Sanitation facilities usage, per capita in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Sanitation facilities usage, per capita was 0.0342 people per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Sanitation facilities usage, per capita in Cape Verde, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sanitation facilities usage, per capita in Cape Verde is 0.0342 people per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 34.4% on the previous year and down 84.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage, per capita in Cape Verde peaked at 0.5097 people per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0342 people per person, in 2024.
Cape Verde ranks 57th of 214 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, per capita in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.5097 people per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.4874 people per person | -4.4% |
| 2002 | 0.4652 people per person | -4.5% |
| 2003 | 0.4433 people per person | -4.7% |
| 2004 | 0.4215 people per person | -4.9% |
| 2005 | 0.4 people per person | -5.1% |
| 2006 | 0.3787 people per person | -5.3% |
| 2007 | 0.3576 people per person | -5.6% |
| 2008 | 0.3367 people per person | -5.8% |
| 2009 | 0.3161 people per person | -6.1% |
| 2010 | 0.2956 people per person | -6.5% |
| 2011 | 0.2762 people per person | -6.6% |
| 2012 | 0.2568 people per person | -7.0% |
| 2013 | 0.2376 people per person | -7.5% |
| 2014 | 0.2185 people per person | -8.0% |
| 2015 | 0.1995 people per person | -8.7% |
| 2016 | 0.1806 people per person | -9.4% |
| 2017 | 0.1619 people per person | -10.4% |
| 2018 | 0.1433 people per person | -11.5% |
| 2019 | 0.1248 people per person | -12.9% |
| 2020 | 0.1065 people per person | -14.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0882 people per person | -17.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0701 people per person | -20.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0521 people per person | -25.7% |
| 2024 | 0.0342 people per person | -34.4% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 0.0342 people per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0027 people per person, 12.8× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 0.0342 people per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1215 people per person, 28% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sanitation facilities usage, 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 | -34.4% | 0.0521 people per person | 0.0342 people per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4116 people per person | 0.3161 people per person | 0.5097 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2095 people per person | 0.1248 people per person | 0.2956 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0702 people per person | 0.0342 people per person | 0.1065 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, per capita in Cape Verde?
- Sanitation facilities usage, per capita in Cape Verde was 0.0342 people per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sanitation facilities usage, per capita recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5097 people per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage, per capita recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0342 people per person in 2024.
- How does Cape Verde rank for sanitation facilities usage, per capita?
- Cape Verde ranks 57th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sanitation facilities usage, per capita rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is down 84.4%. 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, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sanitation facilities usage 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 ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sanitation facilities usage 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 divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.