Cropland — Share in Land area in Cabo Verde
Cabo Verde: Cropland — Share in Land area was 18.59 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cropland — Share in Land area in Cabo Verde, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cropland — share in land area in Cabo Verde is 18.59 %, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — share in land area in Cabo Verde peaked at 18.9 % in 2012 and was at its lowest, 9.93 %, in 1961.
That places Cabo Verde 96th out of 252 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Cropland — Share in Land area in Cabo Verde, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 9.93 % | — |
| 1962 | 9.93 % | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 9.93 % | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 9.93 % | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 9.93 % | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 9.93 % | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 9.93 % | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 9.93 % | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 9.93 % | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 9.93 % | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 9.93 % | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 9.93 % | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 9.93 % | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 9.93 % | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 9.93 % | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 9.93 % | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 9.93 % | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 9.93 % | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 9.93 % | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 9.93 % | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 9.93 % | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 9.93 % | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 9.93 % | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 9.93 % | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 9.93 % | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 9.93 % | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 9.93 % | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 10.42 % | +4.9% |
| 1989 | 10.42 % | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 10.67 % | +2.4% |
| 1991 | 10.67 % | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 12 % | +12.5% |
| 1993 | 12.61 % | +5.1% |
| 1994 | 13.17 % | +4.4% |
| 1995 | 13.76 % | +4.5% |
| 1996 | 14.33 % | +4.1% |
| 1997 | 14.91 % | +4.0% |
| 1998 | 15.5 % | +4.0% |
| 1999 | 16.11 % | +3.9% |
| 2000 | 16.68 % | +3.5% |
| 2001 | 17.27 % | +3.5% |
| 2002 | 17.66 % | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 17.66 % | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 18.03 % | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 18.04 % | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 18.05 % | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 18.06 % | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 18.74 % | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 18.69 % | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 18.65 % | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 18.88 % | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 18.9 % | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 18.87 % | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 18.9 % | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 18.71 % | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 18.6 % | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 18.69 % | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 18.67 % | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 18.59 % | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 18.58 % | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 18.58 % | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 18.67 % | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 18.64 % | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 18.59 % | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.93 % | 9.93 % | 9.93 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 9.93 % | 9.93 % | 9.93 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 10.03 % | 9.93 % | 10.42 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 13.37 % | 10.67 % | 16.11 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.89 % | 16.68 % | 18.74 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.75 % | 18.59 % | 18.9 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.61 % | 18.58 % | 18.67 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cabo Verde
More environment data for Cabo Verde
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -8.02 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -7.95 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Temperature change 1.65 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.422 °C (2025)
- Arable land — Area 72.43 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 74.98 % (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.14 ha/cap (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 2.47 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 25 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland — share in land area in Cabo Verde?
- Cropland — share in land area in Cabo Verde was 18.59 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland — share in land area recorded in Cabo Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 18.9 % in 2012.
- What is the lowest cropland — share in land area recorded in Cabo Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.93 % in 1961.
- How does Cabo Verde rank for cropland — share in land area?
- Cabo Verde ranks 96th out of 252 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — share in land area rising or falling in Cabo Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.6%. 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 Cropland — Share in Land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.