Forest area as share of land area in Cabo Verde
Cabo Verde: Forest area as share of land area was 12.67 in 2025. β² Rising
Forest area as share of land area in Cabo Verde, 1990β2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest area as share of land area in Cabo Verde is 12.67, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 13.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area as share of land area in Cabo Verde peaked at 12.67 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 8.31, in 1990.
Cabo Verde ranks 154th of 216 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.8 | 8.31 | 9.3 | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.9 | 9.4 | 10.39 | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.09 | 10.5 | 11.75 | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.29 | 11.9 | 12.67 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cabo Verde
More environment data for Cabo Verde
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste 0.0077 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 0.6762 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 0.0652 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0003 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0058 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Processes 0.0019 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0818 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 1.29 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Aquaculture production 40 metric tons (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area as share of land area in Cabo Verde?
- Forest area as share of land area in Cabo Verde was 12.67 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest forest area as share of land area recorded in Cabo Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 12.67 in 2025.
- What is the lowest forest area as share of land area recorded in Cabo Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.31 in 1990.
- How does Cabo Verde rank for forest area as share of land area?
- Cabo Verde ranks 154th out of 216 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area as share of 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Forest area as share of land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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