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Topic 16 of 18 · Country Index 2026
Cabo Verde: Energy
Where does a country’s electricity come from, and who can get it?
Cabo Verde is placed 80th of 165 countries on energy in the Country Index 2026, from 2 of its 3 key statistics. Readings behind it: Carbon Intensity of Electricity 463.46 (2024); Renewable Share of Electricity Generation 30.77 (2024).
Share
Energy
80th
of 165 countries placed
Placed from 2 of 3 key statistics
01The evidence
The 3 key statistics that decide it
Only these place Cabo Verde on energy — one vote each. Every value is the publisher’s own, read at the edition the Country Index 2026 used; the grey ticks are every other country it was compared with, lowest on the left.
463.46
Carbon intensity (gCO₂e per kWh generated)
Lower is better
Cabo Verde: 463.46. Across the 165 countries in this edition, values run from 23.73 (Bhutan) to 1,306 (Turkmenistan); the world median is 433.75.
- World median
- 433.75
- Best in Western Africa
- 57.14 Sierra Leone
30.77
Renewables (% of electricity generated)
Higher is better
Cabo Verde: 30.77. Across the 165 countries in this edition, values run from 0 (Gambia) to 100 (Paraguay); the world median is 32.06.
- World median
- 32.06
- Best in Western Africa
- 95.24 Sierra Leone
Key 3 of 3
World Energy Trilemma Index
World Energy Council
2023 edition · data for 2023 · Express reuse grant (no Creative Commons licence named)
No reading
Trilemma score (0–100)
Higher is better
World Energy Council publishes no 2023 figure for Cabo Verde, so the standing rests on the other keys.
Across the 126 countries in this edition, values run from 27.7 (Niger) to 83.2 (Denmark); the world median is 63.8.
- World median
- 63.8
- Best in Western Africa
- 47.6 Ghana
02Over time
Which way Cabo Verde is moving
Each key’s published value, edition by edition, beside the world median. The Country Index 2026 is the first edition of the standing, so the standing itself has no history to chart yet.
Carbon Intensity of Electricity
Carbon intensity (gCO₂e per kWh generated) · lower is better
Cabo VerdeWorld median
Cabo Verde fell from 613.33 in 2000 to 463.46 in 2024; the world median went from 540.34 to 433.75.
Every year’s figures
Year Cabo Verde World median 2024 463 433.7 2023 482 452.7 2022 482 476.3 2021 537 469.0 2020 550 482.0 2019 541 488.2 2018 523 500.4 2017 537 506.3 2016 529 521.9 2015 523 524.8 2014 523 522.3 2013 517 508.8 2012 539 525.4 2011 605 521.4 2010 659 515.5 2009 635 533.6 2008 634 517.2 2007 633 535.3 2006 632 537.5 2005 629 521.4 2004 627 523.1 2003 658 543.1 2002 626 551.3 2001 618 559.3 2000 613 540.3 Renewable Share of Electricity Generation
Renewables (% of electricity generated) · higher is better
Cabo VerdeWorld median
Cabo Verde rose from 6.667 in 2000 to 30.77 in 2024; the world median went from 15.61 to 32.06.
Every year’s figures
Year Cabo Verde World median 2024 30.8 32.062 2023 28.0 28.000 2022 28.0 28.881 2021 18.6 28.286 2020 16.7 27.125 2019 18.2 26.296 2018 20.9 25.505 2017 18.6 24.023 2016 20.0 22.218 2015 20.9 21.915 2014 20.9 21.151 2013 22.0 21.593 2012 18.4 19.869 2011 8.1 18.584 2010 0.0 18.572 2009 3.2 17.886 2008 3.4 15.923 2007 3.7 15.586 2006 4.0 15.392 2005 4.2 16.438 2004 4.5 16.445 2003 0.0 16.339 2002 5.3 13.826 2001 5.9 14.023 2000 6.7 15.612
03In context
Cabo Verde beside its neighbours
A position reads best beside the countries around it. Every position below is a place among all 165 countries on energy, never a place within the region.
