Cabo Verde vs United States of America: Cropland — Share in Land area

Cabo Verde
18.59 %
in 2024
United States of America
16.92 %
in 2024
Cabo Verde rank
9th
United States of America rank
10th

Cropland — Share in Land area over time

  • Cabo Verde
  • United States of America
05101520196119922024

How they compare

Cabo Verde currently reports 18.59 % against 16.92 % in United States of America, a difference of 1.67 %.

That makes Cabo Verde's figure about 1.1 times United States of America's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was United States of America ahead.

Cabo Verde ranks 9th and United States of America ranks 10th of 31 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Cabo Verde averaged higher in 2 and United States of America in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cabo Verde United States of America Difference Ahead
1960s 9.93 % 19.77 % 9.84 % United States of America
1970s 9.93 % 20.66 % 10.73 % United States of America
1980s 10.03 % 20.67 % 10.64 % United States of America
1990s 13.37 % 20.02 % 6.65 % United States of America
2000s 17.89 % 18.58 % 0.69 % United States of America
2010s 18.75 % 17.4 % 1.35 % Cabo Verde
2020s 18.61 % 16.99 % 1.62 % Cabo Verde

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cropland — share in land area, Cabo Verde or United States of America?
Cabo Verde, at 18.59 % against 16.92 % in United States of America as of 2024.
What is the difference in cropland — share in land area between Cabo Verde and United States of America?
1.67 %, with Cabo Verde ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cabo Verde and United States of America?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Cabo Verde and United States of America rank globally for cropland — share in land area?
Cabo Verde ranks 9th and United States of America ranks 10th of 31 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Cropland — Share in Land area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Cropland — Share in Land area
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
270 places, 15,866 data points, 1961–2024
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The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.