Cabo Verde Electricity
Generation (2024)#173 World
0.52TWh+3.2% YoY
Consumption (2024)#176 World
0.41TWh+3.2% YoY
Generation Mix (2024)
Fossil Fuels (oil + gas + coal)
(nuclear + renewables) Low-Carbon
68.9%31.1%
Electricity Generation in Cabo Verde
- Net electricity generation in Cabo Verde reached 0.52 terawatt-hours in 2024 (#173 in the world), an increase of 3.2% from 0.51 terawatt-hours in 2023. This is equivalent to < 0.01% of global electricity generation.
- In 2024, fossil fuels generated 68.9% (0.36 terawatt-hours) of electricity in Cabo Verde and renewables 31.1% (0.16 terawatt-hours).
- Cabo Verde reduced its fossil fuel use for electricity generation 2024 by 2.2% compared to 2023, with low-carbon sources (renewables) generating 31.1% of the total electricity.
Electricity Consumption in Cabo Verde
- Cabo Verde consumed 0.41 terawatt-hours of electricity in 2024 (#176 in the world), an increase of 3.2% from 2023. This represents < 0.01% of the world's total electricity consumption.
- Per capita, electricity consumption in Cabo Verde averaged 786.5 kilowatt-hours in 2024, equivalent to 2.15 kilowatt-hours per day (#151 in the world).
Installed Electricity Capacity in Cabo Verde
- Cabo Verde had a total installed electricity capacity of 0.2 gigawatts in 2024 (#174 in the world), an increase of 2.5% from the previous year.
- fossil fuels made up 71.6% and renewables at 28.4% of Cabo Verde's installed capacity in 2024.
- Cabo Verde's power plants ran at an overall capacity factor of 29.1% in 2024, with wind at 33.6%, solar at 30.2% and fossil fuels at 28.1%.
Electricity Imports & Exports in Cabo Verde
- No electricity imports or exports is reported for Cabo Verde.
Grid Efficiency in Cabo Verde
- Distribution losses in Cabo Verde were 0.11 terawatt-hours in 2024, equivalent to 20.9% of total generation, down from 24% in 2014.
Electricity Balance in Cabo Verde
- In 2024, Cabo Verde generated approximately 0.0014 terawatt-hours per day and consumed 0.0011 terawatt-hours per day. This represents a daily surplus of 0.0003 terawatt-hours.
Cabo Verde Electricity History (1980-2024)
| Generation | Consumption | Capacity | Trade | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0.52 | +3.2% | 173 | < 0.01% | 0.41 | +3.2% | 176 | < 0.01% | 786.5 | 0.2 | +2.5% | 174 | < 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.11 |
| 2023 | 0.51 | +0% | 175 | < 0.01% | 0.4 | +0% | 180 | < 0.01% | 765.8 | 0.2 | +1.2% | 174 | < 0.01% | 0 | — | — | 0.11 |
| 2022 | 0.51 | +16.6% | 173 | < 0.01% | 0.4 | +22% | 178 | < 0.01% | 769.6 | 0.2 | +6.3% | 172 | < 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.11 |
| 2021 | 0.43 | +2.7% | 175 | < 0.01% | 0.33 | +4.7% | 182 | < 0.01% | 634.5 | 0.19 | −0.31% | 173 | < 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.11 |
| 2020 | 0.42 | −5% | 177 | < 0.01% | 0.31 | −6.5% | 182 | < 0.01% | 608.5 | 0.19 | −2.6% | 173 | < 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.11 |
| 2019 | 0.44 | +3.4% | 175 | < 0.01% | 0.33 | +4.5% | 182 | < 0.01% | 651.2 | 0.19 | +4.4% | 172 | < 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.11 |
| 2018 | 0.43 | +1% | 172 | < 0.01% | 0.32 | +1.2% | 181 | < 0.01% | 624.1 | 0.18 | +1.3% | 173 | < 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.11 |
| 2017 | 0.43 | −4.2% | 172 | < 0.01% | 0.32 | −5.9% | 179 | < 0.01% | 617.5 | 0.18 | −7.2% | 172 | < 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.11 |
| 2016 | 0.44 | +5.5% | 170 | < 0.01% | 0.34 | +6.3% | 176 | < 0.01% | 656.3 | 0.19 | +8.9% | 167 | < 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.11 |
| 2015 | 0.42 | −1.7% | 171 | < 0.01% | 0.32 | −2.7% | 177 | < 0.01% | 617.9 | 0.18 | +16.2% | 167 | < 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 |
| 2014 | 0.43 | +5.9% | 169 | < 0.01% | 0.33 | +7.7% | 176 | < 0.01% | 634.9 | 0.15 | +8.5% | 169 | < 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 |
| 2013 | 0.4 | +7.1% | 171 | < 0.01% | 0.3 | +7.9% | 177 | < 0.01% | 589.6 | 0.14 | +4.7% | 170 | < 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 |
| 2012 | 0.38 | +3.1% | 172 | < 0.01% | 0.28 | +1.1% | 178 | < 0.01% | 546.7 | 0.14 | +1.5% | 171 | < 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 |
| 2011 | 0.37 | +5.6% | 169 | < 0.01% | 0.28 | +5.6% | 176 | < 0.01% | 541.4 | 0.13 | +28.6% | 170 | < 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.09 |
| 2010 | 0.35 | +11.2% | 174 | < 0.01% | 0.26 | +11.7% | 181 | < 0.01% | 514.3 | 0.1 | +15.6% | 175 | < 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.08 |
| 2009 | 0.31 | +8.8% | 176 | < 0.01% | 0.23 | +11.7% | 182 | < 0.01% | 463.7 | 0.09 | +0% | 176 | < 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.08 |