Cabo Verde and Western Africa
Cabo Verde has no land border, so the table compares it with its sub-region. Standing among all 165; the key columns are the publishers’ own values.
| Country | Standing | Carbon Intensity of ElectricityCarbon intensity (gCO₂e per kWh generated) | Renewable Share of Electricity GenerationRenewables (% of electricity generated) | World Energy Trilemma IndexTrilemma score (0–100) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Sierra Leone | 4th | 57.14 | 95.24 | — |
 Guinea | =28th | 181.39 | 75.19 | — |
 Liberia | 55th | 314.04 | 54.39 | — |
 Togo | 79th | 421.13 | 29.58 | — |
| Cabo Verde | 80th | 463.46 | 30.77 | — |
 Ghana | =95th | 468.81 | 36.22 | 47.6 |
 Côte d’Ivoire | 102nd | 405.56 | 28.92 | 43.9 |
 Mali | 103rd | 537.42 | 19.46 | — |
 Burkina Faso | 114th | 560.95 | 17.16 | — |
 Nigeria | 117th | 495.63 | 25 | 39.2 |
 Mauritania | 118th | 514.98 | 22.7 | 42.7 |
 Senegal | 126th | 540.11 | 19.79 | 41.2 |
 Benin | 147th | 579.21 | 3.96 | 35.4 |
 Niger | 159th | 670.53 | 3.158 | 27.7 |
 Gambia | 161st | 658.82 | 0 | — |
 Guinea-Bissau | 162nd | 662.5 | 0 | — |
“—”: no published reading in that edition. What a standing is
Across Western Africa
Every country in the sub-region, by its place among all 165.
Placed either side on energy
The countries immediately above and below Cabo Verde in the topic’s list.
04Context, no vote
Where Cabo Verde is ahead of the world, and behind
21 more statistics filed under energy, published in full and deliberately given no vote in the standing. Select a row for the publisher, the rank and the links.
Ahead of the world median4
Statistics on which Cabo Verde does better than the middle country measured.
Wind and Solar Share of Electricity GenerationEmber · 2024 · world median 5.27930.775.279▼ Worsened since 2014
Cabo Verde: 30.77 · world median 5.279 · Wind and solar (% of electricity generated). Ember, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 69.12; higher is better.
Firms Identifying Electricity as a Major ConstraintWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 25.778.59325.77No earlier reading
Cabo Verde: 8.593 · world median 25.77 · Firms rating electricity a major or very severe constraint (%). World Bank Group, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 84.77; lower is better.
Position 146th of 179 · derived, 1st = worst.
CO₂ Emissions per CapitaGlobal Carbon Project · 2024 · world median 3.211.1313.21No real change since 2014
Cabo Verde: 1.131 · world median 3.21 · Fossil CO₂ (tonnes per person). Global Carbon Project, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.054 to 41.27; lower is better.
Position 152nd of 210 · derived, 1st = worst.
Energy Intensity of GDP (PPP)EIA · 2024 · world median 2.7382.1912.738▲ Improved since 2014
Cabo Verde: 2.191 · world median 2.738 · Energy use per dollar of GDP (thousand Btu per US$ at PPP). U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.666 to 17.45; lower is better.
Behind the world median4
Statistics on which Cabo Verde does worse than the middle country measured.
Firms Owning or Sharing a GeneratorWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 24.8528.624.85No earlier reading
Cabo Verde: 28.6 · world median 24.85 · Firms owning or sharing a generator (%). World Bank Group, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 0.158 to 90.51; lower is better.
Low-Carbon Share of Electricity GenerationEmber · 2024 · world median 37.3230.7737.32▼ Worsened since 2014
Cabo Verde: 30.77 · world median 37.32 · Low-carbon sources (% of electricity generated). Ember, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 100; higher is better.
Position 93rd of 162 · derived.
Access to Electricity, RuralWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 10097.7100▲ Improved since 2014
Cabo Verde: 97.7 · world median 100 · Rural population with electricity access (%). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.7 to 100; higher is better.
Access to ElectricityWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 10098.4100▲ Improved since 2014
Cabo Verde: 98.4 · world median 100 · Population with electricity access (%). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 5.4 to 100; higher is better.
Level with the median, or no median to compare1
Coal Share of Electricity GenerationEmber · 2024 · world median 000No real change since 2014
Cabo Verde: 0 · world median 0 · Coal (% of electricity generated). Ember, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 98.25; lower is better.
No better end12
These describe the shape of a country — more is not better or worse, only different — so they are never ahead or behind.
