Annual change in forest area in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Annual change in forest area was 620 hectares in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
620 hectares
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
58th
of 235 countries
All-time high
620 hectares
in 2021
All-time low
440 hectares
in 2001
Years of data
35
1991–2025
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.
Annual change in forest area in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 440 hectares | — |
| 1992 | 440 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 440 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 440 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 440 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 440 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 440 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 440 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 440 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 440 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 440 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 440 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 440 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 440 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 440 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 440 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 440 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 440 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 440 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 440 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 512 hectares | +16.4% |
| 2012 | 512 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 512 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 512 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 512 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 620 hectares | +21.1% |
| 2017 | 620 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 620 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 620 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 620 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 620 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 620 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 620 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 620 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 620 hectares | +0.0% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 620 hectares is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -7,546 hectares. (48 countries reporting)
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 (Mt CO2e), annual 3.35 % change on previous year (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), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 1.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per unit of 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0 % change on previous year (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.