Drinking water services in Cape Verde

Cape Verde: Drinking water services was 0 people in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
0 people
Change on year
down 100.0%
World rank
119th
of 231 countries
All-time high
1,917 people
in 2000
All-time low
0 people
in 2024
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Drinking water services in Cape Verde, 2000–2024

05001.0k1.5k2.0k2000201220242000: 1.9k people2001: 1.8k people2002: 1.8k people2003: 1.7k people2004: 1.6k people2005: 1.5k people2006: 1.4k people2007: 1.3k people2008: 1.2k people2009: 1.1k people2010: 1.1k people2011: 969.4 people2012: 882.4 people2013: 796.7 people2014: 712.3 people2015: 629.6 people2016: 548.6 people2017: 469.6 people2018: 392.2 people2019: 316.4 people2020: 242 people2021: 172.1 people2022: 110.5 people2023: 49.8 people2024: 0 people

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.

Analysis

The most recent figure for drinking water services in Cape Verde is 0 people, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.

The figure is down 100.0% on the previous year and down 100.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, drinking water services in Cape Verde peaked at 1,917 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0 people, in 2024.

That places Cape Verde 119th out of 231 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.

Drinking water services in Cape Verde, year by year

Annual values for Drinking water services in Cape Verde, 2000 to 2024.
Year people Change
2000 1,917 people
2001 1,840 people -4.0%
2002 1,761 people -4.3%
2003 1,681 people -4.5%
2004 1,592 people -5.3%
2005 1,503 people -5.6%
2006 1,414 people -5.9%
2007 1,325 people -6.3%
2008 1,235 people -6.7%
2009 1,146 people -7.2%
2010 1,056 people -7.9%
2011 969.43 people -8.2%
2012 882.45 people -9.0%
2013 796.67 people -9.7%
2014 712.29 people -10.6%
2015 629.55 people -11.6%
2016 548.63 people -12.9%
2017 469.55 people -14.4%
2018 392.18 people -16.5%
2019 316.42 people -19.3%
2020 242.02 people -23.5%
2021 172.13 people -28.9%
2022 110.5 people -35.8%
2023 49.75 people -55.0%
2024 0 people -100.0%

Cape Verde compared with similar countries

  • Cape Verde's 0 people is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5,292 people. (58 countries reporting)
  • Cape Verde's 0 people is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 511,332 people. (48 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Drinking water services 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.

YearChange FromTo
2024 -100.0% 49.75 people 0 people
2023 -55.0% 110.5 people 49.75 people

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1,541 people 1,146 people 1,917 people 10
2010s 677.27 people 316.42 people 1,056 people 10
2020s 114.88 people 0 people 242.02 people 5