Solar Share of Electricity GenerationEmber · 2024 · world median 3.04915.383.049Moved since 2014
Cabo Verde: 15.38 · world median 3.049 · Solar (% of electricity generated). Ember, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 50.
Photovoltaic Power Potential (PVOUT)World Bank Group (ESMAP), data by Solargis · 2020 · world median 4.2734.6824.273No earlier reading
Cabo Verde: 4.682 · world median 4.273 · Practical solar power potential (kWh per kWp per day, long-term average). World Bank Group (ESMAP), data by Solargis, 2020 edition, data for 2020.
Published values in that edition run from 2.513 to 5.379.
Nuclear Share of Electricity GenerationEmber · 2024 · world median 000No real change since 2014
Cabo Verde: 0 · world median 0 · Nuclear (% of electricity generated). Ember, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 67.4.
Net Electricity Imports (share of generation)Ember · 2024 · world median 000No real change since 2014
Cabo Verde: 0 · world median 0 · Net electricity imports (% of domestic generation). Ember, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from -70.16 to 707.07.
Operating Wind Power CapacityGlobal Energy Monitor · 2026 · world median 10013100No earlier reading
Cabo Verde: 13 · world median 100 · Wind farm capacity in operation (megawatts). Global Energy Monitor, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 542,758.
Solar Electricity Installed CapacityEIA · 2024 · world median 0.1440.0310.144Moved since 2014
Cabo Verde: 0.031 · world median 0.144 · Solar generating capacity installed (gigawatts). U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 886.66.
Primary Energy Consumption per CapitaEIA · 2024 · world median 49.520.2449.5Moved since 2014
Cabo Verde: 20.24 · world median 49.5 · Energy use per person (million Btu). U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.95 to 766.07.
Natural Gas ProductionEIA · 2024 · world median 000No real change since 2014
Cabo Verde: 0 · world median 0 · Dry natural gas produced (billion cubic metres). U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 1,069.
Crude Oil ProductionEIA · 2025 · world median 000No real change since 2015
Cabo Verde: 0 · world median 0 · Crude oil produced (thousand barrels per day). U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 13,586.
Gas Share of Electricity GenerationEmber · 2024 · world median 2.58502.585Moved since 2014
Cabo Verde: 0 · world median 2.585 · Natural gas (% of electricity generated). Ember, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 99.97.
Primary Energy ProductionEIA · 2024 · world median 0.0770.0010.077No real change since 2014
Cabo Verde: 0.001 · world median 0.077 · Primary energy produced (quadrillion Btu). U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 130.76.
Hydro Share of Electricity GenerationEmber · 2024 · world median 12.85012.85No real change since 2014
Cabo Verde: 0 · world median 12.85 · Hydropower (% of electricity generated). Ember, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 100.
No current reading for Cabo Verde
Operating Coal Power Capacity, Primary Schools with Electricity (last 2022), RISE Clean Cooking Policy Score, RISE Electricity Access Policy Score, RISE Energy Efficiency Policy Score, RISE Renewable Energy Policy Score and World Energy Trilemma Index. Listed rather than hidden, so the page can be checked against it.
“Position · derived” is this site’s ordering of the published values, 1st = best unless the row says otherwise; the publisher ranks no country on it. Rank, position and standing
05Country Index 2026
Energy among Cabo Verde’s 16 topics
Energy is Cabo Verde’s 7th best-placed topic of 16. Strongest first, each marker at its share of that topic’s field.
- Peace & Security6th of 1774/4 keys
- Gender & Equalityjoint 34th of 1833/4 keys
- Democracy & Civil Liberties37th of 1984/4 keys
- Governance & Institutions48th of 1944/4 keys
- Risk & Resilience54th of 1933/4 keys
- Health & Wellbeing80th of 2004/4 keys
- Energy80th of 1652/3 keys
- Development & Human Capital109th of 1963/3 keys
- Digital & Technologyjoint 123rd of 1984/4 keys
- Environment & Sustainability125th of 1862/4 keys
- Education & Knowledge142nd of 1983/4 keys
- Economy & Innovation129th of 1762/4 keys
- Poverty & Inequalityjoint 128th of 1593/3 keys
- Work & Labour161st of 1824/4 keys
- Food & Agriculture165th of 1843/4 keys
- Mobility & Trade163rd of 1772/4 keys
06The top of the list
Who leads on energy
The three countries placed highest of 165, and the leaders Cabo Verde can most readily be measured against.
