What is meat supply per person in Cape Verde?

Meat supply per person in Cape Verde was 43.85 kilograms per year per capita in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest meat supply per person recorded in Cape Verde?

The highest recorded value was 45.73 kilograms per year per capita in 2018.

What is the lowest meat supply per person recorded in Cape Verde?

The lowest recorded value was 3.16 kilograms per year per capita in 1962.

How does Cape Verde rank for meat supply per person?

Cape Verde ranks 114th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.

Is meat supply per person rising or falling in Cape Verde?

Over the last ten years it is up 36.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Cape Verde data come from?

The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Meat supply per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Meat supply per person in Cape Verde

Name: Meat supply per person in Cape Verde
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Cape Verde: Meat supply per person was 43.85 kilograms per year per capita in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)

43.85 kilograms per year per capita

Change on year

down 1.1%

World rank

114th

of 191 countries

All-time high

45.73 kilograms per year per capita

in 2018

All-time low

3.16 kilograms per year per capita

in 1962

Years of data

1961–2023

Meat supply per person in Cape Verde, 1961–2023

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms per year per capita.

Analysis

In 2023, meat supply per person in Cape Verde stood at 43.85 kilograms per year per capita.

That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and up 36.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, meat supply per person in Cape Verde peaked at 45.73 kilograms per year per capita in 2018 and was at its lowest, 3.16 kilograms per year per capita, in 1962.

Cape Verde ranks 114th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	3.76 kilograms per year per capita	3.16 kilograms per year per capita	4.27 kilograms per year per capita	9
1970s	4.84 kilograms per year per capita	4.1 kilograms per year per capita	6.3 kilograms per year per capita	10
1980s	9.61 kilograms per year per capita	6.2 kilograms per year per capita	14 kilograms per year per capita	10
1990s	20.54 kilograms per year per capita	14.57 kilograms per year per capita	27.27 kilograms per year per capita	10
2000s	29.72 kilograms per year per capita	24.54 kilograms per year per capita	34.46 kilograms per year per capita	10
2010s	37.16 kilograms per year per capita	30.44 kilograms per year per capita	45.73 kilograms per year per capita	10
2020s	43.14 kilograms per year per capita	40.68 kilograms per year per capita	44.35 kilograms per year per capita	4

Countries ranked near Cape Verde

111 El Salvador 45.65 kilograms per year per capita compare
112 Georgia 45.42 kilograms per year per capita compare
113 Kiribati 45.09 kilograms per year per capita compare
115 Libya 43.68 kilograms per year per capita compare
116 Botswana 43.27 kilograms per year per capita compare
117 Vanuatu 40.99 kilograms per year per capita compare

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More agriculture & rural data for Cape Verde

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)
Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 5.0% (2025)
Share of GDP from agriculture 5.0% (2025)
Land under cereal production 124 hectares (2024)

All data for Cape Verde →

Frequently asked questions

What is meat supply per person in Cape Verde?: Meat supply per person in Cape Verde was 43.85 kilograms per year per capita in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest meat supply per person recorded in Cape Verde?: The highest recorded value was 45.73 kilograms per year per capita in 2018.
What is the lowest meat supply per person recorded in Cape Verde?: The lowest recorded value was 3.16 kilograms per year per capita in 1962.
How does Cape Verde rank for meat supply per person?: Cape Verde ranks 114th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
Is meat supply per person rising or falling in Cape Verde?: Over the last ten years it is up 36.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Cape Verde data come from?: The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Meat supply per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Meat supply per person
Unit: kilograms per year per capita
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 192 places, 10,214 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Quantity that is available for consumption at the end of the supply chain. It does not account for consumer waste, so the quantity that is actually consumed may be lower.