Annual change forest area in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Annual change forest area was 620 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
620
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
58th
of 235 countries
All-time high
620
in 2021
All-time low
440
in 2001
Years of data
35
1991–2025
Annual change forest area in Cape Verde, 1991–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, annual change forest area in Cape Verde stood at 620. 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 forest area in Cape Verde peaked at 620 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 440, 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 forest area in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 440 | — |
| 1992 | 440 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 440 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 440 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 440 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 440 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 440 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 440 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 440 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 440 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 440 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 440 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 440 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 440 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 440 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 440 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 440 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 440 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 440 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 440 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 512 | +16.4% |
| 2012 | 512 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 512 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 512 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 512 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 620 | +21.1% |
| 2017 | 620 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 620 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 620 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 620 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 620 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 620 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 620 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 620 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 620 | +0.0% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 620 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -7,546. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 440 | 440 | 440 | 9 |
| 2000s | 440 | 440 | 440 | 10 |
| 2010s | 548 | 440 | 620 | 10 |
| 2020s | 620 | 620 | 620 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
- 55 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1,040 compare
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- 59 Estonia 575.98 compare
- 60 Bahrain 480 compare
- 61 Netherlands 450 compare
More environment data for Cape Verde
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.0474 hectares per person (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 6.2 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual change forest area in Cape Verde?
- Annual change forest area in Cape Verde was 620 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual change forest area recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 620 in 2021.
- What is the lowest annual change forest area recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 440 in 2001.
- How does Cape Verde rank for annual change forest area?
- Cape Verde ranks 58th out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual change 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Annual change forest area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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