What is the difference in cropland extent over the long-term between Cape Verde and Trinidad and Tobago?

7,000 hectares, with Cape Verde ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Trinidad and Tobago?

108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Cropland extent over the long-term. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Cape Verde vs Trinidad and Tobago: Cropland extent over the long-term

Cape Verde

54,000 hectares

in 2025

Trinidad and Tobago

47,000 hectares

in 2025

Cape Verde rank

158th

Trinidad and Tobago rank

159th

Cropland extent over the long-term over time

Cape Verde
Trinidad and Tobago

How they compare

Cape Verde currently reports 54,000 hectares against 47,000 hectares in Trinidad and Tobago, a difference of 7,000 hectares.

That makes Cape Verde's figure about 1.1 times Trinidad and Tobago's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Trinidad and Tobago ahead.

Cape Verde ranks 158th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 159th of 202 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Cape Verde averaged higher in 13 and Trinidad and Tobago in 22.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cape Verde	Trinidad and Tobago	Difference	Ahead
1000s	0 hectares	0 hectares	0 hectares	—
1100s	0 hectares	0 hectares	0 hectares	—
1200s	0 hectares	0 hectares	0 hectares	—
1300s	0 hectares	0 hectares	0 hectares	—
1400s	0 hectares	0 hectares	0 hectares	—
1500s	0 hectares	103.47 hectares	103.47 hectares	Trinidad and Tobago
1600s	2,241 hectares	190.74 hectares	2,051 hectares	Cape Verde
1700s	4,348 hectares	342.37 hectares	4,006 hectares	Cape Verde
1710s	5,652 hectares	506.9 hectares	5,145 hectares	Cape Verde
1720s	6,103 hectares	750.12 hectares	5,353 hectares	Cape Verde
1730s	6,591 hectares	1,109 hectares	5,481 hectares	Cape Verde
1740s	7,116 hectares	1,640 hectares	5,477 hectares	Cape Verde
1750s	7,684 hectares	2,422 hectares	5,262 hectares	Cape Verde
1760s	8,296 hectares	3,574 hectares	4,722 hectares	Cape Verde
1770s	8,957 hectares	5,271 hectares	3,686 hectares	Cape Verde
1780s	9,670 hectares	7,766 hectares	1,904 hectares	Cape Verde
1790s	10,440 hectares	11,430 hectares	990.1 hectares	Trinidad and Tobago
1800s	11,270 hectares	16,804 hectares	5,533 hectares	Trinidad and Tobago
1810s	12,167 hectares	24,672 hectares	12,505 hectares	Trinidad and Tobago
1820s	13,134 hectares	36,171 hectares	23,038 hectares	Trinidad and Tobago
1830s	14,177 hectares	38,000 hectares	23,823 hectares	Trinidad and Tobago
1840s	15,302 hectares	25,844 hectares	10,542 hectares	Trinidad and Tobago
1850s	16,516 hectares	44,527 hectares	28,010 hectares	Trinidad and Tobago
1860s	17,826 hectares	55,010 hectares	37,184 hectares	Trinidad and Tobago
1870s	19,239 hectares	64,586 hectares	45,347 hectares	Trinidad and Tobago
1880s	20,763 hectares	85,930 hectares	65,168 hectares	Trinidad and Tobago
1890s	22,406 hectares	102,786 hectares	80,380 hectares	Trinidad and Tobago
1900s	24,179 hectares	112,856 hectares	88,677 hectares	Trinidad and Tobago
1910s	26,090 hectares	141,938 hectares	115,848 hectares	Trinidad and Tobago
1920s	28,152 hectares	155,202 hectares	127,050 hectares	Trinidad and Tobago
1930s	30,374 hectares	147,001 hectares	116,627 hectares	Trinidad and Tobago
1940s	32,771 hectares	151,621 hectares	118,850 hectares	Trinidad and Tobago
1950s	38,419 hectares	150,324 hectares	111,905 hectares	Trinidad and Tobago
1960s	40,000 hectares	92,000 hectares	52,000 hectares	Trinidad and Tobago
1970s	40,000 hectares	99,100 hectares	59,100 hectares	Trinidad and Tobago
1980s	40,400 hectares	72,900 hectares	32,500 hectares	Trinidad and Tobago
1990s	44,900 hectares	69,600 hectares	24,700 hectares	Trinidad and Tobago
2000s	50,600 hectares	50,200 hectares	400 hectares	Cape Verde
2010s	53,900 hectares	47,000 hectares	6,900 hectares	Cape Verde
2020s	54,000 hectares	47,000 hectares	7,000 hectares	Cape Verde

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cropland extent over the long-term, Cape Verde or Trinidad and Tobago?: Cape Verde, at 54,000 hectares against 47,000 hectares in Trinidad and Tobago as of 2025.
What is the difference in cropland extent over the long-term between Cape Verde and Trinidad and Tobago?: 7,000 hectares, with Cape Verde ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Trinidad and Tobago?: 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Cape Verde and Trinidad and Tobago rank globally for cropland extent over the long-term?: Cape Verde ranks 158th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 159th of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Cropland extent over the long-term. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Cropland extent over the long-term
Unit: hectares
Source: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 202 places, 21,816 data points, 1000–2025
Last refreshed: 09 October 2026

Total cropland area for each separate country over time.