Cape Verde vs Sierra Leone: Electricity generation from low-carbon sources
Cape Verde
0.16 terawatt-hours
in 2024
Sierra Leone
0.2 terawatt-hours
in 2024
Cape Verde rank
156th
Sierra Leone rank
154th
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources over time
- Cape Verde
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 0.2 terawatt-hours against 0.16 terawatt-hours in Cape Verde, a difference of 0.04 terawatt-hours.
That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.2 times Cape Verde's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Cape Verde ranks 156th and Sierra Leone ranks 154th of 209 countries.
Sierra Leone has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.009 terawatt-hours | 0.016 terawatt-hours | 0.007 terawatt-hours | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 0.071 terawatt-hours | 0.137 terawatt-hours | 0.066 terawatt-hours | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 0.118 terawatt-hours | 0.194 terawatt-hours | 0.076 terawatt-hours | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from low-carbon sources, Cape Verde or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 0.2 terawatt-hours against 0.16 terawatt-hours in Cape Verde as of 2024.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from low-carbon sources between Cape Verde and Sierra Leone?
- 0.04 terawatt-hours, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Sierra Leone?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Cape Verde and Sierra Leone rank globally for electricity generation from low-carbon sources?
- Cape Verde ranks 156th and Sierra Leone ranks 154th of 209 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Electricity generation from low-carbon sources. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours. Low-carbon sources correspond to renewables and nuclear power, that produce significantly less greenhouse-gas emissions than fossil fuels. Renewables include solar, wind, hydropower, bioenergy, geothermal, wave, and tidal.