Sugar cane yields in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Sugar cane yields was 7.08 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Sugar cane yields in Cape Verde, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
In 2024, sugar cane yields in Cape Verde stood at 7.08 tonnes per hectare.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.9% on the previous year and down 67.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sugar cane yields in Cape Verde peaked at 22 tonnes per hectare in 2011 and was at its lowest, 5.72 tonnes per hectare, in 1972.
Cape Verde ranks 108th of 110 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10.33 tonnes per hectare | 8.91 tonnes per hectare | 14.38 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 10.71 tonnes per hectare | 5.72 tonnes per hectare | 15 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 13.59 tonnes per hectare | 10.5 tonnes per hectare | 16.5 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 15.97 tonnes per hectare | 15.5 tonnes per hectare | 17 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 19.17 tonnes per hectare | 17.58 tonnes per hectare | 19.85 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.41 tonnes per hectare | 7.3 tonnes per hectare | 22 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.29 tonnes per hectare | 7.08 tonnes per hectare | 7.37 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Cape Verde
- 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)
- Rural population 22.4% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.0% (2023)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 5.0% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 5.0% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 124 hectares (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sugar cane yields in Cape Verde?
- Sugar cane yields in Cape Verde was 7.08 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest sugar cane yields recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 22 tonnes per hectare in 2011.
- What is the lowest sugar cane yields recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.72 tonnes per hectare in 1972.
- How does Cape Verde rank for sugar cane yields?
- Cape Verde ranks 108th out of 110 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sugar cane yields rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is down 67.7%. 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) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Sugar cane yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.