Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking was 11.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Cape Verde, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Cape Verde recorded 11.0% for share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 15.4% on the previous year and down 57.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Cape Verde peaked at 38.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 11.0%, in 2024.
Cape Verde ranks 82nd of 194 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.
Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 38.0% | — |
| 2001 | 38.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 37.0% | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 37.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 36.0% | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 35.0% | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 34.0% | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 33.0% | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 32.0% | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 31.0% | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 30.0% | -3.2% |
| 2011 | 29.0% | -3.3% |
| 2012 | 28.0% | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 27.0% | -3.6% |
| 2014 | 26.0% | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 25.0% | -3.8% |
| 2016 | 23.0% | -8.0% |
| 2017 | 22.0% | -4.3% |
| 2018 | 20.0% | -9.1% |
| 2019 | 18.0% | -10.0% |
| 2020 | 17.0% | -5.6% |
| 2021 | 15.0% | -11.8% |
| 2022 | 14.0% | -6.7% |
| 2023 | 13.0% | -7.1% |
| 2024 | 11.0% | -15.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 35.1% | 31.0% | 38.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.8% | 18.0% | 30.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.0% | 11.0% | 17.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
More economy & growth data for Cape Verde
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), annual growth rate 60.76 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.4119 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per capita 2,387 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 16.04 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.2286 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 1,325 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 11.41 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per 22.37 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per 129,653 current LCU per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 9.17 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Cape Verde?
- Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Cape Verde was 11.0% in 2024, according to World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 38.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.0% in 2024.
- How does Cape Verde rank for share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking?
- Cape Verde ranks 82nd out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is down 57.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Proportion of population without primary reliance on clean fuels and technology is calculated as the number of people unable to use clean fuels and technologies for cooking, heating and lighting divided by total population reporting that any cooking, heating or lighting, expressed as percentage. “Clean” is defined by the emission rate targets and specific fuel recommendations (i.e. against unprocessed coal and kerosene) included in the normative guidance WHO guidelines for indoor air quality: household fuel combustion.