Share of land area used for agriculture in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Share of land area used for agriculture was 19.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of land area used for agriculture in Cape Verde, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of land area.
Analysis
Cape Verde recorded 19.6% for share of land area used for agriculture in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of land area used for agriculture in Cape Verde peaked at 19.6% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 16.1%, in 1961.
Cape Verde ranks 153rd of 209 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Share of land area used for agriculture in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | % of land area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 16.1% | — |
| 1962 | 16.1% | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 16.1% | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 16.1% | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 16.1% | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 16.1% | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 16.1% | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 16.1% | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 16.1% | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 16.1% | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 16.1% | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 16.1% | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 16.1% | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 16.1% | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 16.1% | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 16.1% | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 16.1% | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 16.1% | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 16.1% | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 16.1% | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 16.1% | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 16.1% | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 16.1% | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 16.1% | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 16.1% | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 16.1% | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 16.1% | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 16.6% | +3.1% |
| 1989 | 16.6% | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 16.9% | +1.5% |
| 1991 | 16.9% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 17.1% | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 17.1% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 17.1% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 17.4% | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 17.4% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 17.9% | +2.9% |
| 1998 | 17.9% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 17.9% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 17.9% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 18.4% | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 18.6% | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 18.6% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 18.9% | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 18.9% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 18.9% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 18.9% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 19.4% | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 19.4% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 19.4% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 19.6% | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 19.6% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 19.6% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 19.6% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 19.6% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 19.6% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 19.6% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 19.6% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 19.6% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 19.6% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 19.6% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 19.6% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 19.6% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 16.1% | 16.1% | 16.1% | 9 |
| 1970s | 16.1% | 16.1% | 16.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 16.2% | 16.1% | 16.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 17.3% | 16.9% | 17.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 18.8% | 17.9% | 19.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.6% | 19.4% | 19.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.6% | 19.6% | 19.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
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 share of land area used for agriculture in Cape Verde?
- Share of land area used for agriculture in Cape Verde was 19.6% in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of land area used for agriculture recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 19.6% in 2011.
- What is the lowest share of land area used for agriculture recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.1% in 1961.
- How does Cape Verde rank for share of land area used for agriculture?
- Cape Verde ranks 153rd out of 209 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of land area used for agriculture rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of land area used for agriculture. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of land area used for agriculture, measured as a percentage of total land area. Agricultural land refers to the share of land area that is arable, under permanent crops, and under permanent pastures.