Cape Verde vs Ireland: Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area
Cape Verde
1.2%
in 2025
Ireland
0.9%
in 2025
Cape Verde rank
7th
Ireland rank
10th
Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area over time
- Cape Verde
- Ireland
How they compare
Cape Verde currently reports 1.2% against 0.9% in Ireland, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes Cape Verde's figure about 1.3 times Ireland's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Ireland ahead.
Cape Verde ranks 7th and Ireland ranks 10th of 228 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Cape Verde averaged higher in 2 and Ireland in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.2% | 3.1% | 1.9% | Ireland |
| 2000s | 1.1% | 1.5% | 0.4% | Ireland |
| 2010s | 1.2% | 1.0% | 0.2% | Cape Verde |
| 2020s | 1.3% | 1.0% | 0.3% | Cape Verde |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in forest area as a share of forest area, Cape Verde or Ireland?
- Cape Verde, at 1.2% against 0.9% in Ireland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in forest area as a share of forest area between Cape Verde and Ireland?
- 0.3%, with Cape Verde ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Ireland?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Cape Verde and Ireland rank globally for annual change in forest area as a share of forest area?
- Cape Verde ranks 7th and Ireland ranks 10th of 228 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.