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 89th out of 234 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.
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
- Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area 426.6 USD_PPP/ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 72.5 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 72.43 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.14 ha/cap (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 74.98 % (2024)
- Cropland — Area 74.9 1000 ha (2024)
- Agriculture — Area 99.9 1000 ha (2024)
- Country area — Area 403 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area — Area 403 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 5.04 % (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 89th out of 234 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.