Annual afforestation in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Annual afforestation was 610 hectares per year in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2020)
610 hectares per year
World rank
48th
of 106 countries
All-time high
2,400 hectares per year
in 1990
All-time low
300 hectares per year
in 2000
Years of data
5
1990–2020
Annual afforestation in Cape Verde, 1990–2020
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares per year.
Analysis
In 2020, annual afforestation in Cape Verde stood at 610 hectares per year.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual afforestation in Cape Verde peaked at 2,400 hectares per year in 1990 and was at its lowest, 300 hectares per year, in 2000.
Cape Verde ranks 48th of 106 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Annual afforestation in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | hectares per year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2,400 hectares per year | — |
| 2000 | 300 hectares per year | -87.5% |
| 2010 | 610 hectares per year | +103.3% |
| 2015 | 610 hectares per year | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 610 hectares per year | +0.0% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 610 hectares per year is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 320 hectares per year, 1.9× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 610 hectares per year is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 805 hectares per year, 76% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,400 hectares per year | 2,400 hectares per year | 2,400 hectares per year | 1 |
| 2000s | 300 hectares per year | 300 hectares per year | 300 hectares per year | 1 |
| 2010s | 610 hectares per year | 610 hectares per year | 610 hectares per year | 2 |
| 2020s | 610 hectares per year | 610 hectares per year | 610 hectares per year | 1 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
- 45 Guinea 1,000 hectares per year compare
- 46 Estonia 970 hectares per year compare
- 47 Iceland 920 hectares per year compare
- 48 Democratic Republic of Congo 610 hectares per year compare
- 50 Austria 490 hectares per year compare
- 51 Bahrain 480 hectares per year compare
- 51 Romania 480 hectares per year compare
More environment data for Cape Verde
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 1.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 3.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) 2.03 % change on previous year (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) (Mt) 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) (Mt) 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Processes (Mt CO2e) 3.37 % change on previous year (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Processes (Mt CO2e) 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual afforestation in Cape Verde?
- Annual afforestation in Cape Verde was 610 hectares per year in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual afforestation recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 2,400 hectares per year in 1990.
- What is the lowest annual afforestation recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 300 hectares per year in 2000.
- How does Cape Verde rank for annual afforestation?
- Cape Verde ranks 48th out of 106 countries with data for 2020.
- Is annual afforestation rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual afforestation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Afforestation is the establishment of forest through planting and/or deliberate seeding on land that, until then, was not classified as forest.