People using at least a basic drinking water source in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: People using at least a basic drinking water source was 484,357 people in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using at least a basic drinking water source 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
Cape Verde recorded 484,357 people for people using at least a basic drinking water source in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and up 11.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least a basic drinking water source in Cape Verde peaked at 484,357 people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 359,788 people, in 2000.
Cape Verde ranks 171st of 231 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
People using at least a basic drinking water source in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 359,788 people | — |
| 2001 | 366,682 people | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 373,416 people | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 379,829 people | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 386,661 people | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 393,340 people | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 399,954 people | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 406,483 people | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 412,809 people | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 418,854 people | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 423,969 people | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 427,172 people | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 429,415 people | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 431,457 people | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 433,353 people | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 435,218 people | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 438,650 people | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 442,796 people | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 447,059 people | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 451,427 people | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 455,659 people | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 461,096 people | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 467,813 people | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 476,084 people | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 484,357 people | +1.7% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 484,357 people is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 6.66 million people, 7% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 484,357 people is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 10.33 million people, 5% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 389,782 people | 359,788 people | 418,854 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 436,052 people | 423,969 people | 451,427 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 469,002 people | 455,659 people | 484,357 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
More environment data for Cape Verde
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 3.35 % change on previous year (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), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 1.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per unit of 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least a basic drinking water source in Cape Verde?
- People using at least a basic drinking water source in Cape Verde was 484,357 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 at least a basic drinking water source recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 484,357 people in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using at least a basic drinking water source recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 359,788 people in 2000.
- How does Cape Verde rank for people using at least a basic drinking water source?
- Cape Verde ranks 171st out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least a basic drinking water source rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 at least a basic drinking water source. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people using an improved drinking water source, which is either available on premises, or collection time is no more than 30 minutes for a roundtrip.