Cropland area in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Cropland area was 54,000 hectares in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cropland area 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 hectares.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cropland area in Cape Verde is 54,000 hectares, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland area in Cape Verde peaked at 54,000 hectares in 2011 and was at its lowest, 40,000 hectares, in 1961.
That places Cape Verde 162nd out of 219 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 40,000 hectares | 40,000 hectares | 40,000 hectares | 9 |
| 1970s | 40,000 hectares | 40,000 hectares | 40,000 hectares | 10 |
| 1980s | 40,400 hectares | 40,000 hectares | 42,000 hectares | 10 |
| 1990s | 44,900 hectares | 43,000 hectares | 47,000 hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 50,600 hectares | 47,000 hectares | 53,000 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 53,900 hectares | 53,000 hectares | 54,000 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 54,000 hectares | 54,000 hectares | 54,000 hectares | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
- 159 Mauritius 78,957 hectares compare
- 160 Puerto Rico 66,200 hectares compare
- 161 Suriname 55,432 hectares compare
- 163 Trinidad and Tobago 47,000 hectares compare
- 164 Samoa 42,420 hectares compare
- 165 Sao Tome and Principe 42,000 hectares 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 cropland area in Cape Verde?
- Cropland area in Cape Verde was 54,000 hectares 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 cropland area recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 54,000 hectares in 2011.
- What is the lowest cropland area recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 40,000 hectares in 1961.
- How does Cape Verde rank for cropland area?
- Cape Verde ranks 162nd out of 219 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cropland area rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 Cropland area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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