Proportion of population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Proportion of population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and was 42.0% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Proportion of population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and in Cape Verde, 1990–2023
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Cape Verde recorded 42.0% for proportion of population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is down 6.0% on the previous year and down 33.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and in Cape Verde peaked at 70.9% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 42.0%, in 2023.
That places Cape Verde 76th out of 193 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Proportion of population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 65.8% | — |
| 1991 | 66.5% | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 66.8% | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 67.2% | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 67.6% | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 67.8% | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 68.4% | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 68.8% | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 69.3% | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 70.0% | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 70.2% | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 70.7% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 70.9% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 70.9% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 70.8% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 70.8% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 70.3% | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 69.7% | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 69.1% | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 68.1% | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 67.0% | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 66.0% | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 64.5% | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 62.9% | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 61.6% | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 59.7% | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 57.8% | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 55.8% | -3.5% |
| 2018 | 53.7% | -3.8% |
| 2019 | 51.4% | -4.3% |
| 2020 | 49.0% | -4.7% |
| 2021 | 46.9% | -4.3% |
| 2022 | 44.7% | -4.7% |
| 2023 | 42.0% | -6.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 67.8% | 65.8% | 70.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 70.2% | 68.1% | 70.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 60.0% | 51.4% | 67.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.6% | 42.0% | 49.0% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and in Cape Verde?
- Proportion of population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and in Cape Verde was 42.0% in 2023, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest proportion of population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 70.9% in 2002.
- What is the lowest proportion of population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.0% in 2023.
- How does Cape Verde rank for proportion of population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and?
- Cape Verde ranks 76th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.2%. 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, published as part of Proportion of population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and technologies for cooking (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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