Forest area km in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Forest area km was 51,060 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
51,060
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
172nd
of 235 countries
All-time high
51,060
in 2025
All-time low
33,500
in 1990
Years of data
36
1990–2025
Forest area km in Cape Verde, 1990–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, forest area km in Cape Verde stood at 51,060. 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 km in Cape Verde peaked at 51,060 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 33,500, 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 km in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 33,500 | — |
| 1991 | 33,940 | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 34,380 | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 34,820 | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 35,260 | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 35,700 | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 36,140 | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 36,580 | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 37,020 | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 37,460 | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 37,900 | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 38,340 | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 38,780 | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 39,220 | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 39,660 | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 40,100 | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 40,540 | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 40,980 | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 41,420 | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 41,860 | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 42,300 | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 42,812 | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 43,324 | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 43,836 | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 44,348 | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 44,860 | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 45,480 | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 46,100 | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 46,720 | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 47,340 | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 47,960 | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 48,580 | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 49,200 | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 49,820 | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 50,440 | +1.2% |
| 2025 | 51,060 | +1.2% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 51,060 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.29 million, 2% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 51,060 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4.37 million, 1% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 35,480 | 33,500 | 37,460 | 10 |
| 2000s | 39,880 | 37,900 | 41,860 | 10 |
| 2010s | 44,712 | 42,300 | 47,340 | 10 |
| 2020s | 49,510 | 47,960 | 51,060 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
More environment data for Cape Verde
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.0474 hectares per person (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 6.2 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area km in Cape Verde?
- Forest area km in Cape Verde was 51,060 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest forest area km recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 51,060 in 2025.
- What is the lowest forest area km recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 33,500 in 1990.
- How does Cape Verde rank for forest area km?
- Cape Verde ranks 172nd out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area km 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Forest area km. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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