Cropland extent over the long-term in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Cropland extent over the long-term was 54,000 hectares in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
54,000 hectares
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
158th
of 202 countries
All-time high
54,000 hectares
in 2011
All-time low
0 hectares
in 1000
Years of data
108
1000–2025
Cropland extent over the long-term in Cape Verde, 1000–2025
Source: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cropland extent over the long-term in Cape Verde is 54,000 hectares, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 108 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland extent over the long-term in Cape Verde peaked at 54,000 hectares in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0 hectares, in 1000.
Cape Verde ranks 158th of 202 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 108 years of available data.
Cropland extent over the long-term in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1000 | 0 hectares | — |
| 1100 | 0 hectares | — |
| 1200 | 0 hectares | — |
| 1300 | 0 hectares | — |
| 1400 | 0 hectares | — |
| 1500 | 0 hectares | — |
| 1600 | 2,241 hectares | — |
| 1700 | 4,348 hectares | +94.0% |
| 1710 | 5,652 hectares | +30.0% |
| 1720 | 6,103 hectares | +8.0% |
| 1730 | 6,591 hectares | +8.0% |
| 1740 | 7,116 hectares | +8.0% |
| 1750 | 7,684 hectares | +8.0% |
| 1760 | 8,296 hectares | +8.0% |
| 1770 | 8,957 hectares | +8.0% |
| 1780 | 9,670 hectares | +8.0% |
| 1790 | 10,440 hectares | +8.0% |
| 1800 | 11,270 hectares | +8.0% |
| 1810 | 12,167 hectares | +8.0% |
| 1820 | 13,134 hectares | +7.9% |
| 1830 | 14,177 hectares | +7.9% |
| 1840 | 15,302 hectares | +7.9% |
| 1850 | 16,516 hectares | +7.9% |
| 1860 | 17,826 hectares | +7.9% |
| 1870 | 19,239 hectares | +7.9% |
| 1880 | 20,763 hectares | +7.9% |
| 1890 | 22,406 hectares | +7.9% |
| 1900 | 24,179 hectares | +7.9% |
| 1910 | 26,090 hectares | +7.9% |
| 1920 | 28,152 hectares | +7.9% |
| 1930 | 30,374 hectares | +7.9% |
| 1940 | 32,771 hectares | +7.9% |
| 1950 | 35,355 hectares | +7.9% |
| 1951 | 36,940 hectares | +4.5% |
| 1952 | 37,996 hectares | +2.9% |
| 1953 | 38,636 hectares | +1.7% |
| 1954 | 38,976 hectares | +0.9% |
| 1955 | 39,116 hectares | +0.4% |
| 1956 | 39,154 hectares | +0.1% |
| 1957 | 39,183 hectares | +0.1% |
| 1958 | 39,288 hectares | +0.3% |
| 1959 | 39,541 hectares | +0.6% |
| 1960 | 40,000 hectares | +1.2% |
| 1961 | 40,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 40,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 40,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 40,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 40,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 40,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 40,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 40,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 40,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 40,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 40,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 40,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 40,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 40,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 40,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 40,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 40,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 40,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 40,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 40,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 40,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 40,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 40,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 40,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 40,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 40,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 40,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 42,000 hectares | +5.0% |
| 1989 | 42,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 43,000 hectares | +2.4% |
| 1991 | 43,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 44,000 hectares | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 44,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 44,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 45,000 hectares | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 45,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 47,000 hectares | +4.4% |
| 1998 | 47,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 47,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 47,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 49,000 hectares | +4.3% |
