Level of water stress in Cabo Verde

Freshwater withdrawals in Cabo Verde were equal to 59.7% of available resources in 2022.

Measure: Level of water stress Unit: % of available freshwater resources Data: 2001 to 2022 Source: World Bank
Cabo Verde, 2022 59.7% % of available freshwater resources
Change from 2021 +2.5percentage points 2021: 57.2%
Position in 2022 28th of 176 See the full ranking

Level of water stress in Cabo Verde over time

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% of available freshwater resources. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Level of water stress (% of available freshwater resources), 2001 to 2022
Period Cabo Verde
2022 59.7%
2021 57.2%
2020 68.9%
2019 49.0%
2018 44.4%
2017 42.0%
2016 39.7%
2015 37.3%
2014 34.9%
2013 32.5%
2012 30.2%
2011 27.8%
2010 25.4%
2009 23.1%
2008 20.7%
2007 18.3%
2006 16.0%
2005 13.6%
2004 11.2%
2003 9.9%
2002 8.5%
2001 7.2%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +2.5 percentage points from 57.2% in 2021.
  • Since 2012, when it was 30.2%, the figure has changed by +29.5 percentage points.
  • Among the 176 countries with data for 2022, Cabo Verde has the 28th highest value.

Source and dates

Original producer
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, AQUASTAT
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
ER.H2O.FWST.ZS · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
2001 to 2022 for Cabo Verde
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, AQUASTAT