Nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre was 0.033 tonnes per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre in Cape Verde, 1973–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per square kilometre.
Analysis
Cape Verde recorded 0.033 tonnes per square kilometre for nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre in 2023.
The figure is up 15.7% on the previous year and up 47.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre in Cape Verde peaked at 0.0603 tonnes per square kilometre in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.0057 tonnes per square kilometre, in 1974.
That places Cape Verde 159th out of 195 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 38 years of available data.
Nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | tonnes per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 0.0069 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1974 | 0.0057 tonnes per square kilometre | -17.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0124 tonnes per square kilometre | +117.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0248 tonnes per square kilometre | +100.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0248 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0248 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0132 tonnes per square kilometre | -47.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0151 tonnes per square kilometre | +15.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0074 tonnes per square kilometre | -50.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0129 tonnes per square kilometre | +73.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0246 tonnes per square kilometre | +90.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0253 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0268 tonnes per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0447 tonnes per square kilometre | +66.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0298 tonnes per square kilometre | -33.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0603 tonnes per square kilometre | +102.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0201 tonnes per square kilometre | -66.7% |
| 2003 | 0.035 tonnes per square kilometre | +74.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0196 tonnes per square kilometre | -44.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0208 tonnes per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0256 tonnes per square kilometre | +22.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0206 tonnes per square kilometre | -19.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0194 tonnes per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0236 tonnes per square kilometre | +21.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0238 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0161 tonnes per square kilometre | -32.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0236 tonnes per square kilometre | +46.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0223 tonnes per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0191 tonnes per square kilometre | -14.4% |
| 2015 | 0.03 tonnes per square kilometre | +57.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0337 tonnes per square kilometre | +12.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0402 tonnes per square kilometre | +19.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0444 tonnes per square kilometre | +10.5% |
| 2019 | 0.038 tonnes per square kilometre | -14.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0481 tonnes per square kilometre | +26.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0362 tonnes per square kilometre | -24.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0285 tonnes per square kilometre | -21.2% |
| 2023 | 0.033 tonnes per square kilometre | +15.7% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 0.033 tonnes per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.4782 tonnes per square kilometre, 7% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 0.033 tonnes per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0709 tonnes per square kilometre, 47% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0161 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0057 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0248 tonnes per square kilometre | 7 |
| 1980s | 0.015 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0074 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0246 tonnes per square kilometre | 4 |
| 1990s | 0.0323 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0253 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0447 tonnes per square kilometre | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.0275 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0194 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0603 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0291 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0161 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0444 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0365 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0285 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0481 tonnes per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
- 156 Mongolia 0.0348 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 157 Sierra Leone 0.0343 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 158 Tuvalu 0.0333 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 160 Botswana 0.031 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 161 New Caledonia 0.0307 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 162 Liberia 0.0303 tonnes per square kilometre compare
More agriculture & rural data for Cape Verde
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 14.7 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), 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)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -3.24 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.2237 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 5.0% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 5.0% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.0% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre in Cape Verde?
- Nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre in Cape Verde was 0.033 tonnes per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0603 tonnes per square kilometre in 2001.
- What is the lowest nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0057 tonnes per square kilometre in 1974.
- How does Cape Verde rank for nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre?
- Cape Verde ranks 159th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Nitrogen fertilizer use divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Nitrogen fertilizer use ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Nitrogen fertilizer use Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Nitrogen fertilizer use divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.