Index of cereal production yield and land use in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Index of cereal production yield and land use was 124 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Index of cereal production yield and land use in Cape Verde, 1961–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for index of cereal production yield and land use in Cape Verde is 124, 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, index of cereal production yield and land use in Cape Verde peaked at 45,000 in 1967 and was at its lowest, 124, 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.
Index of cereal production yield and land use in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 20,000 | — |
| 1962 | 20,000 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 20,000 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 20,000 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 35,000 | +75.0% |
| 1966 | 39,000 | +11.4% |
| 1967 | 45,000 | +15.4% |
| 1968 | 25,000 | -44.4% |
| 1969 | 16,000 | -36.0% |
| 1970 | 3,000 | -81.2% |
| 1971 | 3,000 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 3,000 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 3,000 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 7,000 | +133.3% |
| 1975 | 9,000 | +28.6% |
| 1976 | 11,000 | +22.2% |
| 1977 | 4,000 | -63.6% |
| 1978 | 3,000 | -25.0% |
| 1979 | 14,000 | +366.7% |
| 1980 | 16,000 | +14.3% |
| 1981 | 7,000 | -56.2% |
| 1982 | 10,000 | +42.9% |
| 1983 | 7,000 | -30.0% |
| 1984 | 5,115 | -26.9% |
| 1985 | 3,300 | -35.5% |
| 1986 | 22,716 | +588.4% |
| 1987 | 34,882 | +53.6% |
| 1988 | 34,256 | -1.8% |
| 1989 | 35,480 | +3.6% |
| 1990 | 34,124 | -3.8% |
| 1991 | 32,655 | -4.3% |
| 1992 | 33,975 | +4.0% |
| 1993 | 33,105 | -2.6% |
| 1994 | 32,612 | -1.5% |
| 1995 | 31,066 | -4.7% |
| 1996 | 32,127 | +3.4% |
| 1997 | 33,347 | +3.8% |
| 1998 | 34,518 | +3.5% |
| 1999 | 31,358 | -9.2% |
| 2000 | 30,626 | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 30,674 | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 34,122 | +11.2% |
| 2003 | 32,053 | -6.1% |
| 2004 | 25,963 | -19.0% |
| 2005 | 15,000 | -42.2% |
| 2006 | 29,263 | +95.1% |
| 2007 | 27,873 | -4.8% |
| 2008 | 34,385 | +23.4% |
| 2009 | 31,983 | -7.0% |
| 2010 | 32,028 | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 31,318 | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 30,582 | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 31,727 | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 31,036 | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 31,386 | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 31,698 | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 31,699 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 31,698 | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 27,581 | -13.0% |
| 2020 | 27,581 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 27,581 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 19,340 | -29.9% |
| 2023 | 20,190 | +4.4% |
| 2024 | 124 | -99.4% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 124 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 593,828, 0% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 124 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.27 million, 0% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Index of cereal production yield and land use 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | +588.4% | 3,300 | 22,716 |
| 1979 | +366.7% | 3,000 | 14,000 |
| 1974 | +133.3% | 3,000 | 7,000 |
| 2024 | -99.4% | 20,190 | 124 |
| 2006 | +95.1% | 15,000 | 29,263 |
| 1970 | -81.2% | 16,000 | 3,000 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 26,667 | 16,000 | 45,000 | 9 |
| 1970s | 6,000 | 3,000 | 14,000 | 10 |
| 1980s | 17,575 | 3,300 | 35,480 | 10 |
| 1990s | 32,889 | 31,066 | 34,518 | 10 |
| 2000s | 29,194 | 15,000 | 34,385 | 10 |
| 2010s | 31,075 | 27,581 | 32,028 | 10 |
| 2020s | 18,963 | 124 | 27,581 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
More agriculture & rural data for Cape Verde
- Rural population 22.4% (2025)
- Agriculture share gdp 5.04 (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 153.97 million current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 5.0% (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.2237 units per person (2025)
- Rural population 117,962 (2025)
- Rural population growth -3.3% (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 5.04 (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 index of cereal production yield and land use in Cape Verde?
- Index of cereal production yield and land use in Cape Verde was 124 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest index of cereal production yield and land use recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 45,000 in 1967.
- What is the lowest index of cereal production yield and land use recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 124 in 2024.
- How does Cape Verde rank for index of cereal production yield and land use?
- Cape Verde ranks 173rd out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is index of cereal production yield and land use 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Index of cereal production yield and land use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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