Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Cabo Verde
Cabo Verde: Agricultural land — Share in Land area was 24.79 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Cabo Verde, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, agricultural land — share in land area in Cabo Verde stood at 24.79 %.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land — share in land area in Cabo Verde peaked at 25.1 % in 2012 and was at its lowest, 16.13 %, in 1961.
Cabo Verde ranks 161st of 255 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Cabo Verde, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 16.13 % | — |
| 1962 | 16.13 % | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 16.13 % | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 16.13 % | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 16.13 % | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 16.13 % | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 16.13 % | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 16.13 % | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 16.13 % | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 16.13 % | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 16.13 % | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 16.13 % | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 16.13 % | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 16.13 % | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 16.13 % | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 16.13 % | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 16.13 % | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 16.13 % | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 16.13 % | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 16.13 % | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 16.13 % | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 16.13 % | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 16.13 % | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 16.13 % | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 16.13 % | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 16.13 % | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 16.13 % | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 16.63 % | +3.1% |
| 1989 | 16.63 % | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 16.87 % | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 16.87 % | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 18.2 % | +7.9% |
| 1993 | 18.81 % | +3.4% |
| 1994 | 19.38 % | +3.0% |
| 1995 | 19.96 % | +3.0% |
| 1996 | 20.53 % | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 21.11 % | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 21.7 % | +2.8% |
| 1999 | 22.31 % | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 22.88 % | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 23.47 % | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 23.87 % | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 23.86 % | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 24.23 % | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 24.24 % | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 24.26 % | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 24.26 % | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 24.95 % | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 24.89 % | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 24.85 % | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 25.08 % | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 25.1 % | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 25.08 % | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 25.1 % | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 24.92 % | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 24.8 % | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 24.9 % | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 24.87 % | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 24.8 % | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 24.79 % | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 24.78 % | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 24.88 % | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 24.84 % | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 24.79 % | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 16.13 % | 16.13 % | 16.13 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 16.13 % | 16.13 % | 16.13 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 16.23 % | 16.13 % | 16.63 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 19.57 % | 16.87 % | 22.31 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 24.09 % | 22.88 % | 24.95 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.95 % | 24.8 % | 25.1 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.82 % | 24.78 % | 24.88 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cabo Verde
More environment data for Cabo Verde
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -8.02 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -7.95 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Temperature change 1.65 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.422 °C (2025)
- Arable land — Area 72.43 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 18.59 % (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.14 ha/cap (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 2.47 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 25 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land — share in land area in Cabo Verde?
- Agricultural land — share in land area in Cabo Verde was 24.79 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agricultural land — share in land area recorded in Cabo Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 25.1 % in 2012.
- What is the lowest agricultural land — share in land area recorded in Cabo Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.13 % in 1961.
- How does Cabo Verde rank for agricultural land — share in land area?
- Cabo Verde ranks 161st out of 255 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agricultural land — share in land area rising or falling in Cabo Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cabo Verde data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Agricultural land — Share in Land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.