What is the highest surface area recorded in Cape Verde?

The highest recorded value was 4,030 sq. km in 1961.

What is the lowest surface area recorded in Cape Verde?

The lowest recorded value was 4,030 sq. km in 1961.

How does Cape Verde rank for surface area?

Cape Verde ranks 171st out of 216 countries with data for 2023.

Is surface area rising or falling in Cape Verde?

Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

Surface area in Cape Verde

Name: Surface area in Cape Verde
Creator: 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)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Cape Verde: Surface area was 4,030 sq. km in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)

4,030 sq. km

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

171st

of 216 countries

All-time high

4,030 sq. km

in 1961

All-time low

4,030 sq. km

in 1961

Years of data

1961–2023

Surface area in Cape Verde, 1961–2023

Source: 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). Measured in sq. km.

Analysis

In 2023, surface area in Cape Verde stood at 4,030 sq. km. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

The figure is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, surface area in Cape Verde peaked at 4,030 sq. km in 1961 and was at its lowest, 4,030 sq. km, in 1961.

That places Cape Verde 171st out of 216 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Surface area in Cape Verde, year by year

Annual values for Surface area (sq. km) in Cape Verde, 1961 to 2023.
Year	sq. km	Change
1961	4,030 sq. km	—
1962	4,030 sq. km	+0.0%
1963	4,030 sq. km	+0.0%
1964	4,030 sq. km	+0.0%
1965	4,030 sq. km	+0.0%
1966	4,030 sq. km	+0.0%
1967	4,030 sq. km	+0.0%
1968	4,030 sq. km	+0.0%
1969	4,030 sq. km	+0.0%
1970	4,030 sq. km	+0.0%
1971	4,030 sq. km	+0.0%
1972	4,030 sq. km	+0.0%
1973	4,030 sq. km	+0.0%
1974	4,030 sq. km	+0.0%
1975	4,030 sq. km	+0.0%
1976	4,030 sq. km	+0.0%
1977	4,030 sq. km	+0.0%
1978	4,030 sq. km	+0.0%
1979	4,030 sq. km	+0.0%
1980	4,030 sq. km	+0.0%
1981	4,030 sq. km	+0.0%
1982	4,030 sq. km	+0.0%
1983	4,030 sq. km	+0.0%
1984	4,030 sq. km	+0.0%
1985	4,030 sq. km	+0.0%
1986	4,030 sq. km	+0.0%
1987	4,030 sq. km	+0.0%
1988	4,030 sq. km	+0.0%
1989	4,030 sq. km	+0.0%
1990	4,030 sq. km	+0.0%
1991	4,030 sq. km	+0.0%
1992	4,030 sq. km	+0.0%
1993	4,030 sq. km	+0.0%
1994	4,030 sq. km	+0.0%
1995	4,030 sq. km	+0.0%
1996	4,030 sq. km	+0.0%
1997	4,030 sq. km	+0.0%
1998	4,030 sq. km	+0.0%
1999	4,030 sq. km	+0.0%
2000	4,030 sq. km	+0.0%
2001	4,030 sq. km	+0.0%
2002	4,030 sq. km	+0.0%
2003	4,030 sq. km	+0.0%
2004	4,030 sq. km	+0.0%
2005	4,030 sq. km	+0.0%
2006	4,030 sq. km	+0.0%
2007	4,030 sq. km	+0.0%
2008	4,030 sq. km	+0.0%
2009	4,030 sq. km	+0.0%
2010	4,030 sq. km	+0.0%
2011	4,030 sq. km	+0.0%
2012	4,030 sq. km	+0.0%
2013	4,030 sq. km	+0.0%
2014	4,030 sq. km	+0.0%
2015	4,030 sq. km	+0.0%
2016	4,030 sq. km	+0.0%
2017	4,030 sq. km	+0.0%
2018	4,030 sq. km	+0.0%
2019	4,030 sq. km	+0.0%
2020	4,030 sq. km	+0.0%
2021	4,030 sq. km	+0.0%
2022	4,030 sq. km	+0.0%
2023	4,030 sq. km	+0.0%

Cape Verde compared with similar countries

Cape Verde's 4,030 sq. km is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 109,385 sq. km, 4% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
Cape Verde's 4,030 sq. km is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 298,330 sq. km, 1% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	4,030 sq. km	4,030 sq. km	4,030 sq. km	9
1970s	4,030 sq. km	4,030 sq. km	4,030 sq. km	10
1980s	4,030 sq. km	4,030 sq. km	4,030 sq. km	10
1990s	4,030 sq. km	4,030 sq. km	4,030 sq. km	10
2000s	4,030 sq. km	4,030 sq. km	4,030 sq. km	10
2010s	4,030 sq. km	4,030 sq. km	4,030 sq. km	10
2020s	4,030 sq. km	4,030 sq. km	4,030 sq. km	4

Countries ranked near Cape Verde

168 Brunei 5,770 sq. km compare
169 Trinidad and Tobago 5,130 sq. km compare
170 Bermuda 4,290 sq. km compare
172 French Polynesia 3,471 sq. km compare
173 Samoa 2,840 sq. km compare
174 Luxembourg 2,590 sq. km compare

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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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is surface area in Cape Verde?: Surface area in Cape Verde was 4,030 sq. km in 2023, according to 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).
What is the highest surface area recorded in Cape Verde?: The highest recorded value was 4,030 sq. km in 1961.
What is the lowest surface area recorded in Cape Verde?: The lowest recorded value was 4,030 sq. km in 1961.
How does Cape Verde rank for surface area?: Cape Verde ranks 171st out of 216 countries with data for 2023.
Is surface area rising or falling in Cape Verde?: Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Cape Verde data come from?: The figures come from 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), published as part of Surface area (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Surface area (sq. km)
Unit: sq. km
Source: 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)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 264 places, 16,456 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

Surface area is a country's total area, including areas under inland bodies of water and some coastal waterways.