1
BhutanSouthern Asia
1st of 165 · 2 of 3 keys
Photo: VIkramjit Kakati derivative work: ויקיג'אנקי · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
2
NorwayNorthern Europe
2nd of 165 · 3 of 3 keys
Photo: Ximonic , Simo Räsänen · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
3
UgandaEastern Africa
3rd of 165 · 2 of 3 keys
Photo: Rod Waddington from Kergunyah, Australia · CC BY-SA 2.0, greyscale
Placed highest nearby
Highest in Africa
Uganda3rd2/3 keysHighest in Western Africa
Sierra Leone4th2/3 keysThis page
Cabo Verde80th2/3 keys
Positions out of 165 placed on the topic. A country needs readings on enough keys to be placed, and the top of the list is often held on fewer of them.
07Questions
Cabo Verde on energy: questions answered
Every answer is built from the numbers on this page, so none can say something the page does not.
How does Cabo Verde rank on energy?
Cabo Verde is placed 80th of 165 countries on Energy in the Country Index 2026, from 2 of its 3 key statistics (Carbon Intensity of Electricity and Renewable Share of Electricity Generation). The position is this site’s ordering of published statistics, not a rank any publisher printed.
What is the latest Carbon Intensity of Electricity figure for Cabo Verde?
463.46 in 2024 (carbon intensity (gCO₂e per kWh generated)), according to Ember. The world median in the same edition was 433.75.
What is the latest Renewable Share of Electricity Generation figure for Cabo Verde?
30.77 in 2024 (renewables (% of electricity generated)), according to Ember. The world median in the same edition was 32.06.
How have Cabo Verde’s energy figures changed?
Carbon Intensity of Electricity fell from 613.33 in 2000 to 463.46 in 2024; Renewable Share of Electricity Generation rose from 6.667 in 2000 to 30.77 in 2024.
Which energy statistics are missing for Cabo Verde?
No current reading is published for Cabo Verde on Operating Coal Power Capacity, Primary Schools with Electricity, RISE Clean Cooking Policy Score, RISE Electricity Access Policy Score, RISE Energy Efficiency Policy Score, RISE Renewable Energy Policy Score and World Energy Trilemma Index. They are listed rather than hidden, so the evidence on the page can be checked against it.
08Method
Method, sources and how to cite
What this topic does not measure
This is deliberately the electricity and energy-system subject, not an infrastructure one: roads, railways, ports, water and telecommunications would each need a global series this site does not hold. Emissions are under Environment & Sustainability. Access to electricity is published here in full but takes no part in any ranking — more than half the world’s countries now report 100%, and a position derived from that would read “1, 1, 1 … 123”, which is noise rather than information.
How the Energy standing is decided
A standing is this site’s ordering, named with its edition — never a publisher’s rank. 3 key statistics vote, one vote each; every country’s published value becomes a place within that key’s own field, the places are averaged, and the average is never published. A country needs 2 of the 3 keys to be placed.
The energy method, step by stepHow every standing on this site is built
The key statistics and their licences
- Carbon Intensity of Electricity — Ember, CC BY 4.0
- Renewable Share of Electricity Generation — Ember, CC BY 4.0
- World Energy Trilemma Index — World Energy Council, Express reuse grant (no Creative Commons licence named)
The other 21 statistics on this page come from 6 publishers, each named beside its numbers, with every edition and licence on the datasets pages.
The standing itself is part of the Country Index 2026, published under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photographs
Cabo Verde’s banner and the countries placed highest, from their profiles: Wikimedia Commons, shown in greyscale, each used under the licence named.
- Cabo Verde (banner) — Ximonic , Simo Räsänen derivative work: Jjtkk, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Bhutan — VIkramjit Kakati derivative work: ויקיג'אנקי, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Norway — Ximonic , Simo Räsänen, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Uganda — Rod Waddington from Kergunyah, Australia, CC BY-SA 2.0
Cite this page
Nations Inquiry (2026). Cabo Verde: Energy — standing and statistics, Country Index 2026. https://nationsinquiry.com/countries/cabo-verde/energy