What is cropland per person over the long term in Cape Verde?

Cropland per person over the long term in Cape Verde was 0.0936 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.

What is the highest cropland per person over the long term recorded in Cape Verde?

The highest recorded value was 0.2241 in 1600.

What is the lowest cropland per person over the long term recorded in Cape Verde?

The lowest recorded value was 0.0936 in 2025.

How does Cape Verde rank for cropland per person over the long term?

Cape Verde ranks 141st out of 199 countries with data for 2025.

Is cropland per person over the long term rising or falling in Cape Verde?

Over the last ten years it is down 7.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Cape Verde data come from?

The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Cropland per person over the long term. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Cropland per person over the long term in Cape Verde

Name: Cropland per person over the long term in Cape Verde
Creator: Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Cape Verde: Cropland per person over the long term was 0.0936 in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)

0.0936

Change on year

down 0.4%

World rank

141st

of 199 countries

All-time high

0.2241

in 1600

All-time low

0.0936

in 2025

Years of data

102

1600–2025

Cropland per person over the long term in Cape Verde, 1600–2025

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for cropland per person over the long term in Cape Verde is 0.0936, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 102 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 7.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cropland per person over the long term in Cape Verde peaked at 0.2241 in 1600 and was at its lowest, 0.0936, in 2025.

That places Cape Verde 141st out of 199 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 102 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1600s	0.2241	0.2241	0.2241	1
1700s	0.2174	0.2174	0.2174	1
1710s	0.2167	0.2167	0.2167	1
1720s	0.216	0.216	0.216	1
1730s	0.2153	0.2153	0.2153	1
1740s	0.2146	0.2146	0.2146	1
1750s	0.2139	0.2139	0.2139	1
1760s	0.2132	0.2132	0.2132	1
1770s	0.2125	0.2125	0.2125	1
1780s	0.2117	0.2117	0.2117	1
1790s	0.211	0.211	0.211	1
1800s	0.2103	0.2103	0.2103	1
1810s	0.2095	0.2095	0.2095	1
1820s	0.2088	0.2088	0.2088	1
1830s	0.208	0.208	0.208	1
1840s	0.2073	0.2073	0.2073	1
1850s	0.2065	0.2065	0.2065	1
1860s	0.2057	0.2057	0.2057	1
1870s	0.205	0.205	0.205	1
1880s	0.2042	0.2042	0.2042	1
1890s	0.2034	0.2034	0.2034	1
1900s	0.2026	0.2026	0.2026	1
1910s	0.2018	0.2018	0.2018	1
1920s	0.201	0.201	0.201	1
1930s	0.2002	0.2002	0.2002	1
1940s	0.1994	0.1994	0.1994	1
1950s	0.1982	0.1978	0.1985	10
1960s	0.1752	0.151	0.1977	10
1970s	0.1457	0.1416	0.148	10
1980s	0.13	0.1231	0.1395	10
1990s	0.1173	0.1103	0.1258	10
2000s	0.108	0.1048	0.1106	10
2010s	0.1018	0.0968	0.1062	10
2020s	0.0947	0.0936	0.0958	6

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More agriculture & rural data for Cape Verde

Rural population growth -3.3% (2025)
Agriculture share gdp 5.04 (2025)
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)
Agricultural raw materials imports 1.6% (2024)
Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 5.04 (2025)
Agricultural raw materials exports 0.0% (2023)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 14.7 % change on previous year (2025)
Rural population 22.4% (2025)

All data for Cape Verde →

Frequently asked questions

What is cropland per person over the long term in Cape Verde?: Cropland per person over the long term in Cape Verde was 0.0936 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest cropland per person over the long term recorded in Cape Verde?: The highest recorded value was 0.2241 in 1600.
What is the lowest cropland per person over the long term recorded in Cape Verde?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0936 in 2025.
How does Cape Verde rank for cropland per person over the long term?: Cape Verde ranks 141st out of 199 countries with data for 2025.
Is cropland per person over the long term rising or falling in Cape Verde?: Over the last ten years it is down 7.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Cape Verde data come from?: The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Cropland per person over the long term. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Cropland per person over the long term
Source: Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 202 places, 21,784 data points, 1000–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026