Forest area, annual growth rate in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Forest area, annual growth rate was 1.23 % change on previous year in 2025. ▬ Flat
Forest area, annual growth rate in Cape Verde, 1991–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2025, forest area, annual growth rate in Cape Verde stood at 1.23 % change on previous year.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and up 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area, annual growth rate in Cape Verde peaked at 1.38 % change on previous year in 2016 and was at its lowest, 1.05 % change on previous year, in 2010.
That places Cape Verde 7th out of 228 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
Forest area, annual growth rate in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 1.31 % change on previous year | — |
| 1992 | 1.3 % change on previous year | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 1.28 % change on previous year | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 1.26 % change on previous year | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 1.25 % change on previous year | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 1.23 % change on previous year | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 1.22 % change on previous year | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 1.2 % change on previous year | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 1.19 % change on previous year | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 1.17 % change on previous year | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 1.16 % change on previous year | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 1.15 % change on previous year | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 1.13 % change on previous year | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 1.12 % change on previous year | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 1.11 % change on previous year | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 1.1 % change on previous year | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 1.09 % change on previous year | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 1.07 % change on previous year | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 1.06 % change on previous year | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 1.05 % change on previous year | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 1.21 % change on previous year | +15.2% |
| 2012 | 1.2 % change on previous year | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 1.18 % change on previous year | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 1.17 % change on previous year | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 1.15 % change on previous year | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 1.38 % change on previous year | +19.7% |
| 2017 | 1.36 % change on previous year | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 1.34 % change on previous year | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 1.33 % change on previous year | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 1.31 % change on previous year | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 1.29 % change on previous year | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 1.28 % change on previous year | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 1.26 % change on previous year | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 1.24 % change on previous year | -1.2% |
| 2025 | 1.23 % change on previous year | -1.2% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 1.23 % change on previous year is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -0.3457 % change on previous year. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.25 % change on previous year | 1.19 % change on previous year | 1.31 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2000s | 1.12 % change on previous year | 1.06 % change on previous year | 1.17 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.24 % change on previous year | 1.05 % change on previous year | 1.38 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.27 % change on previous year | 1.23 % change on previous year | 1.31 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
- 4 Iceland 1.59 % change on previous year compare
- 5 Liechtenstein 1.46 % change on previous year compare
- 6 Israel 1.35 % change on previous year compare
- 8 Serbia 1.15 % change on previous year compare
- 9 Uzbekistan 1.07 % change on previous year compare
- 10 Ireland 0.9584 % change on previous year compare
More environment data for Cape Verde
- 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per unit of 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area, annual growth rate in Cape Verde?
- Forest area, annual growth rate in Cape Verde was 1.23 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forest area, annual growth rate recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 1.38 % change on previous year in 2016.
- What is the lowest forest area, annual growth rate recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.05 % change on previous year in 2010.
- How does Cape Verde rank for forest area, annual growth rate?
- Cape Verde ranks 7th out of 228 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area, annual growth rate rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Forest area, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Forest area. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Forest area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Forest area. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.