Access to electricity, rural, Percent of rural population in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Access to electricity, rural, Percent of rural population was 96.9 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Access to electricity, rural, Percent of rural population in Cape Verde, 2000–2022
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for access to electricity, rural, percent of rural population in Cape Verde is 96.9, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 39.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to electricity, rural, percent of rural population in Cape Verde peaked at 96.9 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 30.7, in 2002.
That places Cape Verde 143rd out of 211 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Access to electricity, rural, Percent of rural population in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 31.8 | — |
| 2001 | 33.9 | +6.6% |
| 2002 | 30.7 | -9.4% |
| 2003 | 38.3 | +24.8% |
| 2004 | 40.6 | +6.0% |
| 2005 | 42.5 | +4.7% |
| 2006 | 45.4 | +6.8% |
| 2007 | 48 | +5.7% |
| 2008 | 50.6 | +5.4% |
| 2009 | 53.4 | +5.5% |
| 2010 | 65.7 | +23.0% |
| 2011 | 67.8 | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 69.5 | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 71.5 | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 73.8 | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 76.2 | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 78.8 | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 81.2 | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 84.6 | +4.2% |
| 2019 | 87.3 | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 92.7 | +6.2% |
| 2021 | 96.9 | +4.5% |
| 2022 | 96.9 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 41.52 | 30.7 | 53.4 | 10 |
| 2010s | 75.64 | 65.7 | 87.3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 95.5 | 92.7 | 96.9 | 3 |
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More climate change data for Cape Verde
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.0% (2100)
- Urban population 77.6% (2025)
- Urban population 409,364 (2025)
- Urban population growth 1.6% (2025)
- Population, total 527,326 (2025)
- Population growth 0.5% (2025)
- Annual Net Emissions/Removals 0.9126 (2024)
- Temperature change with respect to a baseline climatology 2.59 (2024)
- Per capita CO₂ emissions vs. per capita energy use 1.13 tonnes per person (2024)
- Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change 0.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to electricity, rural, percent of rural population in Cape Verde?
- Access to electricity, rural, percent of rural population in Cape Verde was 96.9 in 2022, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest access to electricity, rural, percent of rural population recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 96.9 in 2021.
- What is the lowest access to electricity, rural, percent of rural population recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.7 in 2002.
- How does Cape Verde rank for access to electricity, rural, percent of rural population?
- Cape Verde ranks 143rd out of 211 countries with data for 2022.
- Is access to electricity, rural, percent of rural population rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Access to electricity, rural, Percent of rural population (Not Applicable). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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