Agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals was 39.0% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals in Cape Verde, 2001–2022
Source: AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, FAO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of total freshwater withdrawal.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals in Cape Verde is 39.0%, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of down 8.3% on the previous year and up 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals in Cape Verde peaked at 91.4% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 35.4%, in 2019.
Cape Verde ranks 113th of 180 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | % of total freshwater withdrawal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 91.4% | — |
| 2002 | 67.3% | -26.4% |
| 2003 | 54.4% | -19.1% |
| 2004 | 46.4% | -14.7% |
| 2005 | 43.7% | -5.9% |
| 2006 | 41.8% | -4.2% |
| 2007 | 40.5% | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 39.5% | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 38.7% | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 38.1% | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 37.6% | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 37.1% | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 36.8% | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 36.5% | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 36.2% | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 36.0% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 35.8% | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 35.6% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 35.4% | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 38.6% | +9.1% |
| 2021 | 42.5% | +10.1% |
| 2022 | 39.0% | -8.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 51.5% | 38.7% | 91.4% | 9 |
| 2010s | 36.5% | 35.4% | 38.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.1% | 38.6% | 42.5% | 3 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Cape Verde
- Rural population 22.4% (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)
- Rural population 117,962 (2025)
- Rural population growth -3.3% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 14.7 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 5.0% (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 water as a share of total water withdrawals in Cape Verde?
- Agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals in Cape Verde was 39.0% in 2022, according to AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, FAO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 91.4% in 2001.
- What is the lowest agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.4% in 2019.
- How does Cape Verde rank for agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals?
- Cape Verde ranks 113th out of 180 countries with data for 2022.
- Is agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
- The figures come from AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, FAO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Agricultural water withdrawals as a percentage of total water withdrawals (which is the sum of water used for agriculture, industry and domestic purposes). Agricultural water is defined as the annual quantity of self-supplied water withdrawn for irrigation, livestock and aquaculture purposes.