Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Cabo Verde
Cabo Verde: Forest area as a proportion of total land area was 12.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Cabo Verde, 1990–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest area as a proportion of total land area in Cabo Verde is 12.7%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of up 13.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area as a proportion of total land area in Cabo Verde peaked at 12.7% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 8.3%, in 1990.
Cabo Verde ranks 25th of 32 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Cabo Verde, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 8.3% | — |
| 2000 | 9.4% | +13.1% |
| 2010 | 10.5% | +11.7% |
| 2015 | 11.1% | +6.0% |
| 2020 | 11.9% | +6.9% |
| 2025 | 12.7% | +6.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.3% | 8.3% | 8.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 9.4% | 9.4% | 9.4% | 1 |
| 2010s | 10.8% | 10.5% | 11.1% | 2 |
| 2020s | 12.3% | 11.9% | 12.7% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Cabo Verde
More environment data for Cabo Verde
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
- Temperature change 1.65 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.422 °C (2025)
- Arable land — Area 72.43 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 18.59 % (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 forest area as a proportion of total land area in Cabo Verde?
- Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Cabo Verde was 12.7% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest forest area as a proportion of total land area recorded in Cabo Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 12.7% in 2025.
- What is the lowest forest area as a proportion of total land area recorded in Cabo Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.3% in 1990.
- How does Cabo Verde rank for forest area as a proportion of total land area?
- Cabo Verde ranks 25th out of 32 groups with data for 2025.
- Is forest area as a proportion of total land area rising or falling in Cabo Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cabo Verde data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Forest area as a proportion of total land area (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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