Cape Verde vs Madagascar: Arable land use per person
Cape Verde
0.0957 hectares per person
in 2023
Madagascar
0.0962 hectares per person
in 2023
Cape Verde rank
111th
Madagascar rank
110th
Arable land use per person over time
- Cape Verde
- Madagascar
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 0.0962 hectares per person against 0.0957 hectares per person in Cape Verde, a difference of 0.0005 hectares per person.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Madagascar has been ahead every year.
Cape Verde ranks 111th and Madagascar ranks 110th of 206 countries.
Madagascar has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1557 hectares per person | 0.3412 hectares per person | 0.1855 hectares per person | Madagascar |
| 1970s | 0.1249 hectares per person | 0.2941 hectares per person | 0.1692 hectares per person | Madagascar |
| 1980s | 0.1114 hectares per person | 0.2564 hectares per person | 0.145 hectares per person | Madagascar |
| 1990s | 0.1021 hectares per person | 0.2065 hectares per person | 0.1044 hectares per person | Madagascar |
| 2000s | 0.0989 hectares per person | 0.1578 hectares per person | 0.0588 hectares per person | Madagascar |
| 2010s | 0.0976 hectares per person | 0.12 hectares per person | 0.0224 hectares per person | Madagascar |
| 2020s | 0.0965 hectares per person | 0.0998 hectares per person | 0.0034 hectares per person | Madagascar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arable land use per person, Cape Verde or Madagascar?
- Madagascar, at 0.0962 hectares per person against 0.0957 hectares per person in Cape Verde as of 2023.
- What is the difference in arable land use per person between Cape Verde and Madagascar?
- 0.0005 hectares per person, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Madagascar?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Cape Verde and Madagascar rank globally for arable land use per person?
- Cape Verde ranks 111th and Madagascar ranks 110th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Arable land use per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Arable land is defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops, temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. It is measured in hectares per person.