Share of cereals allocated to human food in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Share of cereals allocated to human food was 96.2% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of cereals allocated to human food in Cape Verde, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of cereals allocated to human food in Cape Verde is 96.2%, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 3.6% on the previous year and down 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of cereals allocated to human food in Cape Verde peaked at 100.0% in 1961 and was at its lowest, 52.0%, in 1992.
That places Cape Verde 26th out of 192 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Share of cereals allocated to human food in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 100.0% | — |
| 1962 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 85.3% | -14.7% |
| 1970 | 94.1% | +10.3% |
| 1971 | 67.4% | -28.4% |
| 1972 | 77.3% | +14.7% |
| 1973 | 100.0% | +29.4% |
| 1974 | 73.9% | -26.1% |
| 1975 | 87.8% | +18.8% |
| 1976 | 100.0% | +13.9% |
| 1977 | 69.8% | -30.2% |
| 1978 | 52.4% | -24.9% |
| 1979 | 88.0% | +67.8% |
| 1980 | 66.2% | -24.8% |
| 1981 | 74.2% | +12.1% |
| 1982 | 74.1% | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 68.5% | -7.6% |
| 1984 | 76.1% | +11.1% |
| 1985 | 72.7% | -4.5% |
| 1986 | 60.5% | -16.9% |
| 1987 | 65.3% | +8.1% |
| 1988 | 73.5% | +12.5% |
| 1989 | 66.2% | -9.9% |
| 1990 | 60.0% | -9.4% |
| 1991 | 58.0% | -3.3% |
| 1992 | 52.0% | -10.5% |
| 1993 | 63.6% | +22.5% |
| 1994 | 53.2% | -16.4% |
| 1995 | 58.4% | +9.9% |
| 1996 | 61.5% | +5.3% |
| 1997 | 60.7% | -1.4% |
| 1998 | 68.8% | +13.4% |
| 1999 | 67.9% | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 64.0% | -5.9% |
| 2001 | 65.5% | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 67.5% | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 57.3% | -15.1% |
| 2004 | 55.0% | -3.9% |
| 2005 | 57.7% | +4.8% |
| 2006 | 56.2% | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 55.5% | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 56.7% | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 65.2% | +15.0% |
| 2010 | 97.9% | +50.1% |
| 2011 | 98.8% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 98.9% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 100.0% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 97.7% | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 96.7% | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 98.9% | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 92.9% | -6.0% |
| 2018 | 89.0% | -4.2% |
| 2019 | 91.2% | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 89.2% | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 88.8% | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 92.9% | +4.6% |
| 2023 | 96.2% | +3.6% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 96.2% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 55.5%, 1.7× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 96.2% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 88.3%, 1.1× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of cereals allocated to human food 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | +67.8% | 52.4% | 88.0% |
| 2010 | +50.1% | 65.2% | 97.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 98.4% | 85.3% | 100.0% | 9 |
| 1970s | 81.1% | 52.4% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 69.7% | 60.5% | 76.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 60.4% | 52.0% | 68.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 60.1% | 55.0% | 67.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 96.2% | 89.0% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 91.8% | 88.8% | 96.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
- 23 Afghanistan 96.4% compare
- 24 Netherlands Antilles 96.3% compare
- 25 Congo 96.3% compare
- 27 Rwanda 96.0% compare
- 28 Gabon 95.8% compare
- 29 Mozambique 95.1% 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 share of cereals allocated to human food in Cape Verde?
- Share of cereals allocated to human food in Cape Verde was 96.2% in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of cereals allocated to human food recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 1961.
- What is the lowest share of cereals allocated to human food recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.0% in 1992.
- How does Cape Verde rank for share of cereals allocated to human food?
- Cape Verde ranks 26th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of cereals allocated to human food rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of cereals allocated to human food. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of cereals available for domestic use – after accounting for trade – that is allocated to direct human consumption, relative to the total used for human food, animal feed, and industrial purposes. This excludes cereals used for seed, processing, and losses.