Potatoes — Yield in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Potatoes — Yield was 11,344 kg/ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Potatoes — Yield in Cape Verde, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for potatoes — yield in Cape Verde is 11,344 kg/ha, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 21.7% on the previous year and up 13.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potatoes — yield in Cape Verde peaked at 25,000 kg/ha in 1984 and was at its lowest, 6,044 kg/ha, in 2018.
Cape Verde ranks 161st of 201 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Potatoes — Yield in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 10,000 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 10,000 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 10,000 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 10,000 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 10,000 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 10,000 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 10,000 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 10,000 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 13,333 kg/ha | +33.3% |
| 1970 | 13,333 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 10,000 kg/ha | -25.0% |
| 1972 | 10,000 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 10,000 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 10,000 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 12,000 kg/ha | +20.0% |
| 1976 | 20,833 kg/ha | +73.6% |
| 1977 | 17,000 kg/ha | -18.4% |
| 1978 | 16,667 kg/ha | -2.0% |
| 1979 | 18,000 kg/ha | +8.0% |
| 1980 | 16,667 kg/ha | -7.4% |
| 1981 | 16,667 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 10,833 kg/ha | -35.0% |
| 1983 | 6,400 kg/ha | -40.9% |
| 1984 | 25,000 kg/ha | +290.6% |
| 1985 | 14,667 kg/ha | -41.3% |
| 1986 | 16,667 kg/ha | +13.6% |
| 1987 | 15,000 kg/ha | -10.0% |
| 1988 | 17,000 kg/ha | +13.3% |
| 1989 | 14,662 kg/ha | -13.8% |
| 1990 | 16,129 kg/ha | +10.0% |
| 1991 | 16,482 kg/ha | +2.2% |
| 1992 | 11,900 kg/ha | -27.8% |
| 1993 | 13,617 kg/ha | +14.4% |
| 1994 | 11,550 kg/ha | -15.2% |
| 1995 | 14,400 kg/ha | +24.7% |
| 1996 | 20,954 kg/ha | +45.5% |
| 1997 | 20,417 kg/ha | -2.6% |
| 1998 | 15,294 kg/ha | -25.1% |
| 1999 | 15,812 kg/ha | +3.4% |
| 2000 | 16,250 kg/ha | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 16,190 kg/ha | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 15,863 kg/ha | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 15,875 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 15,833 kg/ha | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 15,724 kg/ha | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 16,364 kg/ha | +4.1% |
| 2007 | 16,522 kg/ha | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 15,440 kg/ha | -6.5% |
| 2009 | 16,348 kg/ha | +5.9% |
| 2010 | 13,704 kg/ha | -16.2% |
| 2011 | 10,824 kg/ha | -21.0% |
| 2012 | 11,376 kg/ha | +5.1% |
| 2013 | 14,604 kg/ha | +28.4% |
| 2014 | 9,963 kg/ha | -31.8% |
| 2015 | 12,019 kg/ha | +20.6% |
| 2016 | 7,299 kg/ha | -39.3% |
| 2017 | 20,005 kg/ha | +174.1% |
| 2018 | 6,044 kg/ha | -69.8% |
| 2019 | 16,356 kg/ha | +170.6% |
| 2020 | 15,644 kg/ha | -4.4% |
| 2021 | 14,724 kg/ha | -5.9% |
| 2022 | 23,852 kg/ha | +62.0% |
| 2023 | 14,480 kg/ha | -39.3% |
| 2024 | 11,344 kg/ha | -21.7% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 11,344 kg/ha is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 19,409 kg/ha, 58% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 11,344 kg/ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 10,617 kg/ha, 1.1× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Potatoes — Yield 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% | 6,400 kg/ha | 25,000 kg/ha |
| 2017 | +174.1% | 7,299 kg/ha | 20,005 kg/ha |
| 2019 | +170.6% | 6,044 kg/ha | 16,356 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10,370 kg/ha | 10,000 kg/ha | 13,333 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 13,783 kg/ha | 10,000 kg/ha | 20,833 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 15,356 kg/ha | 6,400 kg/ha | 25,000 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 15,655 kg/ha | 11,550 kg/ha | 20,954 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 16,041 kg/ha | 15,440 kg/ha | 16,522 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 12,219 kg/ha | 6,044 kg/ha | 20,005 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 16,009 kg/ha | 11,344 kg/ha | 23,852 kg/ha | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Cape Verde
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.1024 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.1498 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is potatoes — yield in Cape Verde?
- Potatoes — yield in Cape Verde was 11,344 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest potatoes — yield recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 25,000 kg/ha in 1984.
- What is the lowest potatoes — yield recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,044 kg/ha in 2018.
- How does Cape Verde rank for potatoes — yield?
- Cape Verde ranks 161st out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is potatoes — yield 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, published as part of Potatoes — Yield. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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This dataset provides annual statistics on crop and livestock production across countries and territories. For crops, data are provided on area harvested, production quantities and yields. For livestock, data are provided on animal stocks, numbers of producing and slaughtered animals, and the production of meat, milk, eggs and other livestock products. The dataset also includes information on production quantities for selected processed products, such as vegetable oils, sugar, fibres, beer, wine and major dairy products.