Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita was 0.1498 hectares per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita in Cape Verde, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agricultural area over the long-term, per capita in Cape Verde is 0.1498 hectares per person, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural area over the long-term, per capita in Cape Verde peaked at 0.3095 hectares per person in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.1498 hectares per person, in 2025.
Cape Verde ranks 138th of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.3095 hectares per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.3022 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 1962 | 0.2929 hectares per person | -3.1% |
| 1963 | 0.2834 hectares per person | -3.2% |
| 1964 | 0.2743 hectares per person | -3.2% |
| 1965 | 0.2655 hectares per person | -3.2% |
| 1966 | 0.2569 hectares per person | -3.2% |
| 1967 | 0.2487 hectares per person | -3.2% |
| 1968 | 0.2406 hectares per person | -3.2% |
| 1969 | 0.2328 hectares per person | -3.3% |
| 1970 | 0.2258 hectares per person | -3.0% |
| 1971 | 0.2211 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 1972 | 0.2186 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1973 | 0.2168 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1974 | 0.2148 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 1975 | 0.2125 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1976 | 0.21 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 1977 | 0.2078 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1978 | 0.2056 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1979 | 0.2035 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1980 | 0.2011 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 1981 | 0.1983 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1982 | 0.1954 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1983 | 0.1925 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1984 | 0.1898 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1985 | 0.1871 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1986 | 0.1845 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1987 | 0.1819 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1988 | 0.1849 hectares per person | +1.6% |
| 1989 | 0.1822 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1990 | 0.1811 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1991 | 0.1768 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 1992 | 0.1754 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 0.1717 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 1994 | 0.1682 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 1995 | 0.1674 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.1645 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 1997 | 0.1664 hectares per person | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 0.1637 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 1999 | 0.1612 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 0.1588 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 0.1608 hectares per person | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 0.1606 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.1584 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 0.1585 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.1567 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 0.1549 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 0.1532 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 0.1556 hectares per person | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 0.1541 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 0.153 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.1545 hectares per person | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 0.1543 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.1542 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.1542 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.1542 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.1541 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.154 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.1539 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.1537 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.1535 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.1529 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.152 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 0.1512 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 0.1505 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 2025 | 0.1498 hectares per person | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2707 hectares per person | 0.2328 hectares per person | 0.3095 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.2136 hectares per person | 0.2035 hectares per person | 0.2258 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1898 hectares per person | 0.1819 hectares per person | 0.2011 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1696 hectares per person | 0.1612 hectares per person | 0.1811 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1572 hectares per person | 0.1532 hectares per person | 0.1608 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.154 hectares per person | 0.153 hectares per person | 0.1545 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1517 hectares per person | 0.1498 hectares per person | 0.1535 hectares per person | 6 |
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- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
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- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural area over the long-term, per capita in Cape Verde?
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita in Cape Verde was 0.1498 hectares per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agricultural area over the long-term, per capita recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3095 hectares per person in 1960.
- What is the lowest agricultural area over the long-term, per capita recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1498 hectares per person in 2025.
- How does Cape Verde rank for agricultural area over the long-term, per capita?
- Cape Verde ranks 138th out of 189 countries with data for 2025.
- Is agricultural area over the long-term, per capita rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Agricultural area over the long-term divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Agricultural area over the long-term ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Agricultural area over the long-term HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Agricultural area over the long-term divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.