Sugar cane yields in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Sugar cane yields was 7.08 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
7.08 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
down 3.9%
World rank
108th
of 110 countries
All-time high
22 tonnes per hectare
in 2011
All-time low
5.72 tonnes per hectare
in 1972
Years of data
64
1961–2024
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.
Sugar cane 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 | 9.5 tonnes per hectare | -5.0% |
| 1965 | 9 tonnes per hectare | -5.3% |
| 1966 | 8.91 tonnes per hectare | -1.0% |
| 1967 | 9.92 tonnes per hectare | +11.3% |
| 1968 | 11.22 tonnes per hectare | +13.1% |
| 1969 | 14.38 tonnes per hectare | +28.1% |
| 1970 | 8.08 tonnes per hectare | -43.8% |
| 1971 | 9.08 tonnes per hectare | +12.3% |
| 1972 | 5.72 tonnes per hectare | -37.0% |
| 1973 | 9.74 tonnes per hectare | +70.3% |
| 1974 | 10.5 tonnes per hectare | +7.8% |
| 1975 | 10 tonnes per hectare | -4.8% |
| 1976 | 12 tonnes per hectare | +20.0% |
| 1977 | 13 tonnes per hectare | +8.3% |
| 1978 | 14 tonnes per hectare | +7.7% |
| 1979 | 15 tonnes per hectare | +7.1% |
| 1980 | 15 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 10.5 tonnes per hectare | -30.0% |
| 1982 | 11.43 tonnes per hectare | +8.8% |
| 1983 | 12.86 tonnes per hectare | +12.5% |
| 1984 | 12.14 tonnes per hectare | -5.6% |
| 1985 | 14.67 tonnes per hectare | +20.8% |
| 1986 | 14.29 tonnes per hectare | -2.6% |
| 1987 | 14.29 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 14.27 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 16.5 tonnes per hectare | +15.6% |
| 1990 | 17 tonnes per hectare | +3.0% |
| 1991 | 16.36 tonnes per hectare | -3.7% |
| 1992 | 16.36 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 16.4 tonnes per hectare | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 15.5 tonnes per hectare | -5.5% |
| 1995 | 15.56 tonnes per hectare | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 15.62 tonnes per hectare | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 15.62 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 15.62 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 15.62 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 19.85 tonnes per hectare | +27.0% |
| 2001 | 19.56 tonnes per hectare | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 19.42 tonnes per hectare | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 19.42 tonnes per hectare | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 19.63 tonnes per hectare | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 19.64 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 19.1 tonnes per hectare | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 17.58 tonnes per hectare | -8.0% |
| 2008 | 18.23 tonnes per hectare | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 19.23 tonnes per hectare | +5.5% |
| 2010 | 20.48 tonnes per hectare | +6.5% |
| 2011 | 22 tonnes per hectare | +7.4% |
| 2012 | 22 tonnes per hectare | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 22 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 21.91 tonnes per hectare | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 21.97 tonnes per hectare | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 17.24 tonnes per hectare | -21.5% |
| 2017 | 11.88 tonnes per hectare | -31.1% |
| 2018 | 7.3 tonnes per hectare | -38.6% |
| 2019 | 7.3 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 7.3 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 7.35 tonnes per hectare | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 7.36 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 7.37 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 7.08 tonnes per hectare | -3.9% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 7.08 tonnes per hectare is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 60.97 tonnes per hectare, 12% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 7.08 tonnes per hectare is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 62.44 tonnes per hectare, 11% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sugar cane 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | +70.3% | 5.72 tonnes per hectare | 9.74 tonnes per hectare |
| 1970 | -43.8% | 14.38 tonnes per hectare | 8.08 tonnes per hectare |
| 2018 | -38.6% | 11.88 tonnes per hectare | 7.3 tonnes per hectare |
| 1972 | -37.0% | 9.08 tonnes per hectare | 5.72 tonnes per hectare |
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 (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 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.