People using at least basic sanitation services, urban in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: People using at least basic sanitation services, urban was 86.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic sanitation services, urban in Cape Verde, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of urban population.
Analysis
Cape Verde recorded 86.1% for people using at least basic sanitation services, urban in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 14.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services, urban in Cape Verde peaked at 86.1% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 52.6%, in 2000.
Cape Verde ranks 116th of 182 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 basic sanitation services, urban in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 52.6% | — |
| 2001 | 54.2% | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 55.8% | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 57.5% | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 59.1% | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 60.7% | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 62.4% | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 64.0% | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 65.7% | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 67.3% | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 68.9% | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 70.6% | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 72.1% | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 73.7% | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 75.3% | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 76.8% | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 78.4% | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 79.9% | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 81.5% | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 83.0% | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 84.6% | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 86.1% | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 86.1% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 86.1% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 86.1% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 59.9% | 52.6% | 67.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 76.0% | 68.9% | 83.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 85.8% | 84.6% | 86.1% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation services, urban in Cape Verde?
- People using at least basic sanitation services, urban in Cape Verde was 86.1% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest people using at least basic sanitation services, urban recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 86.1% in 2021.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services, urban recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.6% in 2000.
- How does Cape Verde rank for people using at least basic sanitation services, urban?
- Cape Verde ranks 116th out of 182 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services, urban rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.4%. 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 (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of people using at least basic sanitation services, that is, improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households. This indicator encompasses both people using basic sanitation services as well as those using safely managed sanitation services. Improved sanitation facilities include flush/pour flush to piped sewer systems, septic tanks or pit latrines; ventilated improved pit latrines, composting toilets or pit latrines with slabs.