Agricultural area over the long-term in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Agricultural area over the long-term was 79,000 hectares in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
79,000 hectares
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
162nd
of 202 countries
All-time high
79,000 hectares
in 2011
All-time low
0 hectares
in 1000
Years of data
108
1000–2025
Agricultural area over the long-term in Cape Verde, 1000–2025
Source: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
Cape Verde recorded 79,000 hectares for agricultural area over the long-term in 2025. That is the highest value across all 108 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural area over the long-term in Cape Verde peaked at 79,000 hectares in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0 hectares, in 1000.
Cape Verde ranks 162nd of 202 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 108 years of available data.
Agricultural area over the long-term in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1000 | 0 hectares | — |
| 1100 | 0 hectares | — |
| 1200 | 0 hectares | — |
| 1300 | 0 hectares | — |
| 1400 | 0 hectares | — |
| 1500 | 0 hectares | — |
| 1600 | 5,414 hectares | — |
| 1700 | 10,084 hectares | +86.3% |
| 1710 | 13,042 hectares | +29.3% |
| 1720 | 14,010 hectares | +7.4% |
| 1730 | 15,046 hectares | +7.4% |
| 1740 | 16,153 hectares | +7.4% |
| 1750 | 17,338 hectares | +7.3% |
| 1760 | 18,602 hectares | +7.3% |
| 1770 | 19,952 hectares | +7.3% |
| 1780 | 21,392 hectares | +7.2% |
| 1790 | 22,926 hectares | +7.2% |
| 1800 | 24,559 hectares | +7.1% |
| 1810 | 26,295 hectares | +7.1% |
| 1820 | 28,138 hectares | +7.0% |
| 1830 | 30,091 hectares | +6.9% |
| 1840 | 32,157 hectares | +6.9% |
| 1850 | 34,339 hectares | +6.8% |
| 1860 | 36,636 hectares | +6.7% |
| 1870 | 39,046 hectares | +6.6% |
| 1880 | 41,566 hectares | +6.5% |
| 1890 | 44,186 hectares | +6.3% |
| 1900 | 46,891 hectares | +6.1% |
| 1910 | 49,660 hectares | +5.9% |
| 1920 | 52,455 hectares | +5.6% |
| 1930 | 55,219 hectares | +5.3% |
| 1940 | 57,860 hectares | +4.8% |
| 1950 | 60,216 hectares | +4.1% |
| 1951 | 62,659 hectares | +4.1% |
| 1952 | 64,178 hectares | +2.4% |
| 1953 | 64,978 hectares | +1.2% |
| 1954 | 65,258 hectares | +0.4% |
| 1955 | 65,192 hectares | -0.1% |
| 1956 | 64,948 hectares | -0.4% |
| 1957 | 64,679 hectares | -0.4% |
| 1958 | 64,525 hectares | -0.2% |
| 1959 | 64,603 hectares | +0.1% |
| 1960 | 65,000 hectares | +0.6% |
| 1961 | 65,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 65,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 65,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 65,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 65,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 65,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 65,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 65,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 65,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 65,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 65,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 65,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 65,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 65,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 65,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 65,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 65,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 65,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 65,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 65,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 65,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 65,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 65,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 65,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 65,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 65,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 65,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 67,000 hectares | +3.1% |
| 1989 | 67,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 68,000 hectares | +1.5% |
| 1991 | 68,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 69,000 hectares | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 69,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 69,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 70,000 hectares | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 70,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 72,000 hectares | +2.9% |
| 1998 | 72,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 72,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 72,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 74,000 hectares | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 75,000 hectares | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 75,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 76,000 hectares | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 76,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 76,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 76,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 78,000 hectares | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 78,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 78,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 79,000 hectares | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 79,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 