Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas was 41.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Cape Verde, 2000–2025
Source: BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Cape Verde stood at 41.4%. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Cape Verde peaked at 41.4% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2000.
Cape Verde ranks 104th of 190 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 0.0% | — |
| 2002 | 0.0% | — |
| 2003 | 36.9% | — |
| 2004 | 36.9% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 41.4% | +12.2% |
| 2006 | 41.4% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 41.4% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 41.4% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 41.4% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 41.4% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 41.4% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 41.4% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 41.4% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 41.4% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 41.4% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 41.4% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 41.4% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 41.4% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 41.4% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 41.4% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 41.4% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 41.4% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 41.4% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 41.4% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 41.4% | +0.0% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 41.4% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 43.8%, 95% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 41.4% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 54.0%, 77% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.1% | 0.0% | 41.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 41.4% | 41.4% | 41.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.4% | 41.4% | 41.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
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 protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Cape Verde?
- Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Cape Verde was 41.4% in 2025, according to BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 41.4% in 2005.
- What is the lowest protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2000.
- How does Cape Verde rank for protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas?
- Cape Verde ranks 104th out of 190 countries with data for 2025.
- Is protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas 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 BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average proportion of Marine Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered by protected areas (%).