Cabo Verde
Location
- Geographical region: Sub-Saharan Africa, Africa
- SDG region: SDG Sub-Saharan Africa
- Small Island Developing States
Land
- Total area: --- km2
- Land area: 4,030 km2 (2020)
- Land use by sector: 20% agriculture, 11% forest and 69% other (2018 - 2020)
People
- Total population: 593,149 people (2022)
- Population density: 138 people per km2 (2020)
- Urbanisation: 62% lives in urban areas and 31% lives in rural areas (2020)
Economy
- Total GDP: 3,360,981,311 USD per year (2020)
- GDP per capita: 5,666 USD per year (2020)
- Value added by sector: 4% from agriculture, 59% from services and 17% from industry (2020 - 2022)
SDG 6 snapshot in Cabo Verde
Drinking water
6.1.1 Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water services in Cabo Verde, progress over time
6.1.1 Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water services in Cabo Verde, by service level and location (2022)
Sanitation and hygiene
6.2.1a Proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services in Cabo Verde, progress over time
6.2.1a Proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services in Cabo Verde, by service level and location (2022)
6.2.1b Proportion of population with a handwashing facility with soap and water available at home in Cabo Verde, by service level and location (2022)
Water quality and wastewater
6.3.1 Proportion of wastewater flow (safely) treated > Domestic in Cabo Verde (2022), compared to other countries (and areas) in the region
6.3.1 Proportion of wastewater flow (safely) treated in Cabo Verde, by source (2022)
6.3.2 Level 1 Proportion of bodies of water with good ambient water quality in Cabo Verde (2017-2020), compared to other countries (and areas) in the region
Water use and scarcity
Water resources and withdrawal in Cabo Verde, total and per capita
Long-term average annual precipitation in depth: 228 (mm/year) (2020)
Renewable water resources: 549 m3 per capita (2017)
Water withdrawal: 49 m3 per capita (2001)
Environmental flow requirements: % of the renewable water resources ()
6.4.2 Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of available freshwater resources in Cabo Verde, change over time, compared to other countries (and areas) in the region
6.4.1 Change in water-use efficiency over time in Cabo Verde, by sector (2020)
Water-use efficiency for ‘Agriculture, forestry and fishing’ only takes into account the proportion of gross value added that comes from irrigated agriculture, since that activity is associated with water withdrawal (other activities are rain-fed).
6.4.1 Change in water-use efficiency over time in Cabo Verde, progress over time, compared to other countries (and areas) in the region
Water resources management
6.5.1 Degree of integrated water resources management implementation (0-100) in Cabo Verde, progress over time, by dimension
Very low (0-10) – Low (11-30) – Medium-low (31-50) – Medium-high (51-70) – High (71-90) – Very high (91-100)
6.5.2 Proportion of transboundary basin area with an operational arrangement for water cooperation in Cabo Verde, progress over time, by component
Very low (0-10) – Low (11-30) – Medium-low (31-50) – Medium-high (51-70) – High (71-90) – Very high (91-100)
International cooperation and capacity-building
6.a.1 Amount of water- and sanitation-related official development assistance received by Cabo Verde, over time
6.a.1 Amount of water- and sanitation-related official development assistance received by Cabo Verde in 2021, by sub-sector
Water and sanitation-related official development assistance includes water sector policy and governance, water supply, sanitation, water sector policy, water resources conservation, river basins development, waste management/disposal, education and training, agricultural water resources and hydroelectric power.