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
Latest (2025)
37,380 hectares
Change on year
up 1.7%
World rank
126th
of 185 countries
All-time high
37,380 hectares
in 2025
All-time low
19,820 hectares
in 1990
Years of data
36
1990–2025
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.
Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 19,820 hectares | — |
| 1991 | 20,260 hectares | +2.2% |
| 1992 | 20,700 hectares | +2.2% |
| 1993 | 21,140 hectares | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 21,580 hectares | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 22,020 hectares | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 22,460 hectares | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 22,900 hectares | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 23,340 hectares | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 23,780 hectares | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 24,220 hectares | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 24,660 hectares | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 25,100 hectares | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 25,540 hectares | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 25,980 hectares | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 26,420 hectares | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 26,860 hectares | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 27,300 hectares | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 27,740 hectares | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 28,180 hectares | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 28,620 hectares | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 29,132 hectares | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 29,644 hectares | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 30,156 hectares | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 30,668 hectares | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 31,180 hectares | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 31,800 hectares | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 32,420 hectares | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 33,040 hectares | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 33,660 hectares | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 34,280 hectares | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 34,900 hectares | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 35,520 hectares | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 36,140 hectares | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 36,760 hectares | +1.7% |
| 2025 | 37,380 hectares | +1.7% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 37,380 hectares is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 216,840 hectares, 17% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 37,380 hectares is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 112,210 hectares, 33% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
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
- 129 Luxembourg 30,000 hectares compare
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 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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