Banana yields in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Banana yields was 16.26 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
16.26 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
down 2.7%
World rank
66th
of 130 countries
All-time high
33.44 tonnes per hectare
in 2015
All-time low
11.43 tonnes per hectare
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Banana yields in Cape Verde, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
Cape Verde recorded 16.26 tonnes per hectare for banana yields in 2024.
That represents a change of down 2.7% on the previous year and down 50.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, banana yields in Cape Verde peaked at 33.44 tonnes per hectare in 2015 and was at its lowest, 11.43 tonnes per hectare, in 1961.
That places Cape Verde 66th out of 130 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Banana yields in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 11.43 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 11.43 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 11.43 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 13.33 tonnes per hectare | +16.7% |
| 1965 | 16.16 tonnes per hectare | +21.2% |
| 1966 | 20.34 tonnes per hectare | +25.9% |
| 1967 | 22.16 tonnes per hectare | +8.9% |
| 1968 | 20.5 tonnes per hectare | -7.5% |
| 1969 | 27.98 tonnes per hectare | +36.5% |
| 1970 | 28.03 tonnes per hectare | +0.2% |
| 1971 | 17.06 tonnes per hectare | -39.1% |
| 1972 | 17.29 tonnes per hectare | +1.3% |
| 1973 | 18.76 tonnes per hectare | +8.5% |
| 1974 | 19.44 tonnes per hectare | +3.6% |
| 1975 | 18.75 tonnes per hectare | -3.6% |
| 1976 | 19.57 tonnes per hectare | +4.3% |
| 1977 | 22.67 tonnes per hectare | +15.9% |
| 1978 | 25.71 tonnes per hectare | +13.4% |
| 1979 | 21.43 tonnes per hectare | -16.7% |
| 1980 | 18.92 tonnes per hectare | -11.7% |
| 1981 | 16.22 tonnes per hectare | -14.3% |
| 1982 | 18.75 tonnes per hectare | +15.6% |
| 1983 | 18.75 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 18.52 tonnes per hectare | -1.2% |
| 1985 | 20 tonnes per hectare | +8.0% |
| 1986 | 18.5 tonnes per hectare | -7.5% |
| 1987 | 22.5 tonnes per hectare | +21.6% |
| 1988 | 30 tonnes per hectare | +33.3% |
| 1989 | 31.67 tonnes per hectare | +5.6% |
| 1990 | 30 tonnes per hectare | -5.3% |
| 1991 | 30 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 29.39 tonnes per hectare | -2.0% |
| 1993 | 30 tonnes per hectare | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 26 tonnes per hectare | -13.3% |
| 1995 | 29.09 tonnes per hectare | +11.9% |
| 1996 | 30 tonnes per hectare | +3.1% |
| 1997 | 29.57 tonnes per hectare | -1.4% |
| 1998 | 29.68 tonnes per hectare | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 29.86 tonnes per hectare | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 29.75 tonnes per hectare | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 29.77 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 29.78 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 29.8 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 29.87 tonnes per hectare | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 30 tonnes per hectare | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 30 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 30.43 tonnes per hectare | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 31.05 tonnes per hectare | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 31.43 tonnes per hectare | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 31.81 tonnes per hectare | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 32.85 tonnes per hectare | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 32.97 tonnes per hectare | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 32.9 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 33.14 tonnes per hectare | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 33.44 tonnes per hectare | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 31 tonnes per hectare | -7.3% |
| 2017 | 28.59 tonnes per hectare | -7.8% |
| 2018 | 26.35 tonnes per hectare | -7.8% |
| 2019 | 23.68 tonnes per hectare | -10.1% |
| 2020 | 22.21 tonnes per hectare | -6.2% |
| 2021 | 18.26 tonnes per hectare | -17.8% |
| 2022 | 18.08 tonnes per hectare | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 16.71 tonnes per hectare | -7.5% |
| 2024 | 16.26 tonnes per hectare | -2.7% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 16.26 tonnes per hectare is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 19.13 tonnes per hectare, 85% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 16.26 tonnes per hectare is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 12.54 tonnes per hectare, 1.3× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Banana yields in Cape Verde changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | -39.1% | 28.03 tonnes per hectare | 17.06 tonnes per hectare |
| 1969 | +36.5% | 20.5 tonnes per hectare | 27.98 tonnes per hectare |
| 1988 | +33.3% | 22.5 tonnes per hectare | 30 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 17.2 tonnes per hectare | 11.43 tonnes per hectare | 27.98 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 20.87 tonnes per hectare | 17.06 tonnes per hectare | 28.03 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 21.38 tonnes per hectare | 16.22 tonnes per hectare | 31.67 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 29.36 tonnes per hectare | 26 tonnes per hectare | 30 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 30.19 tonnes per hectare | 29.75 tonnes per hectare | 31.43 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.67 tonnes per hectare | 23.68 tonnes per hectare | 33.44 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.31 tonnes per hectare | 16.26 tonnes per hectare | 22.21 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Cape Verde
- Share of GDP from agriculture 5.0% (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)
- Rural population 22.4% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.0% (2023)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -3.24 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 291.98 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is banana yields in Cape Verde?
- Banana yields in Cape Verde was 16.26 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest banana yields recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 33.44 tonnes per hectare in 2015.
- What is the lowest banana yields recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.43 tonnes per hectare in 1961.
- How does Cape Verde rank for banana yields?
- Cape Verde ranks 66th out of 130 countries with data for 2024.
- Is banana yields rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Banana yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.