Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites was 66.52 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
66.52
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
59th
of 240 countries
All-time high
66.52
in 2014
All-time low
0
in 2000
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Cape Verde, 2000–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Cape Verde recorded 66.52 for protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Cape Verde peaked at 66.52 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2000.
Cape Verde ranks 59th of 240 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0 | — |
| 2001 | 0 | — |
| 2002 | 0 | — |
| 2003 | 60.74 | — |
| 2004 | 60.74 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 63.07 | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 63.07 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 63.07 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 63.07 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 63.07 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 63.07 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 63.07 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 63.07 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 63.07 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 66.52 | +5.5% |
| 2015 | 66.52 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 66.52 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 66.52 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 66.52 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 66.52 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 66.52 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 66.52 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 66.52 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 66.52 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 66.52 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 66.52 | +0.0% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 66.52 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 42.81, 1.6× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 66.52 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 55.52, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 43.68 | 0 | 63.07 | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.14 | 63.07 | 66.52 | 10 |
| 2020s | 66.52 | 66.52 | 66.52 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
More environment data for Cape Verde
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.0474 hectares per person (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Watermelons — Gross Production Value 251 1000 Int$ (2024)
- Watermelons — Area harvested 42 ha (2024)
- Watermelons — Yield 25,714 kg/ha (2024)
- Watermelons — Production 1,080 t (2024)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 6.2 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) 2.03 % change on previous year (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) (Mt) -100 % change on previous year (1982)
Frequently asked questions
- What is protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Cape Verde?
- Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Cape Verde was 66.52 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest protected terrestrial biodiversity sites recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 66.52 in 2014.
- What is the lowest protected terrestrial biodiversity sites recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2000.
- How does Cape Verde rank for protected terrestrial biodiversity sites?
- Cape Verde ranks 59th out of 240 countries with data for 2025.
- Is protected terrestrial biodiversity sites 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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