Groundnut yields in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Groundnut yields was 0.6702 tonnes per hectare in 2015. ▼ Falling
Groundnut yields in Cape Verde, 1961–2015
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
The most recent figure for groundnut yields in Cape Verde is 0.6702 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2015.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.8% on the previous year and up 0.5% over five years.
Over the whole period, groundnut yields in Cape Verde peaked at 2 tonnes per hectare in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.0664 tonnes per hectare, in 1970.
That places Cape Verde 106th out of 120 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Groundnut yields in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.07 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 1.14 tonnes per hectare | +6.7% |
| 1963 | 1.11 tonnes per hectare | -2.8% |
| 1964 | 1.03 tonnes per hectare | -7.1% |
| 1965 | 1.12 tonnes per hectare | +8.6% |
| 1966 | 1.03 tonnes per hectare | -7.9% |
| 1967 | 1.15 tonnes per hectare | +11.9% |
| 1968 | 1.18 tonnes per hectare | +2.4% |
| 1969 | 0.6052 tonnes per hectare | -48.8% |
| 1970 | 0.0664 tonnes per hectare | -89.0% |
| 1982 | 0.5 tonnes per hectare | +653.0% |
| 1983 | 0.5 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.5 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.5 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +100.0% |
| 1987 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.75 tonnes per hectare | -25.0% |
| 1989 | 0.75 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 1.75 tonnes per hectare | +133.3% |
| 1991 | 2 tonnes per hectare | +14.3% |
| 2011 | 0.6667 tonnes per hectare | -66.7% |
| 2012 | 0.7013 tonnes per hectare | +5.2% |
| 2013 | 0.7 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.6457 tonnes per hectare | -7.8% |
| 2015 | 0.6702 tonnes per hectare | +3.8% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 0.6702 tonnes per hectare is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.6 tonnes per hectare, 42% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 0.6702 tonnes per hectare is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.8359 tonnes per hectare, 80% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Groundnut yields in Cape Verde changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | +653.0% | 0.0664 tonnes per hectare | 0.5 tonnes per hectare |
| 1990 | +133.3% | 0.75 tonnes per hectare | 1.75 tonnes per hectare |
| 1986 | +100.0% | 0.5 tonnes per hectare | 1 tonnes per hectare |
| 1970 | -89.0% | 0.6052 tonnes per hectare | 0.0664 tonnes per hectare |
| 2011 | -66.7% | 2 tonnes per hectare | 0.6667 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.05 tonnes per hectare | 0.6052 tonnes per hectare | 1.18 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0664 tonnes per hectare | 0.0664 tonnes per hectare | 0.0664 tonnes per hectare | 1 |
| 1980s | 0.6875 tonnes per hectare | 0.5 tonnes per hectare | 1 tonnes per hectare | 8 |
| 1990s | 1.88 tonnes per hectare | 1.75 tonnes per hectare | 2 tonnes per hectare | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.6768 tonnes per hectare | 0.6457 tonnes per hectare | 0.7013 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Cape Verde
- Share of GDP from agriculture 5.0% (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)
- Rural population growth -3.3% (2025)
- Rural population 22.4% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.0% (2023)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -3.24 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 291.98 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is groundnut yields in Cape Verde?
- Groundnut yields in Cape Verde was 0.6702 tonnes per hectare in 2015, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest groundnut yields recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 2 tonnes per hectare in 1991.
- What is the lowest groundnut yields recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0664 tonnes per hectare in 1970.
- How does Cape Verde rank for groundnut yields?
- Cape Verde ranks 106th out of 120 countries with data for 2015.
- Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Groundnut yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.