Share global forest in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Share global forest was 0.0012 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.0012
Change on year
up 1.4%
World rank
172nd
of 235 countries
All-time high
0.0012
in 2025
All-time low
0.0008
in 1990
Years of data
36
1990–2025
Share global forest in Cape Verde, 1990–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Cape Verde recorded 0.0012 for share global forest in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 15.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share global forest in Cape Verde peaked at 0.0012 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0008, in 1990.
Cape Verde ranks 172nd of 235 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Share global forest in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0008 | — |
| 1991 | 0.0008 | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0008 | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0008 | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0008 | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0008 | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0008 | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0009 | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0009 | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0009 | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0009 | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0009 | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0009 | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0009 | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0009 | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 0.001 | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 0.001 | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.001 | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 0.001 | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 0.001 | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.001 | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 0.001 | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 0.001 | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.001 | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0011 | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0011 | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0011 | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0011 | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0011 | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0011 | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0012 | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0012 | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0012 | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0012 | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 0.0012 | +1.4% |
| 2025 | 0.0012 | +1.4% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 0.0012 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0554, 2% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 0.0012 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1056, 1% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0008 | 0.0008 | 0.0009 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0009 | 0.0009 | 0.001 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0011 | 0.001 | 0.0011 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0012 | 0.0012 | 0.0012 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
More environment data for Cape Verde
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (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, per capita 0.0474 hectares per person (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 6.2 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share global forest in Cape Verde?
- Share global forest in Cape Verde was 0.0012 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share global forest recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0012 in 2025.
- What is the lowest share global forest recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0008 in 1990.
- How does Cape Verde rank for share global forest?
- Cape Verde ranks 172nd out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share global forest rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.0%. 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 Share global forest. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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