Cape Verde vs Western Sahara: Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade
Cape Verde
0.0%
in 2023
Western Sahara
0.0%
in 2023
Cape Verde rank
91st
Western Sahara rank
91st
Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade over time
- Cape Verde
- Western Sahara
How they compare
Cape Verde currently reports 0.0% against 0.0% in Western Sahara, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Western Sahara ahead.
Cape Verde ranks 91st and Western Sahara ranks 91st of 225 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Cape Verde averaged higher in 5 and Western Sahara in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | Western Sahara | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Western Sahara |
| 1980s | 0.6% | 0.0% | 0.6% | Cape Verde |
| 1990s | 6.9% | 0.0% | 6.9% | Cape Verde |
| 2000s | 8.2% | 0.0% | 8.2% | Cape Verde |
| 2010s | 4.4% | 0.0% | 4.4% | Cape Verde |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.0% | 0.3% | Cape Verde |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade, Cape Verde or Western Sahara?
- Cape Verde, at 0.0% against 0.0% in Western Sahara as of 2023.
- What is the difference in is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade between Cape Verde and Western Sahara?
- 0.0%, with Cape Verde ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Western Sahara?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
- How do Cape Verde and Western Sahara rank globally for is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade?
- Cape Verde ranks 91st and Western Sahara ranks 91st of 225 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Percentage change in surface area devoted to agriculture with respect to 10 years before. Negative values imply that surface area has decreased with respect to the previous decade. This data is used to assess which countries may have already peaked in their agricultural land use.