Sugar Crops Primary — Yield in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Sugar Crops Primary — Yield was 7,078 kg/ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Sugar Crops Primary — Yield in Cape Verde, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
Cape Verde recorded 7,078 kg/ha for sugar crops primary — yield in 2024.
The figure is down 3.9% on the previous year and down 67.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sugar crops primary — yield in Cape Verde peaked at 22,000 kg/ha in 2011 and was at its lowest, 5,719 kg/ha, in 1972.
That places Cape Verde 194th out of 198 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Sugar Crops Primary — 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 | 9,500 kg/ha | -5.0% |
| 1965 | 9,000 kg/ha | -5.3% |
| 1966 | 8,912 kg/ha | -1.0% |
| 1967 | 9,919 kg/ha | +11.3% |
| 1968 | 11,223 kg/ha | +13.1% |
| 1969 | 14,377 kg/ha | +28.1% |
| 1970 | 8,082 kg/ha | -43.8% |
| 1971 | 9,076 kg/ha | +12.3% |
| 1972 | 5,719 kg/ha | -37.0% |
| 1973 | 9,742 kg/ha | +70.3% |
| 1974 | 10,500 kg/ha | +7.8% |
| 1975 | 10,000 kg/ha | -4.8% |
| 1976 | 12,000 kg/ha | +20.0% |
| 1977 | 13,000 kg/ha | +8.3% |
| 1978 | 14,000 kg/ha | +7.7% |
| 1979 | 15,000 kg/ha | +7.1% |
| 1980 | 15,000 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 10,500 kg/ha | -30.0% |
| 1982 | 11,429 kg/ha | +8.8% |
| 1983 | 12,857 kg/ha | +12.5% |
| 1984 | 12,143 kg/ha | -5.6% |
| 1985 | 14,667 kg/ha | +20.8% |
| 1986 | 14,286 kg/ha | -2.6% |
| 1987 | 14,286 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 14,273 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 16,500 kg/ha | +15.6% |
| 1990 | 17,000 kg/ha | +3.0% |
| 1991 | 16,364 kg/ha | -3.7% |
| 1992 | 16,364 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 16,400 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 15,500 kg/ha | -5.5% |
| 1995 | 15,556 kg/ha | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 15,625 kg/ha | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 15,625 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 15,625 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 15,625 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 19,846 kg/ha | +27.0% |
| 2001 | 19,559 kg/ha | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 19,420 kg/ha | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 19,418 kg/ha | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 19,630 kg/ha | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 19,643 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 19,099 kg/ha | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 17,579 kg/ha | -8.0% |
| 2008 | 18,230 kg/ha | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 19,227 kg/ha | +5.5% |
| 2010 | 20,481 kg/ha | +6.5% |
| 2011 | 22,000 kg/ha | +7.4% |
| 2012 | 21,996 kg/ha | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 21,996 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 21,907 kg/ha | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 21,969 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 17,241 kg/ha | -21.5% |
| 2017 | 11,883 kg/ha | -31.1% |
| 2018 | 7,296 kg/ha | -38.6% |
| 2019 | 7,296 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 7,296 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 7,354 kg/ha | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 7,364 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 7,367 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 7,078 kg/ha | -3.9% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 7,078 kg/ha is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 45,353 kg/ha, 16% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 7,078 kg/ha is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 62,436 kg/ha, 11% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sugar Crops Primary — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | +70.3% | 5,719 kg/ha | 9,742 kg/ha |
| 1970 | -43.8% | 14,377 kg/ha | 8,082 kg/ha |
| 2018 | -38.6% | 11,883 kg/ha | 7,296 kg/ha |
| 1972 | -37.0% | 9,076 kg/ha | 5,719 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10,326 kg/ha | 8,912 kg/ha | 14,377 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 10,712 kg/ha | 5,719 kg/ha | 15,000 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 13,594 kg/ha | 10,500 kg/ha | 16,500 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 15,968 kg/ha | 15,500 kg/ha | 17,000 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 19,165 kg/ha | 17,579 kg/ha | 19,846 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 17,407 kg/ha | 7,296 kg/ha | 22,000 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 7,292 kg/ha | 7,078 kg/ha | 7,367 kg/ha | 5 |
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- 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 sugar crops primary — yield in Cape Verde?
- Sugar crops primary — yield in Cape Verde was 7,078 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sugar crops primary — yield recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 22,000 kg/ha in 2011.
- What is the lowest sugar crops primary — yield recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,719 kg/ha in 1972.
- How does Cape Verde rank for sugar crops primary — yield?
- Cape Verde ranks 194th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sugar crops primary — yield 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, published as part of Sugar Crops Primary — Yield. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.