Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted was 37,380 hectares in 2025. ▲ Rising
Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted 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
Cape Verde recorded 37,380 hectares for forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and up 19.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Cape Verde peaked at 37,380 hectares in 2025 and was at its lowest, 19,820 hectares, in 1990.
Cape Verde ranks 126th of 185 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 | 21,800 hectares | 19,820 hectares | 23,780 hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 26,200 hectares | 24,220 hectares | 28,180 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 31,032 hectares | 28,620 hectares | 33,660 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 35,830 hectares | 34,280 hectares | 37,380 hectares | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
- 123 Costa Rica 44,920 hectares compare
- 124 Trinidad and Tobago 44,020 hectares compare
- 125 Benin 42,440 hectares compare
- 127 Honduras 35,800 hectares compare
- 128 Cyprus 32,870 hectares compare
More environment data for Cape Verde
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 0.9126 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 1.74 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 0.0723 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0241 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.0026 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0001 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 0.1711 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0001 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0026 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.0693 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Cape Verde?
- Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Cape Verde was 37,380 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 by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 37,380 hectares in 2025.
- What is the lowest forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 19,820 hectares in 1990.
- How does Cape Verde rank for forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted?
- Cape Verde ranks 126th out of 185 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.9%. 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 by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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