79,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 79,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 79,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 79,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 79,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 79,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 79,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 79,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 79,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 79,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 79,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 79,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 79,000 hectares | +0.0% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 79,000 hectares is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.21 million hectares, 2% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 79,000 hectares is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 13.68 million hectares, 1% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 1 |
| 1100s | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 1 |
| 1200s | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 1 |
| 1300s | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 1 |
| 1400s | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 1 |
| 1500s | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 1 |
| 1600s | 5,414 hectares | 5,414 hectares | 5,414 hectares | 1 |
| 1700s | 10,084 hectares | 10,084 hectares | 10,084 hectares | 1 |
| 1710s | 13,042 hectares | 13,042 hectares | 13,042 hectares | 1 |
| 1720s | 14,010 hectares | 14,010 hectares | 14,010 hectares | 1 |
| 1730s | 15,046 hectares | 15,046 hectares | 15,046 hectares | 1 |
| 1740s | 16,153 hectares | 16,153 hectares | 16,153 hectares | 1 |
| 1750s | 17,338 hectares | 17,338 hectares | 17,338 hectares | 1 |
| 1760s | 18,602 hectares | 18,602 hectares | 18,602 hectares | 1 |
| 1770s | 19,952 hectares | 19,952 hectares | 19,952 hectares | 1 |
| 1780s | 21,392 hectares | 21,392 hectares | 21,392 hectares | 1 |
| 1790s | 22,926 hectares | 22,926 hectares | 22,926 hectares | 1 |
| 1800s | 24,559 hectares | 24,559 hectares | 24,559 hectares | 1 |
| 1810s | 26,295 hectares | 26,295 hectares | 26,295 hectares | 1 |
| 1820s | 28,138 hectares | 28,138 hectares | 28,138 hectares | 1 |
| 1830s | 30,091 hectares | 30,091 hectares | 30,091 hectares | 1 |
| 1840s | 32,157 hectares | 32,157 hectares | 32,157 hectares | 1 |
| 1850s | 34,339 hectares | 34,339 hectares | 34,339 hectares | 1 |
| 1860s | 36,636 hectares | 36,636 hectares | 36,636 hectares | 1 |
| 1870s | 39,046 hectares | 39,046 hectares | 39,046 hectares | 1 |
| 1880s | 41,566 hectares | 41,566 hectares | 41,566 hectares | 1 |
| 1890s | 44,186 hectares | 44,186 hectares | 44,186 hectares | 1 |
| 1900s | 46,891 hectares | 46,891 hectares | 46,891 hectares | 1 |
| 1910s | 49,660 hectares | 49,660 hectares | 49,660 hectares | 1 |
| 1920s | 52,455 hectares | 52,455 hectares | 52,455 hectares | 1 |
| 1930s | 55,219 hectares | 55,219 hectares | 55,219 hectares | 1 |
| 1940s | 57,860 hectares | 57,860 hectares | 57,860 hectares | 1 |
| 1950s | 64,123 hectares | 60,216 hectares | 65,258 hectares | 10 |
| 1960s | 65,000 hectares | 65,000 hectares | 65,000 hectares | 10 |
| 1970s | 65,000 hectares | 65,000 hectares | 65,000 hectares | 10 |
| 1980s | 65,400 hectares | 65,000 hectares | 67,000 hectares | 10 |
| 1990s | 69,900 hectares | 68,000 hectares | 72,000 hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 75,600 hectares | 72,000 hectares | 78,000 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 78,900 hectares | 78,000 hectares | 79,000 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 79,000 hectares | 79,000 hectares | 79,000 hectares | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
- 159 Cyprus 114,746 hectares compare
- 160 Solomon Islands 114,702 hectares compare
- 161 Equatorial Guinea 105,156 hectares compare
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- 164 Luxembourg 63,781 hectares compare
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More agriculture & rural data for Cape Verde
- Rural population, per capita 0.2237 units per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 153.97 million current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 5.0% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 5.0% (2025)
- Rural population 117,962 (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)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0504 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural area over the long-term in Cape Verde?
- Agricultural area over the long-term in Cape Verde was 79,000 hectares in 2025, according to HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest agricultural area over the long-term recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 79,000 hectares in 2011.
- What is the lowest agricultural area over the long-term recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 hectares in 1000.
- How does Cape Verde rank for agricultural area over the long-term?
- Cape Verde ranks 162nd out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
- Is agricultural area over the long-term rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
- The figures come from HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Agricultural area over the long-term. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total agricultural area for each separate country over time.