Electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Electricity generation from low-carbon sources was 0.16 terawatt-hours in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Cape Verde, 2000–2024
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
Cape Verde recorded 0.16 terawatt-hours for electricity generation from low-carbon sources in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 14.3% on the previous year and up 77.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Cape Verde peaked at 0.16 terawatt-hours in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 terawatt-hours, in 2003.
That places Cape Verde 156th out of 209 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.009 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.01 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.071 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.09 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.118 terawatt-hours | 0.07 terawatt-hours | 0.16 terawatt-hours | 5 |
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More climate change data for Cape Verde
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.0% (2100)
- Population growth 0.5% (2025)
- Population, total 527,326 (2025)
- Urban population growth 1.6% (2025)
- Urban population 409,364 (2025)
- Urban population 77.6% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 1.13 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 16.92 million tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 1.13 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 1.13 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Cape Verde?
- Electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Cape Verde was 0.16 terawatt-hours in 2024, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity generation from low-carbon sources recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 0.16 terawatt-hours in 2024.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from low-carbon sources recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 terawatt-hours in 2003.
- How does Cape Verde rank for electricity generation from low-carbon sources?
- Cape Verde ranks 156th out of 209 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electricity generation from low-carbon sources rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 77.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity generation from low-carbon sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.