Agricultural land per capita in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Agricultural land per capita was 0.1512 hectares per capita in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.1512 hectares per capita
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
161st
of 226 countries
All-time high
0.3022 hectares per capita
in 1961
All-time low
0.1512 hectares per capita
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Agricultural land per capita in Cape Verde, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares per capita.
Analysis
Cape Verde recorded 0.1512 hectares per capita for agricultural land per capita in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and down 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land per capita in Cape Verde peaked at 0.3022 hectares per capita in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.1512 hectares per capita, in 2023.
That places Cape Verde 161st out of 226 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Agricultural land per capita in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | hectares per capita | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.3022 hectares per capita | — |
| 1962 | 0.2929 hectares per capita | -3.1% |
| 1963 | 0.2834 hectares per capita | -3.3% |
| 1964 | 0.2742 hectares per capita | -3.2% |
| 1965 | 0.2654 hectares per capita | -3.2% |
| 1966 | 0.2569 hectares per capita | -3.2% |
| 1967 | 0.2487 hectares per capita | -3.2% |
| 1968 | 0.2406 hectares per capita | -3.2% |
| 1969 | 0.2328 hectares per capita | -3.3% |
| 1970 | 0.2258 hectares per capita | -3.0% |
| 1971 | 0.221 hectares per capita | -2.1% |
| 1972 | 0.2186 hectares per capita | -1.1% |
| 1973 | 0.2167 hectares per capita | -0.8% |
| 1974 | 0.2148 hectares per capita | -0.9% |
| 1975 | 0.2125 hectares per capita | -1.1% |
| 1976 | 0.21 hectares per capita | -1.2% |
| 1977 | 0.2078 hectares per capita | -1.1% |
| 1978 | 0.2056 hectares per capita | -1.1% |
| 1979 | 0.2035 hectares per capita | -1.0% |
| 1980 | 0.201 hectares per capita | -1.2% |
| 1981 | 0.1983 hectares per capita | -1.4% |
| 1982 | 0.1954 hectares per capita | -1.5% |
| 1983 | 0.1925 hectares per capita | -1.5% |
| 1984 | 0.1898 hectares per capita | -1.4% |
| 1985 | 0.1871 hectares per capita | -1.4% |
| 1986 | 0.1845 hectares per capita | -1.4% |
| 1987 | 0.1819 hectares per capita | -1.4% |
| 1988 | 0.1849 hectares per capita | +1.6% |
| 1989 | 0.1822 hectares per capita | -1.5% |
| 1990 | 0.1811 hectares per capita | -0.6% |
| 1991 | 0.1768 hectares per capita | -2.4% |
| 1992 | 0.1754 hectares per capita | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 0.1717 hectares per capita | -2.1% |
| 1994 | 0.1682 hectares per capita | -2.0% |
| 1995 | 0.1674 hectares per capita | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.1645 hectares per capita | -1.8% |
| 1997 | 0.1664 hectares per capita | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 0.1637 hectares per capita | -1.6% |
| 1999 | 0.1612 hectares per capita | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 0.1588 hectares per capita | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 0.1608 hectares per capita | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 0.1606 hectares per capita | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.1584 hectares per capita | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 0.1585 hectares per capita | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.1567 hectares per capita | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 0.1549 hectares per capita | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 0.1532 hectares per capita | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 0.1556 hectares per capita | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 0.1541 hectares per capita | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 0.153 hectares per capita | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.1545 hectares per capita | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 0.1543 hectares per capita | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.1542 hectares per capita | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.1542 hectares per capita | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.1542 hectares per capita | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.1541 hectares per capita | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.154 hectares per capita | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.1539 hectares per capita | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.1537 hectares per capita | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.1535 hectares per capita | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.1529 hectares per capita | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.152 hectares per capita | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 0.1512 hectares per capita | -0.5% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 0.1512 hectares per capita is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.3687 hectares per capita, 41% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 0.1512 hectares per capita is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.6139 hectares per capita, 25% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2663 hectares per capita | 0.2328 hectares per capita | 0.3022 hectares per capita | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.2136 hectares per capita | 0.2035 hectares per capita | 0.2258 hectares per capita | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1898 hectares per capita | 0.1819 hectares per capita | 0.201 hectares per capita | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1696 hectares per capita | 0.1612 hectares per capita | 0.1811 hectares per capita | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1572 hectares per capita | 0.1532 hectares per capita | 0.1608 hectares per capita | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.154 hectares per capita | 0.153 hectares per capita | 0.1545 hectares per capita | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1524 hectares per capita | 0.1512 hectares per capita | 0.1535 hectares per capita | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
More agriculture & rural data for Cape Verde
- Rural population growth -3.3% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0504 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 153.97 million current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 5.0% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 291.98 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -3.24 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population 117,962 (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 5.0% (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.2237 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land per capita in Cape Verde?
- Agricultural land per capita in Cape Verde was 0.1512 hectares per capita in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest agricultural land per capita recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3022 hectares per capita in 1961.
- What is the lowest agricultural land per capita recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1512 hectares per capita in 2023.
- How does Cape Verde rank for agricultural land per capita?
- Cape Verde ranks 161st out of 226 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural land per capita rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Agricultural land per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Agricultural land is the sum of cropland and land used as pasture for grazing livestock.