People not using improved drinking water sources in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: People not using improved drinking water sources was 10,287 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
People not 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 not 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 6.1% on the previous year and down 58.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using improved drinking water sources in Cape Verde peaked at 43,046 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 10,287 people, in 2024.
Cape Verde ranks 123rd of 231 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
People not using improved drinking water sources in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 43,046 people | — |
| 2001 | 42,597 people | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 42,123 people | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 41,610 people | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 40,328 people | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 38,989 people | -3.3% |
| 2006 | 37,605 people | -3.5% |
| 2007 | 36,177 people | -3.8% |
| 2008 | 34,695 people | -4.1% |
| 2009 | 33,160 people | -4.4% |
| 2010 | 31,533 people | -4.9% |
| 2011 | 29,893 people | -5.2% |
| 2012 | 28,182 people | -5.7% |
| 2013 | 26,461 people | -6.1% |
| 2014 | 24,735 people | -6.5% |
| 2015 | 23,012 people | -7.0% |
| 2016 | 21,299 people | -7.4% |
| 2017 | 19,598 people | -8.0% |
| 2018 | 17,907 people | -8.6% |
| 2019 | 16,224 people | -9.4% |
| 2020 | 14,540 people | -10.4% |
| 2021 | 12,893 people | -11.3% |
| 2022 | 11,645 people | -9.7% |
| 2023 | 10,960 people | -5.9% |
| 2024 | 10,287 people | -6.1% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 10,287 people is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 61,603 people, 17% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 10,287 people is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.99 million people, 1% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 39,033 people | 33,160 people | 43,046 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 23,885 people | 16,224 people | 31,533 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 12,065 people | 10,287 people | 14,540 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
More environment data for Cape Verde
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 1.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 3.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) 2.03 % change on previous year (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) (Mt) 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) (Mt) 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Processes (Mt CO2e) 3.37 % change on previous year (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Processes (Mt CO2e) 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people not using improved drinking water sources in Cape Verde?
- People not 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 not using improved drinking water sources recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 43,046 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest people not 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 not using improved drinking water sources?
- Cape Verde ranks 123rd out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people not using improved drinking water sources rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is down 58.4%. 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 not using improved drinking water sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people not using improved drinking water sources. These people might use surface water sources or unprotected springs or wells, as no safe and reliable improved drinking water source is available to them.