Forest area in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Forest area was 84,790 hectares in 2011. ▲ Rising
Forest area in Cape Verde, 1990–2011
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
Cape Verde recorded 84,790 hectares for forest area in 2011. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area in Cape Verde peaked at 84,790 hectares in 2009 and was at its lowest, 57,800 hectares, in 1990.
That places Cape Verde 46th out of 53 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Forest area in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 57,800 hectares | — |
| 1991 | 60,200 hectares | +4.2% |
| 1992 | 62,600 hectares | +4.0% |
| 1993 | 65,100 hectares | +4.0% |
| 1994 | 67,500 hectares | +3.7% |
| 1995 | 69,900 hectares | +3.6% |
| 1996 | 72,400 hectares | +3.6% |
| 1997 | 74,800 hectares | +3.3% |
| 1998 | 77,200 hectares | +3.2% |
| 1999 | 79,700 hectares | +3.2% |
| 2000 | 82,100 hectares | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 82,400 hectares | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 82,700 hectares | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 83,000 hectares | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 83,300 hectares | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 83,600 hectares | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 83,900 hectares | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 84,200 hectares | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 84,450 hectares | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 84,790 hectares | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 84,790 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 84,790 hectares | +0.0% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 84,790 hectares is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.55 million hectares, 5% of the median. (8 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 84,790 hectares is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 5.59 million hectares, 2% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 68,720 hectares | 57,800 hectares | 79,700 hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 83,444 hectares | 82,100 hectares | 84,790 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 84,790 hectares | 84,790 hectares | 84,790 hectares | 2 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
More agriculture & rural data for Cape Verde
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.6% (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 153.97 million current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 5.0% (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population 117,962 (2025)
- Rural population growth -3.3% (2025)
- Rural population 22.4% (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area in Cape Verde?
- Forest area in Cape Verde was 84,790 hectares in 2011, according to Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.
- What is the highest forest area recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 84,790 hectares in 2009.
- What is the lowest forest area recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 57,800 hectares in 1990.
- How does Cape Verde rank for forest area?
- Cape Verde ranks 46th out of 53 countries with data for 2011.
- Is forest area rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. 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, electronic files and web site, published as part of Forest area (hectares). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems (for example, in fruit plantations and agroforestry systems) and trees in urban parks and gardens.