Forest area in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Forest area was 51,060 hectares in 2025. ▲ Rising
Forest area in Cape Verde, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
In 2025, forest area in Cape Verde stood at 51,060 hectares. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 13.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area in Cape Verde peaked at 51,060 hectares in 2025 and was at its lowest, 33,500 hectares, in 1990.
Cape Verde ranks 172nd of 235 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.
Forest area in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 33,500 hectares | — |
| 1991 | 33,940 hectares | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 34,380 hectares | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 34,820 hectares | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 35,260 hectares | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 35,700 hectares | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 36,140 hectares | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 36,580 hectares | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 37,020 hectares | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 37,460 hectares | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 37,900 hectares | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 38,340 hectares | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 38,780 hectares | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 39,220 hectares | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 39,660 hectares | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 40,100 hectares | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 40,540 hectares | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 40,980 hectares | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 41,420 hectares | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 41,860 hectares | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 42,300 hectares | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 42,812 hectares | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 43,324 hectares | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 43,836 hectares | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 44,348 hectares | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 44,860 hectares | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 45,480 hectares | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 46,100 hectares | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 46,720 hectares | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 47,340 hectares | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 47,960 hectares | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 48,580 hectares | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 49,200 hectares | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 49,820 hectares | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 50,440 hectares | +1.2% |
| 2025 | 51,060 hectares | +1.2% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 51,060 hectares is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.29 million hectares, 2% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 51,060 hectares is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4.37 million hectares, 1% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 35,480 hectares | 33,500 hectares | 37,460 hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 39,880 hectares | 37,900 hectares | 41,860 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 44,712 hectares | 42,300 hectares | 47,340 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 49,510 hectares | 47,960 hectares | 51,060 hectares | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
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 in Cape Verde?
- Forest area in Cape Verde was 51,060 hectares in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest forest area recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 51,060 hectares in 2025.
- What is the lowest forest area recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 33,500 hectares in 1990.
- How does Cape Verde rank for forest area?
- Cape Verde ranks 172nd out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Forest area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems.