Cropland — Share in Land area in Cabo Verde

Cabo Verde: Cropland — Share in Land area was 18.59 % in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
18.59 %
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
89th
of 234 countries
All-time high
18.9 %
in 2012
All-time low
9.93 %
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Cropland — Share in Land area in Cabo Verde, 1961–2024

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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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 86 Lesotho 19.2 % compare
  2. 87 Portugal 18.94 % compare
  3. 88 Palestine 18.79 % compare
  4. 90 Barbados 18.56 % compare
  5. 91 United Republic of Tanzania 17.99 % compare
  6. 92 Pacific Islands Trust Territory 17.94 % compare

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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

Indicator
Cropland — Share in Land area
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
270 places, 15,866 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.