Countries ranked near Cape Verde

  1. 116 Georgia 189.05 people compare
  2. 117 Montenegro 32.39 people compare
  3. 118 Cayman Islands 7.45 people compare
  4. 119 Albania 0 people compare
  5. 119 American Samoa 0 people
  6. 119 Andorra 0 people
  7. 119 Anguilla 0 people
  8. 119 Aruba 0 people
  9. 119 Australia 0 people compare
  10. 119 Austria 0 people
  11. 119 Azerbaijan 0 people compare
  12. 119 Bahamas 0 people
  13. 119 Bahrain 0 people
  14. 119 Barbados 0 people
  15. 119 Belarus 0 people
  16. 119 Belgium 0 people
  17. 119 Belize 0 people compare
  18. 119 Bermuda 0 people
  19. 119 Bhutan 0 people compare
  20. 119 Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba 0 people
  21. 119 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0 people compare
  22. 119 British Virgin Islands 0 people
  23. 119 Brunei 0 people compare
  24. 119 Bulgaria 0 people
  25. 119 Canada 0 people
  26. 119 Cook Islands 0 people
  27. 119 Costa Rica 0 people compare
  28. 119 Curacao 0 people
  29. 119 Denmark 0 people
  30. 119 Estonia 0 people
  31. 119 Falkland Islands 0 people
  32. 119 Faroe Islands 0 people
  33. 119 Finland 0 people
  34. 119 France 0 people
  35. 119 French Guiana 0 people
  36. 119 French Polynesia 0 people
  37. 119 Germany 0 people
  38. 119 Gibraltar 0 people
  39. 119 Greece 0 people
  40. 119 Greenland 0 people
  41. 119 Guadeloupe 0 people
  42. 119 Guam 0 people
  43. 119 Hong Kong 0 people
  44. 119 Hungary 0 people compare
  45. 119 Iceland 0 people
  46. 119 Ireland 0 people
  47. 119 Isle of Man 0 people
  48. 119 Israel 0 people
  49. 119 Italy 0 people
  50. 119 Japan 0 people
  51. 119 Jersey 0 people
  52. 119 Kiribati 0 people
  53. 119 Kuwait 0 people
  54. 119 Laos 0 people compare
  55. 119 Latvia 0 people
  56. 119 Lebanon 0 people compare
  57. 119 Liechtenstein 0 people
  58. 119 Lithuania 0 people
  59. 119 Luxembourg 0 people
  60. 119 Macao 0 people
  61. 119 Maldives 0 people
  62. 119 Malta 0 people
  63. 119 Marshall Islands 0 people
  64. 119 Martinique 0 people
  65. 119 Mauritius 0 people compare
  66. 119 Mexico 0 people compare
  67. 119 Moldova 0 people
  68. 119 Monaco 0 people
  69. 119 Montserrat 0 people
  70. 119 Morocco 0 people compare
  71. 119 Nauru 0 people
  72. 119 Netherlands 0 people
  73. 119 New Caledonia 0 people
  74. 119 New Zealand 0 people
  75. 119 Niue 0 people
  76. 119 Northern Mariana Islands 0 people
  77. 119 Norway 0 people
  78. 119 Palau 0 people
  79. 119 Palestine 0 people compare
  80. 119 Paraguay 0 people compare
  81. 119 Philippines 0 people compare
  82. 119 Poland 0 people
  83. 119 Portugal 0 people
  84. 119 Puerto Rico 0 people
  85. 119 Qatar 0 people
  86. 119 Reunion 0 people
  87. 119 Romania 0 people
  88. 119 Saint Barthelemy 0 people
  89. 119 Saint Helena 0 people
  90. 119 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 people
  91. 119 Saint Lucia 0 people compare
  92. 119 Saint Martin (French part) 0 people
  93. 119 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 0 people
  94. 119 San Marino 0 people
  95. 119 Singapore 0 people
  96. 119 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 0 people
  97. 119 Slovakia 0 people
  98. 119 Slovenia 0 people
  99. 119 South Korea 0 people
  100. 119 Spain 0 people
  101. 119 Sweden 0 people
  102. 119 Switzerland 0 people
  103. 119 Thailand 0 people compare
  104. 119 Tokelau 0 people
  105. 119 Tonga 0 people
  106. 119 Turkmenistan 0 people compare
  107. 119 Turks and Caicos Islands 0 people
  108. 119 Tuvalu 0 people
  109. 119 United Arab Emirates 0 people
  110. 119 United Kingdom 0 people
  111. 119 United States 0 people
  112. 119 United States Virgin Islands 0 people
  113. 119 Uruguay 0 people compare
  114. 119 Vietnam 0 people compare
  115. 119 Wallis and Futuna 0 people

See the full ranking of 231 places →

More environment data for Cape Verde

All data for Cape Verde →

Frequently asked questions

What is drinking water services in Cape Verde?
Drinking water services in Cape Verde was 0 people in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest drinking water services recorded in Cape Verde?
The highest recorded value was 1,917 people in 2000.
What is the lowest drinking water services recorded in Cape Verde?
The lowest recorded value was 0 people in 2024.
How does Cape Verde rank for drinking water services?
Cape Verde ranks 119th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
Is drinking water services rising or falling in Cape Verde?
Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Drinking water services. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 25 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Drinking water services in Cape Verde. Statizoid, drawing on WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Retrieved 22 September 2026, from https://environment.statizoid.com/stat/drinking-water-service-coverage/cabo-verde/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://environment.statizoid.com/stat/drinking-water-service-coverage/cabo-verde/">Drinking water services in Cape Verde</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Drinking water services
Unit
people
Source
WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
231 places, 5,429 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed

Number of people using drinking water directly collected from surface waters.