Land area equipped for irrigation in Cabo Verde
Cabo Verde: Land area equipped for irrigation was 3,500 hectares in 2011. β² Rising
Land area equipped for irrigation in Cabo Verde, 1961β2011
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
Cabo Verde recorded 3,500 hectares for land area equipped for irrigation in 2011. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
The figure is up 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area equipped for irrigation in Cabo Verde peaked at 3,500 hectares in 2005 and was at its lowest, 2,000 hectares, in 1961.
Cabo Verde ranks 44th of 52 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,000 hectares | 2,000 hectares | 2,000 hectares | 9 |
| 1970s | 2,000 hectares | 2,000 hectares | 2,000 hectares | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,200 hectares | 2,000 hectares | 3,000 hectares | 10 |
| 1990s | 3,000 hectares | 3,000 hectares | 3,000 hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,278 hectares | 3,000 hectares | 3,500 hectares | 9 |
| 2010s | 3,500 hectares | 3,500 hectares | 3,500 hectares | 2 |
Countries ranked near Cabo Verde
More agriculture & rural data for Cabo Verde
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 14.7 % change on previous year (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 5.04 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.0% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.6% (2024)
- Rural population 22.4% (2025)
- Rural population growth -3.3% (2025)
- Rural population 117,962 (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 153.97 million current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture share gdp 5.04 (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area equipped for irrigation in Cabo Verde?
- Land area equipped for irrigation in Cabo Verde was 3,500 hectares in 2011, according to Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.
- What is the highest land area equipped for irrigation recorded in Cabo Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 3,500 hectares in 2005.
- What is the lowest land area equipped for irrigation recorded in Cabo Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,000 hectares in 1961.
- How does Cabo Verde rank for land area equipped for irrigation?
- Cabo Verde ranks 44th out of 52 countries with data for 2011.
- Is land area equipped for irrigation rising or falling in Cabo Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cabo Verde data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site, published as part of Land area equipped for irrigation (hectares). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Area equipped to provide water (via irrigation) to the crops. It includes areas equipped for full and partial control irrigation, equipped lowland areas, pastures, and areas equipped for spate irrigation. Data are expressed in 1000 hectares.