Annual change in forest area in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Annual change in forest area was 620 hectares in 2025. ▲ Rising
Annual change in forest area in Cape Verde, 1991–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
In 2025, annual change in forest area in Cape Verde stood at 620 hectares. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 21.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual change in forest area in Cape Verde peaked at 620 hectares in 2021 and was at its lowest, 440 hectares, in 2001.
Cape Verde ranks 58th of 235 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 440 hectares | 440 hectares | 440 hectares | 9 |
| 2000s | 440 hectares | 440 hectares | 440 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 548 hectares | 440 hectares | 620 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 620 hectares | 620 hectares | 620 hectares | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
- 55 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1,040 hectares compare
- 56 Iceland 964 hectares compare
- 57 El Salvador 836.01 hectares compare
- 59 Estonia 575.98 hectares compare
- 60 Bahrain 480 hectares compare
- 61 Netherlands 450 hectares compare
More environment data for Cape Verde
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 0.9126 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 1.74 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 0.0723 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0241 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.0026 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0001 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 0.1711 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0001 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0026 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.0693 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual change in forest area in Cape Verde?
- Annual change in forest area in Cape Verde was 620 hectares in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual change in forest area recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 620 hectares in 2021.
- What is the lowest annual change in forest area recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 440 hectares in 2001.
- How does Cape Verde rank for annual change in forest area?
- Cape Verde ranks 58th out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual change in forest area rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 change in forest area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.