Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land in Cabo Verde
Cabo Verde: Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land was 26.79 % in 2025. ▼ Falling
Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land in Cabo Verde, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land in Cabo Verde is 26.79 %, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 12.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land in Cabo Verde peaked at 40.84 % in 1990 and was at its lowest, 26.79 %, in 2025.
Cabo Verde ranks 228th of 240 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land in Cabo Verde, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 40.84 % | — |
| 1991 | 40.31 % | -1.3% |
| 1992 | 39.79 % | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 39.29 % | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 38.8 % | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 38.32 % | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 37.85 % | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 37.4 % | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 36.95 % | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 36.52 % | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 36.09 % | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 35.68 % | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 35.28 % | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 34.88 % | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 34.49 % | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 34.11 % | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 33.74 % | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 33.38 % | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 33.03 % | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 32.68 % | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 32.34 % | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 31.95 % | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 31.58 % | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 31.21 % | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 30.85 % | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 30.49 % | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 30.08 % | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 29.67 % | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 29.28 % | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 28.9 % | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 28.52 % | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 28.16 % | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 27.8 % | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 27.46 % | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 27.12 % | -1.2% |
| 2025 | 26.79 % | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 38.61 % | 36.52 % | 40.84 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 34.34 % | 32.68 % | 36.09 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.64 % | 28.9 % | 32.34 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.64 % | 26.79 % | 28.52 % | 6 |
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)
- 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 naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land in Cabo Verde?
- Naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land in Cabo Verde was 26.79 % in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land recorded in Cabo Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 40.84 % in 1990.
- What is the lowest naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land recorded in Cabo Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.79 % in 2025.
- How does Cabo Verde rank for naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land?
- Cabo Verde ranks 228th out of 240 countries with data for 2025.
- Is naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land rising or falling in Cabo Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cabo Verde data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land. 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.