Access to basic sanitation — all countries

Access to basic sanitation — Cabo Verde

Access to basic sanitation in Cabo Verde in 2024 — 83.1%. Ranked 134 in the world out of 193. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 46.3 pp.

2024 83.1% +0 pp vs 2023
World rank 134of 193
Period maximum 83.1%2024
Period minimum 36.8%2000

Trend over time

2000–2024 · % of population

Access to basic sanitation — Cabo Verde, 2000–2024204060801002000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 36.8%2001: 39.2%2002: 41.5%2003: 43.9%2004: 46.2%2005: 48.5%2006: 50.7%2007: 53%2008: 55.3%2009: 57.5%2010: 59.7%2011: 61.8%2012: 64%2013: 66.1%2014: 68.2%2015: 70.4%2016: 72.5%2017: 74.6%2018: 76.7%2019: 78.8%2020: 80.9%2021: 83%2022: 83%2023: 83.1%2024: 83.1%
Change over the period: +46.3 pp Annual average: 1.93 pp

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Cabo Verde

Cabo Verde 83.1%
World 82.2%
Western Africa computed 41.6%
Access to basic sanitation — Cabo Verde, by year Cabo Verde All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 83.1 +0 pp
2023 83.1 +0 pp
2022 83 +0 pp
2021 83 +2.1 pp
2020 80.9 +2.1 pp
2019 78.8 +2.1 pp
2018 76.7 +2.1 pp
2017 74.6 +2.1 pp
2016 72.5 +2.1 pp
2015 70.4 +2.1 pp
2014 68.2 +2.1 pp
2013 66.1 +2.1 pp
2012 64 +2.2 pp
2011 61.8 +2.1 pp
2010 59.7 +2.2 pp
2009 57.5 +2.2 pp
2008 55.3 +2.2 pp
2007 53 +2.3 pp
2006 50.7 +2.3 pp
2005 48.5 +2.3 pp
2004 46.2 +2.3 pp
2003 43.9 +2.3 pp
2002 41.5 +2.3 pp
2001 39.2 +2.4 pp
2000 36.8

About the indicator

The share of the population using improved sanitation facilities not shared with other households: sewerage, septic tanks, improved pit latrines. Alongside access to clean water this is the basic condition for reducing child mortality from intestinal infections.

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.