Potato yields in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Potato yields was 11.34 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
11.34 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
down 21.7%
World rank
129th
of 159 countries
All-time high
25 tonnes per hectare
in 1984
All-time low
6.04 tonnes per hectare
in 2018
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Potato yields in Cape Verde, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Broadberry et al. (2015); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
Cape Verde recorded 11.34 tonnes per hectare for potato yields in 2024.
The figure is down 21.7% on the previous year and up 13.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potato yields in Cape Verde peaked at 25 tonnes per hectare in 1984 and was at its lowest, 6.04 tonnes per hectare, in 2018.
Cape Verde ranks 129th of 159 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Potato yields in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 10 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 10 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 10 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 10 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 10 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 10 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 10 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 10 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 13.33 tonnes per hectare | +33.3% |
| 1970 | 13.33 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 10 tonnes per hectare | -25.0% |
| 1972 | 10 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 10 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 10 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 12 tonnes per hectare | +20.0% |
| 1976 | 20.83 tonnes per hectare | +73.6% |
| 1977 | 17 tonnes per hectare | -18.4% |
| 1978 | 16.67 tonnes per hectare | -2.0% |
| 1979 | 18 tonnes per hectare | +8.0% |
| 1980 | 16.67 tonnes per hectare | -7.4% |
| 1981 | 16.67 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 10.83 tonnes per hectare | -35.0% |
| 1983 | 6.4 tonnes per hectare | -40.9% |
| 1984 | 25 tonnes per hectare | +290.6% |
| 1985 | 14.67 tonnes per hectare | -41.3% |
| 1986 | 16.67 tonnes per hectare | +13.6% |
| 1987 | 15 tonnes per hectare | -10.0% |
| 1988 | 17 tonnes per hectare | +13.3% |
| 1989 | 14.66 tonnes per hectare | -13.8% |
| 1990 | 16.13 tonnes per hectare | +10.0% |
| 1991 | 16.48 tonnes per hectare | +2.2% |
| 1992 | 11.9 tonnes per hectare | -27.8% |
| 1993 | 13.62 tonnes per hectare | +14.4% |
| 1994 | 11.55 tonnes per hectare | -15.2% |
| 1995 | 14.4 tonnes per hectare | +24.7% |
| 1996 | 20.95 tonnes per hectare | +45.5% |
| 1997 | 20.42 tonnes per hectare | -2.6% |
| 1998 | 15.29 tonnes per hectare | -25.1% |
| 1999 | 15.81 tonnes per hectare | +3.4% |
| 2000 | 16.25 tonnes per hectare | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 16.19 tonnes per hectare | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 15.86 tonnes per hectare | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 15.87 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 15.83 tonnes per hectare | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 15.72 tonnes per hectare | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 16.36 tonnes per hectare | +4.1% |
| 2007 | 16.52 tonnes per hectare | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 15.44 tonnes per hectare | -6.5% |
| 2009 | 16.35 tonnes per hectare | +5.9% |
| 2010 | 13.7 tonnes per hectare | -16.2% |
| 2011 | 10.82 tonnes per hectare | -21.0% |
| 2012 | 11.38 tonnes per hectare | +5.1% |
| 2013 | 14.6 tonnes per hectare | +28.4% |
| 2014 | 9.96 tonnes per hectare | -31.8% |
| 2015 | 12.02 tonnes per hectare | +20.6% |
| 2016 | 7.3 tonnes per hectare | -39.3% |
| 2017 | 20 tonnes per hectare | +174.1% |
| 2018 | 6.04 tonnes per hectare | -69.8% |
| 2019 | 16.36 tonnes per hectare | +170.6% |
| 2020 | 15.64 tonnes per hectare | -4.4% |
| 2021 | 14.72 tonnes per hectare | -5.9% |
| 2022 | 23.85 tonnes per hectare | +62.0% |
| 2023 | 14.48 tonnes per hectare | -39.3% |
| 2024 | 11.34 tonnes per hectare | -21.7% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 11.34 tonnes per hectare is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 19.31 tonnes per hectare, 59% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 11.34 tonnes per hectare is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 10.02 tonnes per hectare, 1.1× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Potato 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | +290.6% | 6.4 tonnes per hectare | 25 tonnes per hectare |
| 2017 | +174.1% | 7.3 tonnes per hectare | 20 tonnes per hectare |
| 2019 | +170.6% | 6.04 tonnes per hectare | 16.36 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10.37 tonnes per hectare | 10 tonnes per hectare | 13.33 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 13.78 tonnes per hectare | 10 tonnes per hectare | 20.83 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 15.36 tonnes per hectare | 6.4 tonnes per hectare | 25 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 15.66 tonnes per hectare | 11.55 tonnes per hectare | 20.95 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.04 tonnes per hectare | 15.44 tonnes per hectare | 16.52 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.22 tonnes per hectare | 6.04 tonnes per hectare | 20 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.01 tonnes per hectare | 11.34 tonnes per hectare | 23.85 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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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 potato yields in Cape Verde?
- Potato yields in Cape Verde was 11.34 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Broadberry et al. (2015); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest potato yields recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 25 tonnes per hectare in 1984.
- What is the lowest potato yields recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.04 tonnes per hectare in 2018.
- How does Cape Verde rank for potato yields?
- Cape Verde ranks 129th out of 159 countries with data for 2024.
- Is potato yields rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Broadberry et al. (2015); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Potato yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Yields are measured in tonnes per hectare.