Forest land — Share in Land area in Cabo Verde
Cabo Verde: Forest land — Share in Land area was 12.52 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Forest land — Share in Land area in Cabo Verde, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Cabo Verde recorded 12.52 % for forest land — share in land area in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 13.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — share in land area in Cabo Verde peaked at 12.52 % in 2024 and was at its lowest, 8.31 %, in 1990.
That places Cabo Verde 183rd out of 249 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Forest land — Share in Land area in Cabo Verde, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 8.31 % | — |
| 1991 | 8.42 % | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 8.53 % | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 8.64 % | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 8.75 % | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 8.86 % | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 8.97 % | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 9.08 % | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 9.19 % | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 9.3 % | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 9.4 % | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 9.51 % | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 9.62 % | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 9.73 % | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 9.84 % | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 9.95 % | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 10.06 % | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 10.17 % | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 10.28 % | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 10.39 % | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 10.5 % | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 10.62 % | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 10.75 % | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 10.88 % | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 11 % | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 11.13 % | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 11.29 % | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 11.44 % | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 11.59 % | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 11.75 % | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 11.9 % | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 12.05 % | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 12.21 % | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 12.36 % | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 12.52 % | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.8 % | 8.31 % | 9.3 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.89 % | 9.4 % | 10.39 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.1 % | 10.5 % | 11.75 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.21 % | 11.9 % | 12.52 % | 5 |
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- 180 Sudan (former) 13.28 % compare
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- 184 Maldives 12.48 % compare
- 185 Burkina Faso 12.27 % compare
- 186 Tonga 12.13 % compare
More environment data for Cabo Verde
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -8.02 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -7.95 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Temperature change 1.65 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.422 °C (2025)
- Arable land — Area 72.43 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 18.59 % (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.14 ha/cap (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 2.47 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 25 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest land — share in land area in Cabo Verde?
- Forest land — share in land area in Cabo Verde was 12.52 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest land — share in land area recorded in Cabo Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 12.52 % in 2024.
- What is the lowest forest land — share in land area recorded in Cabo Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.31 % in 1990.
- How does Cabo Verde rank for forest land — share in land area?
- Cabo Verde ranks 183rd out of 249 countries with data for 2024.
- Is forest land — share in 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Forest land — Share in Land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.