Non-cereal food aid deliveries in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Non-cereal food aid deliveries was 0.677 FAO, tonnes in 2011. ◆ Volatile
Non-cereal food aid deliveries in Cape Verde, 1988–2011
Source: World Food Programme, electronic files and web site (http://www.wfp.org/fais/). Measured in FAO, tonnes.
Analysis
Cape Verde recorded 0.677 FAO, tonnes for non-cereal food aid deliveries in 2011. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 99.2% on the previous year and down 99.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, non-cereal food aid deliveries in Cape Verde peaked at 9,407 FAO, tonnes in 1988 and was at its lowest, 0.677 FAO, tonnes, in 2011.
Cape Verde ranks 39th of 54 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.
Non-cereal food aid deliveries in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | FAO, tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 9,407 FAO, tonnes | — |
| 1989 | 3,735 FAO, tonnes | -60.3% |
| 1990 | 3,967 FAO, tonnes | +6.2% |
| 1991 | 5,742 FAO, tonnes | +44.8% |
| 1992 | 5,790 FAO, tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 3,524 FAO, tonnes | -39.1% |
| 1994 | 4,731 FAO, tonnes | +34.3% |
| 1995 | 4,190 FAO, tonnes | -11.4% |
| 1996 | 5,352 FAO, tonnes | +27.7% |
| 1997 | 3,716 FAO, tonnes | -30.6% |
| 1998 | 2,709 FAO, tonnes | -27.1% |
| 1999 | 450 FAO, tonnes | -83.4% |
| 2000 | 205.4 FAO, tonnes | -54.4% |
| 2001 | 303.88 FAO, tonnes | +47.9% |
| 2002 | 1,868 FAO, tonnes | +514.8% |
| 2003 | 1,349 FAO, tonnes | -27.8% |
| 2004 | 719 FAO, tonnes | -46.7% |
| 2005 | 191.94 FAO, tonnes | -73.3% |
| 2006 | 629.38 FAO, tonnes | +227.9% |
| 2007 | 303.53 FAO, tonnes | -51.8% |
| 2008 | 289 FAO, tonnes | -4.8% |
| 2009 | 520.15 FAO, tonnes | +80.0% |
| 2010 | 84.38 FAO, tonnes | -83.8% |
| 2011 | 0.677 FAO, tonnes | -99.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 6,571 FAO, tonnes | 3,735 FAO, tonnes | 9,407 FAO, tonnes | 2 |
| 1990s | 4,017 FAO, tonnes | 450 FAO, tonnes | 5,790 FAO, tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 637.98 FAO, tonnes | 191.94 FAO, tonnes | 1,868 FAO, tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.53 FAO, tonnes | 0.677 FAO, tonnes | 84.38 FAO, tonnes | 2 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
- 36 Nigeria 3.17 FAO, tonnes compare
- 37 Chad 2.55 FAO, tonnes compare
- 38 Guinea 2 FAO, tonnes compare
- 40 Gambia 0.599 FAO, tonnes compare
- 41 Mauritius 0.047 FAO, tonnes compare
- 42 Angola 0 FAO, tonnes compare
- 42 Botswana 0 FAO, tonnes compare
- 42 Comoros 0 FAO, tonnes compare
- 42 Equatorial Guinea 0 FAO, tonnes compare
- 42 Eritrea 0 FAO, tonnes compare
- 42 Gabon 0 FAO, tonnes compare
- 42 Ghana 0 FAO, tonnes compare
- 42 Lesotho 0 FAO, tonnes compare
- 42 Morocco 0 FAO, tonnes compare
- 42 Sao Tome and Principe 0 FAO, tonnes compare
- 42 Seychelles 0 FAO, tonnes compare
- 42 South Africa 0 FAO, tonnes compare
- 42 Togo 0 FAO, tonnes compare
More agriculture & rural data for Cape Verde
- Rural population 22.4% (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 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)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 14.7 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 5.0% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 5.0% (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.2237 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is non-cereal food aid deliveries in Cape Verde?
- Non-cereal food aid deliveries in Cape Verde was 0.677 FAO, tonnes in 2011, according to World Food Programme, electronic files and web site (http://www.wfp.org/fais/).
- What is the highest non-cereal food aid deliveries recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 9,407 FAO, tonnes in 1988.
- What is the lowest non-cereal food aid deliveries recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.677 FAO, tonnes in 2011.
- How does Cape Verde rank for non-cereal food aid deliveries?
- Cape Verde ranks 39th out of 54 countries with data for 2011.
- Is non-cereal food aid deliveries rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is down 99.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
- The figures come from World Food Programme, electronic files and web site (http://www.wfp.org/fais/), published as part of Non-cereal food aid deliveries (FAO, tonnes). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 24 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Non-cereal commodities or commodity groups include skimmed milk powder, vegetable oil, butter oil, other dairy products, meat, fish, pulses, sugar, dried fruit and other foodstuffs. From 1977 to 1986, because of the non-availability of data, non-cereal food aid is composed of four commodities only: skimmed milk powder, vegetable oil, butter oil and other dairy products.