People using improved drinking water sources in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: People using improved drinking water sources was 10,287 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
People using improved drinking water sources in Cape Verde, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
In 2024, people using improved drinking water sources in Cape Verde stood at 10,287 people. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 5.7% on the previous year and down 57.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using improved drinking water sources in Cape Verde peaked at 41,129 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 10,287 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 long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
People using improved drinking water sources in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 41,129 people | — |
| 2001 | 40,758 people | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 40,362 people | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 39,929 people | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 38,735 people | -3.0% |
| 2005 | 37,486 people | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 36,191 people | -3.5% |
| 2007 | 34,852 people | -3.7% |
| 2008 | 33,460 people | -4.0% |
| 2009 | 32,014 people | -4.3% |
| 2010 | 30,478 people | -4.8% |
| 2011 | 28,923 people | -5.1% |
| 2012 | 27,300 people | -5.6% |
| 2013 | 25,665 people | -6.0% |
| 2014 | 24,023 people | -6.4% |
| 2015 | 22,383 people | -6.8% |
| 2016 | 20,750 people | -7.3% |
| 2017 | 19,128 people | -7.8% |
| 2018 | 17,515 people | -8.4% |
| 2019 | 15,908 people | -9.2% |
| 2020 | 14,298 people | -10.1% |
| 2021 | 12,721 people | -11.0% |
| 2022 | 11,534 people | -9.3% |
| 2023 | 10,911 people | -5.4% |
| 2024 | 10,287 people | -5.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 37,492 people | 32,014 people | 41,129 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 23,207 people | 15,908 people | 30,478 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 11,950 people | 10,287 people | 14,298 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
More environment data for Cape Verde
- Heating Degree Days 0.07 (2022)
- Cooling Degree Days 3,682 (2024)
- Total fisheries production 5,587 metric tons (2024)
- Capture fisheries production 5,547 metric tons (2024)
- Aquaculture production 40 metric tons (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste 0.0077 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0058 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0003 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 0.0652 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Processes 0.0092 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using improved drinking water sources in Cape Verde?
- People using improved drinking water sources in Cape Verde was 10,287 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 people using improved drinking water sources recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 41,129 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest people using improved drinking water sources recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 10,287 people in 2024.
- How does Cape Verde rank for people using improved drinking water sources?
- Cape Verde ranks 119th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using improved drinking water sources rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is down 57.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 People using improved drinking water sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people using only unimproved drinking water sources.