Land area equipped for irrigation — Area in Cabo Verde
Cabo Verde: Land area equipped for irrigation — Area was 3.78 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area in Cabo Verde, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2024, land area equipped for irrigation — area in Cabo Verde stood at 3.78 1000 ha. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area equipped for irrigation — area in Cabo Verde peaked at 3.78 1000 ha in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2 1000 ha, in 1961.
That places Cabo Verde 180th out of 217 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area in Cabo Verde, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2 1000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 2 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 2 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 2 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 2 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 2 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 2 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 2 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 2 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 2 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 2 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 2 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 2 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 2 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 2 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 2 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 2 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 2 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 2 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 2 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 2 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 2 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 2 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 2 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 2 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 2 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 2 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 3 1000 ha | +50.0% |
| 1989 | 3 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 3 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 3 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 3 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 3 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 3 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 3 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 3 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 3 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 3 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 3 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 3 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 3 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 3.3 1000 ha | +10.0% |
| 2003 | 3.3 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 3.48 1000 ha | +5.5% |
| 2005 | 3.5 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 3.5 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 3.5 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 3.5 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 3.5 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 3.5 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 3.5 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 3.64 1000 ha | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 3.65 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 3.65 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 3.65 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 3.65 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 3.65 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 3.65 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 3.78 1000 ha | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 3.78 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 3.78 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 3.78 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 3.78 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 3.78 1000 ha | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2 1000 ha | 2 1000 ha | 2 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 2 1000 ha | 2 1000 ha | 2 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.2 1000 ha | 2 1000 ha | 3 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 3 1000 ha | 3 1000 ha | 3 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.36 1000 ha | 3 1000 ha | 3.5 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.63 1000 ha | 3.5 1000 ha | 3.78 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.78 1000 ha | 3.78 1000 ha | 3.78 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cabo Verde
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)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.14 ha/cap (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 74.98 % (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 18.59 % (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 72.5 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 2.48 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area equipped for irrigation — area in Cabo Verde?
- Land area equipped for irrigation — area in Cabo Verde was 3.78 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest land area equipped for irrigation — area recorded in Cabo Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 3.78 1000 ha in 2023.
- What is the lowest land area equipped for irrigation — area recorded in Cabo Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 2 1000 ha in 1961.
- How does Cabo Verde rank for land area equipped for irrigation — area?
- Cabo Verde ranks 180th out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land area equipped for irrigation — area rising or falling in Cabo Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. 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 Land area equipped for irrigation — 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.