Number of cattle in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Number of cattle was 29,779 animals in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of cattle 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 animals.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of cattle in Cape Verde is 29,779 animals, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 30.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of cattle in Cape Verde peaked at 29,779 animals in 2024 and was at its lowest, 8,000 animals, in 1984.
Cape Verde ranks 169th of 196 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13,075 animals | 12,000 animals | 14,000 animals | 9 |
| 1970s | 11,240 animals | 9,200 animals | 14,804 animals | 10 |
| 1980s | 12,413 animals | 8,000 animals | 18,700 animals | 10 |
| 1990s | 19,446 animals | 16,262 animals | 22,400 animals | 10 |
| 2000s | 23,741 animals | 21,500 animals | 27,370 animals | 10 |
| 2010s | 24,944 animals | 22,652 animals | 29,623 animals | 10 |
| 2020s | 29,649 animals | 29,519 animals | 29,779 animals | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
- 166 Reunion 36,372 animals compare
- 167 Trinidad and Tobago 35,419 animals compare
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- 170 Suriname 28,821 animals compare
- 172 Micronesia (country) 18,180 animals compare
More agriculture & rural data for Cape Verde
- 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)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 5.0% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 5.0% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 124 hectares (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of cattle in Cape Verde?
- Number of cattle in Cape Verde was 29,779 animals 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 number of cattle recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 29,779 animals in 2024.
- What is the lowest number of cattle recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 8,000 animals in 1984.
- How does Cape Verde rank for number of cattle?
- Cape Verde ranks 169th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of cattle rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.6%. 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 Number of cattle. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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