What is the highest cropland extent over the long-term, per capita recorded in Cape Verde?

The highest recorded value was 0.1905 hectares per person in 1960.

What is the lowest cropland extent over the long-term, per capita recorded in Cape Verde?

The lowest recorded value was 0.1024 hectares per person in 2025.

How does Cape Verde rank for cropland extent over the long-term, per capita?

Cape Verde ranks 129th out of 189 countries with data for 2025.

Is cropland extent over the long-term, per capita rising or falling in Cape Verde?

Over the last ten years it is down 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Cape Verde data come from?

The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita in Cape Verde

Name: Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita in Cape Verde
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

Cape Verde: Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita was 0.1024 hectares per person in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)

0.1024 hectares per person

Change on year

down 0.5%

World rank

129th

of 189 countries

All-time high

0.1905 hectares per person

in 1960

All-time low

0.1024 hectares per person

in 2025

Years of data

1960–2025

Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita in Cape Verde, 1960–2025

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.

Analysis

Cape Verde recorded 0.1024 hectares per person for cropland extent over the long-term, per capita in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 2.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cropland extent over the long-term, per capita in Cape Verde peaked at 0.1905 hectares per person in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.1024 hectares per person, in 2025.

That places Cape Verde 129th out of 189 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.

Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita in Cape Verde, year by year

Annual values for Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita in Cape Verde, 1960 to 2025.
Year	hectares per person	Change
1960	0.1905 hectares per person	—
1961	0.186 hectares per person	-2.4%
1962	0.1802 hectares per person	-3.1%
1963	0.1744 hectares per person	-3.3%
1964	0.1688 hectares per person	-3.2%
1965	0.1634 hectares per person	-3.2%
1966	0.1581 hectares per person	-3.2%
1967	0.153 hectares per person	-3.2%
1968	0.1481 hectares per person	-3.2%
1969	0.1432 hectares per person	-3.3%
1970	0.1389 hectares per person	-3.0%
1971	0.136 hectares per person	-2.1%
1972	0.1345 hectares per person	-1.1%
1973	0.1334 hectares per person	-0.8%
1974	0.1322 hectares per person	-0.9%
1975	0.1308 hectares per person	-1.1%
1976	0.1293 hectares per person	-1.2%
1977	0.1279 hectares per person	-1.1%
1978	0.1265 hectares per person	-1.0%
1979	0.1252 hectares per person	-1.0%
1980	0.1237 hectares per person	-1.2%
1981	0.122 hectares per person	-1.4%
1982	0.1202 hectares per person	-1.5%
1983	0.1185 hectares per person	-1.5%
1984	0.1168 hectares per person	-1.4%
1985	0.1152 hectares per person	-1.4%
1986	0.1135 hectares per person	-1.4%
1987	0.1119 hectares per person	-1.4%
1988	0.1159 hectares per person	+3.5%
1989	0.1142 hectares per person	-1.5%
1990	0.1145 hectares per person	+0.3%
1991	0.1118 hectares per person	-2.4%
1992	0.1118 hectares per person	+0.0%
1993	0.1095 hectares per person	-2.1%
1994	0.1073 hectares per person	-2.0%
1995	0.1076 hectares per person	+0.3%
1996	0.1057 hectares per person	-1.8%
1997	0.1086 hectares per person	+2.7%
1998	0.1069 hectares per person	-1.6%
1999	0.1053 hectares per person	-1.5%
2000	0.1037 hectares per person	-1.5%
2001	0.1065 hectares per person	+2.7%
2002	0.1071 hectares per person	+0.6%
2003	0.1056 hectares per person	-1.3%
2004	0.1064 hectares per person	+0.7%
2005	0.1051 hectares per person	-1.2%
2006	0.1039 hectares per person	-1.1%
2007	0.1028 hectares per person	-1.1%
2008	0.1057 hectares per person	+2.9%
2009	0.1047 hectares per person	-0.9%
2010	0.104 hectares per person	-0.7%
2011	0.1056 hectares per person	+1.6%
2012	0.1055 hectares per person	-0.1%
2013	0.1054 hectares per person	-0.1%
2014	0.1054 hectares per person	-0.0%
2015	0.1054 hectares per person	-0.0%
2016	0.1054 hectares per person	-0.0%
2017	0.1053 hectares per person	-0.1%
2018	0.1052 hectares per person	-0.1%
2019	0.105 hectares per person	-0.1%
2020	0.1049 hectares per person	-0.1%
2021	0.1045 hectares per person	-0.4%
2022	0.1039 hectares per person	-0.6%
2023	0.1034 hectares per person	-0.5%
2024	0.1029 hectares per person	-0.5%
2025	0.1024 hectares per person	-0.5%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.1666 hectares per person	0.1432 hectares per person	0.1905 hectares per person	10
1970s	0.1315 hectares per person	0.1252 hectares per person	0.1389 hectares per person	10
1980s	0.1172 hectares per person	0.1119 hectares per person	0.1237 hectares per person	10
1990s	0.1089 hectares per person	0.1053 hectares per person	0.1145 hectares per person	10
2000s	0.1051 hectares per person	0.1028 hectares per person	0.1071 hectares per person	10
2010s	0.1052 hectares per person	0.104 hectares per person	0.1056 hectares per person	10
2020s	0.1037 hectares per person	0.1024 hectares per person	0.1049 hectares per person	6

Countries ranked near Cape Verde

126 Sri Lanka 0.109 hectares per person compare
127 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.1087 hectares per person compare
128 Dominican Republic 0.1069 hectares per person compare
130 Botswana 0.1024 hectares per person compare
131 Costa Rica 0.0996 hectares per person compare
132 Saudi Arabia 0.0992 hectares per person compare

See the full ranking of 189 places →

More agriculture & rural data for Cape Verde

Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.1498 hectares per person (2025)
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)

All data for Cape Verde →

Frequently asked questions

What is cropland extent over the long-term, per capita in Cape Verde?: Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita in Cape Verde was 0.1024 hectares per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest cropland extent over the long-term, per capita recorded in Cape Verde?: The highest recorded value was 0.1905 hectares per person in 1960.
What is the lowest cropland extent over the long-term, per capita recorded in Cape Verde?: The lowest recorded value was 0.1024 hectares per person in 2025.
How does Cape Verde rank for cropland extent over the long-term, per capita?: Cape Verde ranks 129th out of 189 countries with data for 2025.
Is cropland extent over the long-term, per capita rising or falling in Cape Verde?: Over the last ten years it is down 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Cape Verde data come from?: The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Cropland extent over the long-term divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Cropland extent over the long-term ÷ Population, total

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Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)

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Indicator: Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita
Unit: hectares per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 189 places, 12,474 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 23 October 2026

Cropland extent over the long-term divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.