How does Cape Verde rank for change in food supply, population, and agricultural land use?

Cape Verde ranks 165th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.

Is change in food supply, population, and agricultural land use rising or falling in Cape Verde?

Over the last ten years it is up 9.5%. 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 Change in food supply, population, and agricultural land use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Change in food supply, population, and agricultural land use in Cape Verde

Name: Change in food supply, population, and agricultural land use in Cape Verde
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Cape Verde: Change in food supply, population, and agricultural land use was 1.46 billion kilocalories per day in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

1.46 billion kilocalories per day

Change on year

up 1.2%

World rank

165th

of 191 countries

All-time high

1.46 billion kilocalories per day

in 2020

All-time low

335.03 million kilocalories per day

in 1963

Years of data

1961–2023

Change in food supply, population, and agricultural land use in Cape Verde, 1961–2023

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilocalories per day.

Analysis

The most recent figure for change in food supply, population, and agricultural land use in Cape Verde is 1.46 billion kilocalories per day, measured in 2023.

That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 9.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, change in food supply, population, and agricultural land use in Cape Verde peaked at 1.46 billion kilocalories per day in 2020 and was at its lowest, 335.03 million kilocalories per day, in 1963.

Cape Verde ranks 165th of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Change in food supply, population, and agricultural land use in Cape Verde, year by year

Annual values for Change in food supply, population, and agricultural land use in Cape Verde, 1961 to 2023.
Year	kilocalories per day	Change
1961	357.40 million kilocalories per day	—
1962	343.87 million kilocalories per day	-3.8%
1963	335.03 million kilocalories per day	-2.6%
1964	375.06 million kilocalories per day	+11.9%
1965	396.40 million kilocalories per day	+5.7%
1966	396.30 million kilocalories per day	-0.0%
1967	414.27 million kilocalories per day	+4.5%
1968	407.68 million kilocalories per day	-1.6%
1969	446.22 million kilocalories per day	+9.5%
1970	457.05 million kilocalories per day	+2.4%
1971	472.01 million kilocalories per day	+3.3%
1972	512.46 million kilocalories per day	+8.6%
1973	521.55 million kilocalories per day	+1.8%
1974	520.05 million kilocalories per day	-0.3%
1975	536.95 million kilocalories per day	+3.3%
1976	524.59 million kilocalories per day	-2.3%
1977	523.28 million kilocalories per day	-0.2%
1978	635.01 million kilocalories per day	+21.4%
1979	647.49 million kilocalories per day	+2.0%
1980	633.60 million kilocalories per day	-2.1%
1981	687.34 million kilocalories per day	+8.5%
1982	654.10 million kilocalories per day	-4.8%
1983	744.32 million kilocalories per day	+13.8%
1984	773.17 million kilocalories per day	+3.9%
1985	736.81 million kilocalories per day	-4.7%
1986	800.35 million kilocalories per day	+8.6%
1987	878.69 million kilocalories per day	+9.8%
1988	908.35 million kilocalories per day	+3.4%
1989	854.62 million kilocalories per day	-5.9%
1990	833.54 million kilocalories per day	-2.5%
1991	816.84 million kilocalories per day	-2.0%
1992	926.56 million kilocalories per day	+13.4%
1993	926.65 million kilocalories per day	+0.0%
1994	949.65 million kilocalories per day	+2.5%
1995	919.70 million kilocalories per day	-3.2%
1996	944.79 million kilocalories per day	+2.7%
1997	978.54 million kilocalories per day	+3.6%
1998	996.41 million kilocalories per day	+1.8%
1999	1.01 billion kilocalories per day	+1.4%
2000	1.04 billion kilocalories per day	+3.2%
2001	1.07 billion kilocalories per day	+2.4%
2002	1.07 billion kilocalories per day	-0.0%
2003	1.13 billion kilocalories per day	+5.7%
2004	1.20 billion kilocalories per day	+6.1%
2005	1.21 billion kilocalories per day	+0.8%
2006	1.21 billion kilocalories per day	+0.5%
2007	1.25 billion kilocalories per day	+2.9%
2008	1.23 billion kilocalories per day	-1.1%
2009	1.24 billion kilocalories per day	+0.9%
2010	1.33 billion kilocalories per day	+7.2%
2011	1.29 billion kilocalories per day	-3.2%
2012	1.31 billion kilocalories per day	+1.4%
2013	1.33 billion kilocalories per day	+1.9%
2014	1.31 billion kilocalories per day	-1.8%
2015	1.33 billion kilocalories per day	+1.7%
2016	1.35 billion kilocalories per day	+1.5%
2017	1.39 billion kilocalories per day	+2.8%
2018	1.41 billion kilocalories per day	+1.4%
2019	1.43 billion kilocalories per day	+1.5%
2020	1.46 billion kilocalories per day	+2.3%
2021	1.46 billion kilocalories per day	-0.4%
2022	1.44 billion kilocalories per day	-1.1%
2023	1.46 billion kilocalories per day	+1.2%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	385.80 million kilocalories per day	335.03 million kilocalories per day	446.22 million kilocalories per day	9
1970s	535.04 million kilocalories per day	457.05 million kilocalories per day	647.49 million kilocalories per day	10
1980s	767.13 million kilocalories per day	633.60 million kilocalories per day	908.35 million kilocalories per day	10
1990s	930.30 million kilocalories per day	816.84 million kilocalories per day	1.01 billion kilocalories per day	10
2000s	1.16 billion kilocalories per day	1.04 billion kilocalories per day	1.25 billion kilocalories per day	10
2010s	1.35 billion kilocalories per day	1.29 billion kilocalories per day	1.43 billion kilocalories per day	10
2020s	1.46 billion kilocalories per day	1.44 billion kilocalories per day	1.46 billion kilocalories per day	4

Countries ranked near Cape Verde

162 Malta 1.82 billion kilocalories per day compare
163 Solomon Islands 1.73 billion kilocalories per day compare
164 Suriname 1.60 billion kilocalories per day compare
166 Iceland 1.43 billion kilocalories per day compare
167 Maldives 1.41 billion kilocalories per day compare
168 Belize 1.16 billion kilocalories per day compare

See the full ranking of 191 places →

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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is change in food supply, population, and agricultural land use in Cape Verde?: Change in food supply, population, and agricultural land use in Cape Verde was 1.46 billion kilocalories per day in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest change in food supply, population, and agricultural land use recorded in Cape Verde?: The highest recorded value was 1.46 billion kilocalories per day in 2020.
What is the lowest change in food supply, population, and agricultural land use recorded in Cape Verde?: The lowest recorded value was 335.03 million kilocalories per day in 1963.
How does Cape Verde rank for change in food supply, population, and agricultural land use?: Cape Verde ranks 165th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
Is change in food supply, population, and agricultural land use rising or falling in Cape Verde?: Over the last ten years it is up 9.5%. 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 Change in food supply, population, and agricultural land use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Change in food supply, population, and agricultural land use
Unit: kilocalories per day
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 191 places, 10,151 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Total caloric supply of all agricultural produce, both crops and livestock. Data for world regions has been adjusted for changes in historical boundaries and limited coverage, so that long-term trends can be visualized.