Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita was 0.2872 tonnes per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Cape Verde, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
Cape Verde recorded 0.2872 tonnes per person for cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 13.9% on the previous year and up 22.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Cape Verde peaked at 0.333 tonnes per person in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.0306 tonnes per person, in 1967.
That places Cape Verde 42nd out of 189 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0604 tonnes per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0406 tonnes per person | -32.9% |
| 1963 | 0.0349 tonnes per person | -14.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0506 tonnes per person | +45.2% |
| 1965 | 0.0572 tonnes per person | +12.9% |
| 1966 | 0.0395 tonnes per person | -30.9% |
| 1967 | 0.0306 tonnes per person | -22.6% |
| 1968 | 0.0333 tonnes per person | +8.9% |
| 1969 | 0.1397 tonnes per person | +319.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0834 tonnes per person | -40.3% |
| 1971 | 0.1598 tonnes per person | +91.7% |
| 1972 | 0.1513 tonnes per person | -5.3% |
| 1973 | 0.1167 tonnes per person | -22.9% |
| 1974 | 0.1487 tonnes per person | +27.4% |
| 1975 | 0.1341 tonnes per person | -9.9% |
| 1976 | 0.1034 tonnes per person | -22.9% |
| 1977 | 0.1694 tonnes per person | +63.8% |
| 1978 | 0.2657 tonnes per person | +56.8% |
| 1979 | 0.1502 tonnes per person | -43.5% |
| 1980 | 0.2011 tonnes per person | +33.8% |
| 1981 | 0.1708 tonnes per person | -15.0% |
| 1982 | 0.1743 tonnes per person | +2.1% |
| 1983 | 0.2103 tonnes per person | +20.6% |
| 1984 | 0.1927 tonnes per person | -8.4% |
| 1985 | 0.1958 tonnes per person | +1.6% |
| 1986 | 0.2327 tonnes per person | +18.9% |
| 1987 | 0.1707 tonnes per person | -26.6% |
| 1988 | 0.1352 tonnes per person | -20.8% |
| 1989 | 0.1849 tonnes per person | +36.7% |
| 1990 | 0.1811 tonnes per person | -2.0% |
| 1991 | 0.1976 tonnes per person | +9.1% |
| 1992 | 0.333 tonnes per person | +68.5% |
| 1993 | 0.1717 tonnes per person | -48.4% |
| 1994 | 0.195 tonnes per person | +13.6% |
| 1995 | 0.1985 tonnes per person | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 0.1269 tonnes per person | -36.1% |
| 1997 | 0.2542 tonnes per person | +100.3% |
| 1998 | 0.1614 tonnes per person | -36.5% |
| 1999 | 0.1859 tonnes per person | +15.1% |
| 2000 | 0.1456 tonnes per person | -21.7% |
| 2001 | 0.1434 tonnes per person | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 0.1435 tonnes per person | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.2598 tonnes per person | +81.1% |
| 2004 | 0.1919 tonnes per person | -26.1% |
| 2005 | 0.1773 tonnes per person | -7.6% |
| 2006 | 0.1671 tonnes per person | -5.7% |
| 2007 | 0.1874 tonnes per person | +12.2% |
| 2008 | 0.2194 tonnes per person | +17.1% |
| 2009 | 0.2766 tonnes per person | +26.1% |
| 2010 | 0.2236 tonnes per person | -19.2% |
| 2011 | 0.1916 tonnes per person | -14.3% |
| 2012 | 0.207 tonnes per person | +8.1% |
| 2013 | 0.2343 tonnes per person | +13.1% |
| 2014 | 0.2069 tonnes per person | -11.7% |
| 2015 | 0.2088 tonnes per person | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.2224 tonnes per person | +6.5% |
| 2017 | 0.2496 tonnes per person | +12.2% |
| 2018 | 0.2571 tonnes per person | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 0.2587 tonnes per person | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.2642 tonnes per person | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 0.2381 tonnes per person | -9.9% |
| 2022 | 0.252 tonnes per person | +5.9% |
| 2023 | 0.2872 tonnes per person | +13.9% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 0.2872 tonnes per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1724 tonnes per person, 1.7× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 0.2872 tonnes per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0855 tonnes per person, 3.4× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | +319.2% | 0.0333 tonnes per person | 0.1397 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0541 tonnes per person | 0.0306 tonnes per person | 0.1397 tonnes per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1483 tonnes per person | 0.0834 tonnes per person | 0.2657 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1869 tonnes per person | 0.1352 tonnes per person | 0.2327 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2005 tonnes per person | 0.1269 tonnes per person | 0.333 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1912 tonnes per person | 0.1434 tonnes per person | 0.2766 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.226 tonnes per person | 0.1916 tonnes per person | 0.2587 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2604 tonnes per person | 0.2381 tonnes per person | 0.2872 tonnes per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
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 cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Cape Verde?
- Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Cape Verde was 0.2872 tonnes per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 0.333 tonnes per person in 1992.
- What is the lowest cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0306 tonnes per person in 1967.
- How does Cape Verde rank for cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita?
- Cape Verde ranks 42nd out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
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Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.