Surface area (sq. km), per capita in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Surface area (sq. km), per capita was 0.0077 sq. km per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Surface area (sq. km), per capita in Cape Verde, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in sq. km per person.
Analysis
Cape Verde recorded 0.0077 sq. km per person for surface area (sq. km), per capita in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and down 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, surface area (sq. km), per capita in Cape Verde peaked at 0.0187 sq. km per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0077 sq. km per person, in 2024.
That places Cape Verde 135th out of 216 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Surface area (sq. km), per capita in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | sq. km per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0187 sq. km per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0182 sq. km per person | -3.1% |
| 1963 | 0.0176 sq. km per person | -3.3% |
| 1964 | 0.017 sq. km per person | -3.2% |
| 1965 | 0.0165 sq. km per person | -3.2% |
| 1966 | 0.0159 sq. km per person | -3.2% |
| 1967 | 0.0154 sq. km per person | -3.2% |
| 1968 | 0.0149 sq. km per person | -3.2% |
| 1969 | 0.0144 sq. km per person | -3.3% |
| 1970 | 0.014 sq. km per person | -3.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0137 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0136 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0134 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0133 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0132 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 1976 | 0.013 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0129 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0127 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0126 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0125 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0123 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0121 sq. km per person | -1.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0119 sq. km per person | -1.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0118 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0116 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0114 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0113 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0111 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 1989 | 0.011 sq. km per person | -1.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0107 sq. km per person | -2.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0105 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0102 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 1993 | 0.01 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0098 sq. km per person | -2.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0096 sq. km per person | -1.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0095 sq. km per person | -1.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0093 sq. km per person | -1.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0092 sq. km per person | -1.6% |
| 1999 | 0.009 sq. km per person | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0089 sq. km per person | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0088 sq. km per person | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0086 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0085 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0084 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0083 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0082 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0081 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 0.008 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 0.008 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0079 sq. km per person | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0079 sq. km per person | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0079 sq. km per person | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0079 sq. km per person | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0079 sq. km per person | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0079 sq. km per person | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0079 sq. km per person | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0079 sq. km per person | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0078 sq. km per person | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0078 sq. km per person | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0078 sq. km per person | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0078 sq. km per person | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0078 sq. km per person | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0077 sq. km per person | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 0.0077 sq. km per person | -0.5% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 0.0077 sq. km per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0129 sq. km per person, 59% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 0.0077 sq. km per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0156 sq. km per person, 49% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0165 sq. km per person | 0.0144 sq. km per person | 0.0187 sq. km per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0132 sq. km per person | 0.0126 sq. km per person | 0.014 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0117 sq. km per person | 0.011 sq. km per person | 0.0125 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0098 sq. km per person | 0.009 sq. km per person | 0.0107 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0084 sq. km per person | 0.008 sq. km per person | 0.0089 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0079 sq. km per person | 0.0078 sq. km per person | 0.0079 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0078 sq. km per person | 0.0077 sq. km per person | 0.0078 sq. km per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
More agriculture & rural data for Cape Verde
- 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 surface area (sq. km), per capita in Cape Verde?
- Surface area (sq. km), per capita in Cape Verde was 0.0077 sq. km per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest surface area (sq. km), per capita recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0187 sq. km per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest surface area (sq. km), per capita recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0077 sq. km per person in 2024.
- How does Cape Verde rank for surface area (sq. km), per capita?
- Cape Verde ranks 135th out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
- Is surface area (sq. km), per capita rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Surface area (sq. km), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Surface area (sq. km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Surface area (sq. km) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Surface area FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Surface area (sq. km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.