Share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Share of population not using improved drinking water sources was 2.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of population 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 %.
Analysis
Cape Verde recorded 2.0% for share of population not using improved drinking water sources in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 6.6% on the previous year and down 59.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Cape Verde peaked at 9.5% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 2.0%, in 2024.
Cape Verde ranks 96th 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.1% | 6.6% | 9.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.7% | 3.2% | 6.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.3% | 2.0% | 2.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
- 93 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 2.3% compare
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- 95 Dominican Republic 2.1% compare
- 97 Jersey 1.9% compare
- 98 Jamaica 1.9% compare
- 99 Montserrat 1.9% compare
More environment data for Cape Verde
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 0.9126 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 1.74 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 0.0723 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0241 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.0026 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0001 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 0.1711 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0001 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0026 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.0693 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Cape Verde?
- Share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Cape Verde was 2.0% 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 share of population not using improved drinking water sources recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 9.5% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of population not using improved drinking water sources recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 2024.
- How does Cape Verde rank for share of population not using improved drinking water sources?
- Cape Verde ranks 96th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of population not using improved drinking water sources rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is down 59.4%. 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 Share of population not using improved drinking water sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Proportion 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.