Fertilizer use per hectare of cropland in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Fertilizer use per hectare of cropland was 3.28 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
3.28
Change on year
up 12.3%
World rank
181st
of 200 countries
All-time high
5.05
in 2020
All-time low
1.61
in 1974
Years of data
39
1973–2023
Fertilizer use per hectare of cropland in Cape Verde, 1973–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, fertilizer use per hectare of cropland in Cape Verde stood at 3.28.
The figure is up 12.3% on the previous year and up 36.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertilizer use per hectare of cropland in Cape Verde peaked at 5.05 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1.61, in 1974.
That places Cape Verde 181st out of 200 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
Fertilizer use per hectare of cropland in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 1.86 | — |
| 1974 | 1.61 | -13.4% |
| 1975 | 2.5 | +55.3% |
| 1976 | 2.5 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 2.5 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 2.5 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 2.16 | -13.6% |
| 1980 | 3.11 | +44.0% |
| 1984 | 1.68 | -46.0% |
| 1985 | 2.43 | +44.6% |
| 1986 | 3.91 | +60.9% |
| 1987 | 1.76 | -55.0% |
| 1997 | 2.17 | +23.3% |
| 1998 | 2.43 | +12.0% |
| 1999 | 3.98 | +63.8% |
| 2000 | 2.74 | -31.2% |
| 2001 | 4.96 | +81.0% |
| 2002 | 1.88 | -62.1% |
| 2003 | 3.3 | +75.5% |
| 2004 | 2.32 | -29.7% |
| 2005 | 2.16 | -6.9% |
| 2006 | 3.61 | +67.1% |
| 2007 | 3.15 | -12.7% |
| 2008 | 2.35 | -25.4% |
| 2009 | 2.93 | +24.7% |
| 2010 | 2.59 | -11.6% |
| 2011 | 2.31 | -10.8% |
| 2012 | 2.33 | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 2.41 | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 1.71 | -29.0% |
| 2015 | 2.8 | +63.7% |
| 2016 | 2.85 | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 3.62 | +27.0% |
| 2018 | 3.77 | +4.1% |
| 2019 | 3.34 | -11.4% |
| 2020 | 5.05 | +51.2% |
| 2021 | 3.73 | -26.1% |
| 2022 | 2.92 | -21.7% |
| 2023 | 3.28 | +12.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.23 | 1.61 | 2.5 | 7 |
| 1980s | 2.58 | 1.68 | 3.91 | 5 |
| 1990s | 2.86 | 2.17 | 3.98 | 3 |
| 2000s | 2.94 | 1.88 | 4.96 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.77 | 1.71 | 3.77 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.75 | 2.92 | 5.05 | 4 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Cape Verde
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 14.7 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.0% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.6% (2024)
- Rural population 22.4% (2025)
- Rural population growth -3.3% (2025)
- Rural population 117,962 (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 153.97 million current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture share gdp 5.04 (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.2237 units per person (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertilizer use per hectare of cropland in Cape Verde?
- Fertilizer use per hectare of cropland in Cape Verde was 3.28 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertilizer use per hectare of cropland recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 5.05 in 2020.
- What is the lowest fertilizer use per hectare of cropland recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.61 in 1974.
- How does Cape Verde rank for fertilizer use per hectare of cropland?
- Cape Verde ranks 181st out of 200 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fertilizer use per hectare of cropland rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Fertilizer use per hectare of cropland. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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