| 2002 | 50,000 hectares | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 50,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 51,000 hectares | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 51,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 51,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 51,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 53,000 hectares | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 53,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 53,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 54,000 hectares | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 54,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 54,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 54,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 54,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 54,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 54,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 54,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 54,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 54,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 54,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 54,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 54,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 54,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 54,000 hectares | +0.0% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 54,000 hectares is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.01 million hectares, 3% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 54,000 hectares is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3.31 million hectares, 2% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 1 |
| 1100s | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 1 |
| 1200s | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 1 |
| 1300s | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 1 |
| 1400s | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 1 |
| 1500s | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 1 |
| 1600s | 2,241 hectares | 2,241 hectares | 2,241 hectares | 1 |
| 1700s | 4,348 hectares | 4,348 hectares | 4,348 hectares | 1 |
| 1710s | 5,652 hectares | 5,652 hectares | 5,652 hectares | 1 |
| 1720s | 6,103 hectares | 6,103 hectares | 6,103 hectares | 1 |
| 1730s | 6,591 hectares | 6,591 hectares | 6,591 hectares | 1 |
| 1740s | 7,116 hectares | 7,116 hectares | 7,116 hectares | 1 |
| 1750s | 7,684 hectares | 7,684 hectares | 7,684 hectares | 1 |
| 1760s | 8,296 hectares | 8,296 hectares | 8,296 hectares | 1 |
| 1770s | 8,957 hectares | 8,957 hectares | 8,957 hectares | 1 |
| 1780s | 9,670 hectares | 9,670 hectares | 9,670 hectares | 1 |
| 1790s | 10,440 hectares | 10,440 hectares | 10,440 hectares | 1 |
| 1800s | 11,270 hectares | 11,270 hectares | 11,270 hectares | 1 |
| 1810s | 12,167 hectares | 12,167 hectares | 12,167 hectares | 1 |
| 1820s | 13,134 hectares | 13,134 hectares | 13,134 hectares | 1 |
| 1830s | 14,177 hectares | 14,177 hectares | 14,177 hectares | 1 |
| 1840s | 15,302 hectares | 15,302 hectares | 15,302 hectares | 1 |
| 1850s | 16,516 hectares | 16,516 hectares | 16,516 hectares | 1 |
| 1860s | 17,826 hectares | 17,826 hectares | 17,826 hectares | 1 |
| 1870s | 19,239 hectares | 19,239 hectares | 19,239 hectares | 1 |
| 1880s | 20,763 hectares | 20,763 hectares | 20,763 hectares | 1 |
| 1890s | 22,406 hectares | 22,406 hectares | 22,406 hectares | 1 |
| 1900s | 24,179 hectares | 24,179 hectares | 24,179 hectares | 1 |
| 1910s | 26,090 hectares | 26,090 hectares | 26,090 hectares | 1 |
| 1920s | 28,152 hectares | 28,152 hectares | 28,152 hectares | 1 |
| 1930s | 30,374 hectares | 30,374 hectares | 30,374 hectares | 1 |
| 1940s | 32,771 hectares | 32,771 hectares | 32,771 hectares | 1 |
| 1950s | 38,419 hectares | 35,355 hectares | 39,541 hectares | 10 |
| 1960s | 40,000 hectares | 40,000 hectares | 40,000 hectares | 10 |
| 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 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
- 155 Puerto Rico 66,200 hectares compare
- 156 Luxembourg 63,781 hectares compare
- 157 Bhutan 54,153 hectares compare
- 159 Trinidad and Tobago 47,000 hectares compare
- 160 Suriname 45,500 hectares compare
- 161 Sao Tome and Principe 42,900 hectares compare
More agriculture & rural data for Cape Verde
- Rural population growth -3.3% (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 153.97 million current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 5.0% (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 117,962 (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 5.0% (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.2237 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland extent over the long-term in Cape Verde?
- Cropland extent over the long-term in Cape Verde was 54,000 hectares in 2025, according to HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cropland extent over the long-term recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 54,000 hectares in 2011.
- What is the lowest cropland extent over the long-term recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 hectares in 1000.
- How does Cape Verde rank for cropland extent over the long-term?
- Cape Verde ranks 158th out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
- Is cropland extent over the long-term 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 HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Cropland extent over the long-term. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total cropland area for each separate country over time.