usage in urban 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 urban areas ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sanitation facilities usage in urban 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 urban areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.