Agricultural land use, per capita in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Agricultural land use, per capita was 0.1512 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Agricultural land use, per capita in Cape Verde, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
Cape Verde recorded 0.1512 hectares per person for agricultural land use, 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 use, per capita in Cape Verde peaked at 0.3022 hectares per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.1512 hectares per person, in 2023.
Cape Verde ranks 152nd of 209 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Agricultural land use, per capita in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.3022 hectares per person | — |
| 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% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2664 hectares per person | 0.2328 hectares per person | 0.3022 hectares per person | 9 |
| 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 | 0.1524 hectares per person | 0.1512 hectares per person | 0.1535 hectares per person | 4 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Cape Verde
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 14.7 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0504 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (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, per capita 0.2237 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 5.0% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 5.0% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.0% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land use, per capita in Cape Verde?
- Agricultural land use, per capita in Cape Verde was 0.1512 hectares per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agricultural land use, per capita recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3022 hectares per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest agricultural land use, per capita recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1512 hectares per person in 2023.
- How does Cape Verde rank for agricultural land use, per capita?
- Cape Verde ranks 152nd out of 209 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural land use, 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 Statizoid (derived), published as part of Agricultural land use, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Agricultural land use divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Agricultural land use ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Agricultural land use Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Agricultural land use divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.