Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Cabo Verde

Cabo Verde: Arable land — Share in Agricultural land was 72.5 % in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
72.5 %
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
33rd
of 231 countries
All-time high
72.52 %
in 2021
All-time low
58.46 %
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Cabo Verde, 1961–2024

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.

Analysis

Cabo Verde recorded 72.5 % for arable land — share in agricultural land in 2024.

The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, arable land — share in agricultural land in Cabo Verde peaked at 72.52 % in 2021 and was at its lowest, 58.46 %, in 1961.

That places Cabo Verde 33rd out of 231 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 58.46 % 58.46 % 58.46 % 9
1970s 58.46 % 58.46 % 58.46 % 10
1980s 58.71 % 58.46 % 59.7 % 10
1990s 65.04 % 60.29 % 68.92 % 10
2000s 71.06 % 69.74 % 72.19 % 10
2010s 72.03 % 71.6 % 72.48 % 10
2020s 72.43 % 72.25 % 72.52 % 5

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Frequently asked questions

What is arable land — share in agricultural land in Cabo Verde?
Arable land — share in agricultural land in Cabo Verde was 72.5 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest arable land — share in agricultural land recorded in Cabo Verde?
The highest recorded value was 72.52 % in 2021.
What is the lowest arable land — share in agricultural land recorded in Cabo Verde?
The lowest recorded value was 58.46 % in 1961.
How does Cabo Verde rank for arable land — share in agricultural land?
Cabo Verde ranks 33rd out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
Is arable land — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Cabo Verde?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. 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 Arable land — Share in Agricultural land. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
267 places, 15,674 data points, 1961–2024
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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.