Change in cereal production, yield, land use and population in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Change in cereal production, yield, land use and population was 124 hectares in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
124 hectares
Change on year
down 99.4%
World rank
173rd
of 186 countries
All-time high
45,000 hectares
in 1967
All-time low
124 hectares
in 2024
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Change in cereal production, yield, land use and population in Cape Verde, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
The most recent figure for change in cereal production, yield, land use and population in Cape Verde is 124 hectares, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of down 99.4% on the previous year and down 99.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change in cereal production, yield, land use and population in Cape Verde peaked at 45,000 hectares in 1967 and was at its lowest, 124 hectares, in 2024.
Cape Verde ranks 173rd of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Change in cereal production, yield, land use and population in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 20,000 hectares | — |
| 1962 | 20,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 20,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 20,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 35,000 hectares | +75.0% |
| 1966 | 39,000 hectares | +11.4% |
| 1967 | 45,000 hectares | +15.4% |
| 1968 | 25,000 hectares | -44.4% |
| 1969 | 16,000 hectares | -36.0% |
| 1970 | 3,000 hectares | -81.2% |
| 1971 | 3,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 3,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 3,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 7,000 hectares | +133.3% |
| 1975 | 9,000 hectares | +28.6% |
| 1976 | 11,000 hectares | +22.2% |
| 1977 | 4,000 hectares | -63.6% |
| 1978 | 3,000 hectares | -25.0% |
| 1979 | 14,000 hectares | +366.7% |
| 1980 | 16,000 hectares | +14.3% |
| 1981 | 7,000 hectares | -56.2% |
| 1982 | 10,000 hectares | +42.9% |
| 1983 | 7,000 hectares | -30.0% |
| 1984 | 5,115 hectares | -26.9% |
| 1985 | 3,300 hectares | -35.5% |
| 1986 | 22,716 hectares | +588.4% |
| 1987 | 34,882 hectares | +53.6% |
| 1988 | 34,256 hectares | -1.8% |
| 1989 | 35,480 hectares | +3.6% |
| 1990 | 34,124 hectares | -3.8% |
| 1991 | 32,655 hectares | -4.3% |
| 1992 | 33,975 hectares | +4.0% |
| 1993 | 33,105 hectares | -2.6% |
| 1994 | 32,612 hectares | -1.5% |
| 1995 | 31,066 hectares | -4.7% |
| 1996 | 32,127 hectares | +3.4% |
| 1997 | 33,347 hectares | +3.8% |
| 1998 | 34,518 hectares | +3.5% |
| 1999 | 31,358 hectares | -9.2% |
| 2000 | 30,626 hectares | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 30,674 hectares | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 34,122 hectares | +11.2% |
| 2003 | 32,053 hectares | -6.1% |
| 2004 | 25,963 hectares | -19.0% |
| 2005 | 15,000 hectares | -42.2% |
| 2006 | 29,263 hectares | +95.1% |
| 2007 | 27,873 hectares | -4.8% |
| 2008 | 34,385 hectares | +23.4% |
| 2009 | 31,983 hectares | -7.0% |
| 2010 | 32,028 hectares | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 31,318 hectares | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 30,582 hectares | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 31,727 hectares | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 31,036 hectares | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 31,386 hectares | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 31,698 hectares | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 31,699 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 31,698 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 27,581 hectares | -13.0% |
| 2020 | 27,581 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 27,581 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 19,340 hectares | -29.9% |
| 2023 | 20,190 hectares | +4.4% |
| 2024 | 124 hectares | -99.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 26,667 hectares | 16,000 hectares | 45,000 hectares | 9 |
| 1970s | 6,000 hectares | 3,000 hectares | 14,000 hectares | 10 |
| 1980s | 17,575 hectares | 3,300 hectares | 35,480 hectares | 10 |
| 1990s | 32,889 hectares | 31,066 hectares | 34,518 hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 29,194 hectares | 15,000 hectares | 34,385 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 31,075 hectares | 27,581 hectares | 32,028 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 18,963 hectares | 124 hectares | 27,581 hectares | 5 |
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)
- Rural population, per capita 0.2237 units per person (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$), per 291.98 current US$ per person (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 5.0% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0504 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is change in cereal production, yield, land use and population in Cape Verde?
- Change in cereal production, yield, land use and population in Cape Verde was 124 hectares in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest change in cereal production, yield, land use and population recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 45,000 hectares in 1967.
- What is the lowest change in cereal production, yield, land use and population recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 124 hectares in 2024.
- How does Cape Verde rank for change in cereal production, yield, land use and population?
- Cape Verde ranks 173rd out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is change in cereal production, yield, land use and population rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is down 99.6%. 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 of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Change in cereal production, yield, land use and population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Cereals include wheat, rice, maize, barley, oats, rye, millet, sorghum, buckwheat, and mixed grains.