Land use in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Land use was 54,000 hectares in 2023. ▲ Rising
Land use in Cape Verde, 1961–2023
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 54,000 hectares for land use in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use in Cape Verde peaked at 54,000 hectares in 2011 and was at its lowest, 40,000 hectares, in 1961.
Cape Verde ranks 164th of 223 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 40,000 hectares | 40,000 hectares | 40,000 hectares | 9 |
| 1970s | 40,000 hectares | 40,000 hectares | 40,000 hectares | 10 |
| 1980s | 40,400 hectares | 40,000 hectares | 42,000 hectares | 10 |
| 1990s | 44,900 hectares | 43,000 hectares | 47,000 hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 50,600 hectares | 47,000 hectares | 53,000 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 53,900 hectares | 53,000 hectares | 54,000 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 54,000 hectares | 54,000 hectares | 54,000 hectares | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
- 161 Puerto Rico 66,200 hectares compare
- 163 Suriname 55,432 hectares compare
- 165 Trinidad and Tobago 47,000 hectares compare
- 166 Samoa 42,420 hectares compare
- 167 Sao Tome and Principe 42,000 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 land use in Cape Verde?
- Land use in Cape Verde was 54,000 hectares in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest land use recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 54,000 hectares in 2011.
- What is the lowest land use recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 40,000 hectares in 1961.
- How does Cape Verde rank for land use?
- Cape Verde ranks 164th out of 223 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 Land use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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