| 2008 | 0.29 | +6.8% | 176 | < 0.01% | 0.21 | +4.7% | 183 | < 0.01% | 419.1 | 0.09 | +20.1% | 176 | < 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.08 |
| 2007 | 0.27 | +6.8% | 175 | < 0.01% | 0.2 | +1.7% | 182 | < 0.01% | 404.5 | 0.07 | +4.2% | 178 | < 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.07 |
| 2006 | 0.25 | +6.3% | 177 | < 0.01% | 0.2 | +0.87% | 180 | < 0.01% | 402.3 | 0.07 | −10% | 176 | < 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.05 |
| 2005 | 0.24 | +7.8% | 174 | < 0.01% | 0.2 | +9.5% | 178 | < 0.01% | 403.4 | 0.08 | +1% | 173 | < 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.04 |
| 2004 | 0.22 | +10.1% | 173 | < 0.01% | 0.18 | +9.2% | 178 | < 0.01% | 373 | 0.08 | +0% | 172 | < 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.04 |
| 2003 | 0.2 | +9.2% | 175 | < 0.01% | 0.16 | +7.8% | 179 | < 0.01% | 345.8 | 0.08 | −2.5% | 173 | < 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.04 |
| 2002 | 0.18 | +10.7% | 175 | < 0.01% | 0.15 | +19% | 179 | < 0.01% | 325 | 0.08 | +52.8% | 172 | < 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.03 |
| 2001 | 0.16 | +12.6% | 175 | < 0.01% | 0.13 | +1.5% | 181 | < 0.01% | 277.2 | 0.05 | +12.8% | 178 | < 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.04 |
| 2000 | 0.15 | +33.2% | 178 | < 0.01% | 0.13 | +22.9% | 179 | < 0.01% | 277.3 | 0.05 | +11.9% | 181 | < 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.02 |
| 1999 | 0.11 | +14.6% | 177 | < 0.01% | 0.1 | +14.6% | 181 | < 0.01% | 229.1 | 0.04 | +7.7% | 179 | < 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0077 |
| 1998 | 0.1 | +9.1% | 179 | < 0.01% | 0.09 | +9.1% | 183 | < 0.01% | 203 | 0.04 | +5.4% | 181 | < 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0067 |
| 1997 | 0.09 | +6% | 180 | < 0.01% | 0.08 | +6% | 184 | < 0.01% | 189.1 | 0.04 | +8.8% | 181 | < 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0062 |
| 1996 | 0.08 | +6.4% | 183 | < 0.01% | 0.08 | +6.4% | 185 | < 0.01% | 181.4 | 0.03 | +6.3% | 181 | < 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0058 |
| 1995 | 0.08 | +4% | 184 | < 0.01% | 0.07 | +4% | 186 | < 0.01% | 173.5 | 0.03 | +10.3% | 180 | < 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0055 |
| 1994 | 0.08 | +13.6% | 182 | < 0.01% | 0.07 | +13.6% | 185 | < 0.01% | 170 | 0.03 | +11.5% | 182 | < 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0053 |
| 1993 | 0.07 | +15.8% | 182 | < 0.01% | 0.06 | +15.8% | 185 | < 0.01% | 152.7 | 0.03 | +13% | 185 | < 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0046 |
| 1992 | 0.06 | +14% | 183 | < 0.01% | 0.05 | +14% | 184 | < 0.01% | 134.7 | 0.02 | +15% | 183 | < 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.004 |
| 1991 | 0.05 | +28.2% | 164 | < 0.01% | 0.05 | +28.2% | 167 | < 0.01% | 120.9 | 0.02 | +11.1% | 164 | < 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0035 |
| 1990 | 0.04 | +18.2% | 166 | < 0.01% | 0.04 | +18.2% | 169 | < 0.01% | 96.61 | 0.02 | +157.1% | 163 | < 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0027 |
| 1989 | 0.03 | +0% | 166 | < 0.01% | 0.03 | +0% | 167 | < 0.01% | 83.44 | 0.007 | +0% | 173 | < 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0023 |
| 1988 | 0.03 | +6.5% | 166 | < 0.01% | 0.03 | +6.5% | 167 | < 0.01% | 84.7 | 0.007 | +0% | 172 | < 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0023 |
| 1987 | 0.03 | +10.7% | 166 | < 0.01% | 0.03 | +10.7% | 167 | < 0.01% | 80.69 | 0.007 | +0% | 172 | < 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0022 |
| 1986 | 0.03 | +3.7% | 166 | < 0.01% | 0.03 | +3.7% | 166 | < 0.01% | 73.91 | 0.007 | +16.7% | 172 | < 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.002 |
| 1985 | 0.03 | +3.8% | 164 | < 0.01% | 0.03 | +3.8% | 165 | < 0.01% | 72.29 | 0.006 | +0% | 172 | < 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0019 |
| 1984 | 0.03 | +18.2% | 163 | < 0.01% | 0.02 | +18.2% | 165 | < 0.01% | 70.6 | 0.006 | +50% | 171 | < 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0018 |
| 1983 | 0.02 | +4.8% | 168 | < 0.01% | 0.02 | +4.8% | 169 | < 0.01% | 60.59 | 0.004 | +0% | 176 | < 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0015 |
| 1982 | 0.02 | +40% | 166 | < 0.01% | 0.02 | +40% | 168 | < 0.01% | 58.7 | 0.004 | +0% | 176 | < 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0015 |
| 1981 | 0.02 | +0% | 167 | < 0.01% | 0.01 | +0% | 169 | < 0.01% | 42.55 | 0.004 | +33.3% | 176 | < 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0011 |
| 1980 | 0.02 | — | 168 | < 0.01% | 0.01 | — | 170 | < 0.01% | 43.15 | 0.003 | — | 178 | < 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0011 |
See also
Sources
- U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), International Energy Statistics.