Cabo Verde — Electricity access
Access to Electricity (% of Population) for Cabo Verde, 2000–2024.
Electricity access for Cabo Verde was 98.40% in 2024, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 25 years, from 2000 to 2024. The highest recorded value was 98.60% in 2023. The lowest was 58.60% in 2000 (about 1.7× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 2.18% per year.
Cabo Verde ranks 141 of 215 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 66%. The median for Sub-Saharan Africa is 59.00%, so Cabo Verde sits above it. It peaked in 2023 and has fallen 0% since. Over the last decade (2014–2024) the figure moved up 15%. Within Sub-Saharan Africa it ranks 3 of 48 economies; Gabon (95.10%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 9% in 2010. That is 7% above this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
Doubling roughly every 32 years at that pace.
World ranking. Climbed: 156th of 211 in 2000 → 151st of 215 in 2010 → 152nd of 215 in 2020 → 141st of 215 in 2024.
Key figures
Full history — 2000 to 2024
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 98.4% | -0.2 pp |
| 2023 | 98.6% | +1.5 pp |
| 2022 | 97.1% | +1.6 pp |
| 2021 | 95.5% | +1.8 pp |
| 2020 | 93.7% | +2.3 pp |
| 2019 | 91.4% | +1.2 pp |
| 2018 | 90.2% | +1.6 pp |
| 2017 | 88.6% | +1.1 pp |
| 2016 | 87.5% | +1.1 pp |
| 2015 | 86.4% | +1.1 pp |
| 2014 | 85.3% | +1.0 pp |
| 2013 | 84.3% | +1.1 pp |
| 2012 | 83.2% | +0.9 pp |
| 2011 | 82.3% | +1.2 pp |
| 2010 | 81.1% | +7.0 pp |
| 2009 | 74.1% | +1.8 pp |
| 2008 | 72.3% | +1.8 pp |
| 2007 | 70.5% | +1.7 pp |
| 2006 | 68.8% | +1.8 pp |
| 2005 | 67% | +1.6 pp |
| 2004 | 65.4% | +1.7 pp |
| 2003 | 63.7% | +5.1 pp |
| 2002 | 58.6% | -1.7 pp |
| 2001 | 60.3% | +1.7 pp |
| 2000 | 58.6% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Cabo Verde’s Electricity access in 2001?
60.3% (2001). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in % of population, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Cabo Verde’s Electricity access growing or shrinking?
Between 2000 and 2024 the series was growing overall: +67.9% in total — about 2.2% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator EG.ELC.ACCS.ZS. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2024: 98.4%; 2023: 98.6%; 2022: 97.1%; 2021: 95.5%; 2020: 93.7%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
EG.ELC.ACCS.ZS — Access to Electricity (% of Population). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.