Lettuce yields in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Lettuce yields was 17.25 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▼ Falling
Lettuce yields in Cape Verde, 1987–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
In 2024, lettuce yields in Cape Verde stood at 17.25 tonnes per hectare.
That represents a change of down 1.4% on the previous year and up 79.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lettuce yields in Cape Verde peaked at 20 tonnes per hectare in 1987 and was at its lowest, 7.5 tonnes per hectare, in 2000.
Cape Verde ranks 58th of 111 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 38 years of available data.
Lettuce yields in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 20 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1988 | 20 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 20 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 9.92 tonnes per hectare | -50.4% |
| 1991 | 16 tonnes per hectare | +61.2% |
| 1992 | 16 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 16 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 16 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 16 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 16 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 16 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 13.67 tonnes per hectare | -14.5% |
| 1999 | 12.04 tonnes per hectare | -11.9% |
| 2000 | 7.5 tonnes per hectare | -37.7% |
| 2001 | 9.22 tonnes per hectare | +22.9% |
| 2002 | 9.15 tonnes per hectare | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 9.04 tonnes per hectare | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 8.92 tonnes per hectare | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 9.14 tonnes per hectare | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 8 tonnes per hectare | -12.5% |
| 2007 | 9.09 tonnes per hectare | +13.6% |
| 2008 | 9.38 tonnes per hectare | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 9.6 tonnes per hectare | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 9.11 tonnes per hectare | -5.1% |
| 2011 | 8.75 tonnes per hectare | -3.9% |
| 2012 | 8.74 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 8.34 tonnes per hectare | -4.6% |
| 2014 | 9.61 tonnes per hectare | +15.3% |
| 2015 | 12.87 tonnes per hectare | +33.9% |
| 2016 | 15.39 tonnes per hectare | +19.6% |
| 2017 | 17.52 tonnes per hectare | +13.8% |
| 2018 | 17.5 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 17.53 tonnes per hectare | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 17.5 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 17.04 tonnes per hectare | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 17.01 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 17.5 tonnes per hectare | +2.9% |
| 2024 | 17.25 tonnes per hectare | -1.4% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 17.25 tonnes per hectare is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 16 tonnes per hectare, 1.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 17.25 tonnes per hectare is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 15.33 tonnes per hectare, 1.1× the median. (13 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Lettuce 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +61.2% | 9.92 tonnes per hectare | 16 tonnes per hectare |
| 1990 | -50.4% | 20 tonnes per hectare | 9.92 tonnes per hectare |
| 2000 | -37.7% | 12.04 tonnes per hectare | 7.5 tonnes per hectare |
| 2015 | +33.9% | 9.61 tonnes per hectare | 12.87 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 20 tonnes per hectare | 20 tonnes per hectare | 20 tonnes per hectare | 3 |
| 1990s | 14.76 tonnes per hectare | 9.92 tonnes per hectare | 16 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.9 tonnes per hectare | 7.5 tonnes per hectare | 9.6 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.54 tonnes per hectare | 8.34 tonnes per hectare | 17.53 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.26 tonnes per hectare | 17.01 tonnes per hectare | 17.5 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 lettuce yields in Cape Verde?
- Lettuce yields in Cape Verde was 17.25 tonnes per hectare 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 lettuce yields recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 20 tonnes per hectare in 1987.
- What is the lowest lettuce yields recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.5 tonnes per hectare in 2000.
- How does Cape Verde rank for lettuce yields?
- Cape Verde ranks 58th out of 111 countries with data for 2024.
- Is lettuce yields rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 79.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Lettuce yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.