Agricultural land use per person in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Agricultural land use per person was 0.137 hectares per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
0.137 hectares per person
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
150th
of 202 countries
All-time high
0.5414 hectares per person
in 1600
All-time low
0.137 hectares per person
in 2025
Years of data
102
1600–2025
Agricultural land use per person in Cape Verde, 1600–2025
Source: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agricultural land use per person in Cape Verde is 0.137 hectares per person, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 102 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land use per person in Cape Verde peaked at 0.5414 hectares per person in 1600 and was at its lowest, 0.137 hectares per person, in 2025.
Cape Verde ranks 150th of 202 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 102 years of available data.
Agricultural land use per person in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1600 | 0.5414 hectares per person | — |
| 1700 | 0.5042 hectares per person | -6.9% |
| 1710 | 0.5001 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1720 | 0.4959 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1730 | 0.4916 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 1740 | 0.4872 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 1750 | 0.4827 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 1760 | 0.478 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1770 | 0.4733 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1780 | 0.4684 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1790 | 0.4634 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1800 | 0.4582 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1810 | 0.4529 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 1820 | 0.4473 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 1830 | 0.4416 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 1840 | 0.4356 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1850 | 0.4294 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1860 | 0.4228 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1870 | 0.416 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 1880 | 0.4088 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1890 | 0.4011 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 1900 | 0.3929 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 1910 | 0.3841 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1920 | 0.3745 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 1930 | 0.3639 hectares per person | -2.8% |
| 1940 | 0.352 hectares per person | -3.3% |
| 1950 | 0.3382 hectares per person | -3.9% |
| 1951 | 0.3366 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1952 | 0.3351 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1953 | 0.3335 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1954 | 0.3319 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1955 | 0.3302 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1956 | 0.3285 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1957 | 0.3268 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1958 | 0.325 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1959 | 0.3232 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1960 | 0.3213 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1961 | 0.3156 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 1962 | 0.3083 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 1963 | 0.2997 hectares per person | -2.8% |
| 1964 | 0.2904 hectares per person | -3.1% |
| 1965 | 0.2809 hectares per person | -3.3% |
| 1966 | 0.2711 hectares per person | -3.5% |
| 1967 | 0.2613 hectares per person | -3.6% |
| 1968 | 0.2524 hectares per person | -3.4% |
| 1969 | 0.2454 hectares per person | -2.8% |
| 1970 | 0.2406 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 1971 | 0.2381 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1972 | 0.2375 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 0.2381 hectares per person | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 0.2387 hectares per person | +0.3% |
| 1975 | 0.2386 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.2375 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1977 | 0.2357 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1978 | 0.2332 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1979 | 0.2302 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 1980 | 0.2268 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1981 | 0.2229 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1982 | 0.2186 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 1983 | 0.2143 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 1984 | 0.2101 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 1985 | 0.2063 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 1986 | 0.203 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 1987 | 0.2001 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1988 | 0.2032 hectares per person | +1.6% |
| 1989 | 0.1999 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 1990 | 0.1989 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 0.1943 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 1992 | 0.1922 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 0.187 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 1994 | 0.182 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 1995 | 0.1799 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 0.1755 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 1997 | 0.1764 hectares per person | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 0.1725 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1999 | 0.1689 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 2000 | 0.1655 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 2001 | 0.1668 hectares per person | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 0.1659 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.163 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 0.1625 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.1601 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 0.1581 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 0.1562 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 0.1586 hectares per person | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 0.157 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.1553 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 0.1554 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.1535 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 0.1517 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 0.1499 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 0.1482 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 0.1465 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.1449 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.1432 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 0.1417 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.1401 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 0.1395 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.1388 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.1382 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 0.1376 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 2025 | 0.137 hectares per person | -0.4% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 0.137 hectares per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.4169 hectares per person, 33% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 0.137 hectares per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5841 hectares per person, 23% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1600s | 0.5414 hectares per person | 0.5414 hectares per person | 0.5414 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1700s | 0.5042 hectares per person | 0.5042 hectares per person | 0.5042 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1710s | 0.5001 hectares per person | 0.5001 hectares per person | 0.5001 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1720s | 0.4959 hectares per person | 0.4959 hectares per person | 0.4959 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1730s | 0.4916 hectares per person | 0.4916 hectares per person | 0.4916 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1740s | 0.4872 hectares per person | 0.4872 hectares per person | 0.4872 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1750s | 0.4827 hectares per person | 0.4827 hectares per person | 0.4827 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1760s | 0.478 hectares per person | 0.478 hectares per person | 0.478 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1770s | 0.4733 hectares per person | 0.4733 hectares per person | 0.4733 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1780s | 0.4684 hectares per person | 0.4684 hectares per person | 0.4684 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1790s | 0.4634 hectares per person | 0.4634 hectares per person | 0.4634 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1800s | 0.4582 hectares per person | 0.4582 hectares per person | 0.4582 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1810s | 0.4529 hectares per person | 0.4529 hectares per person | 0.4529 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1820s | 0.4473 hectares per person | 0.4473 hectares per person | 0.4473 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1830s | 0.4416 hectares per person | 0.4416 hectares per person | 0.4416 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1840s | 0.4356 hectares per person | 0.4356 hectares per person | 0.4356 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1850s | 0.4294 hectares per person | 0.4294 hectares per person | 0.4294 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1860s | 0.4228 hectares per person | 0.4228 hectares per person | 0.4228 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1870s | 0.416 hectares per person | 0.416 hectares per person | 0.416 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1880s | 0.4088 hectares per person | 0.4088 hectares per person | 0.4088 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1890s | 0.4011 hectares per person | 0.4011 hectares per person | 0.4011 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1900s | 0.3929 hectares per person | 0.3929 hectares per person | 0.3929 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1910s | 0.3841 hectares per person | 0.3841 hectares per person | 0.3841 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1920s | 0.3745 hectares per person | 0.3745 hectares per person | 0.3745 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1930s | 0.3639 hectares per person | 0.3639 hectares per person | 0.3639 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1940s | 0.352 hectares per person | 0.352 hectares per person | 0.352 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1950s | 0.3309 hectares per person | 0.3232 hectares per person | 0.3382 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.2846 hectares per person | 0.2454 hectares per person | 0.3213 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.2368 hectares per person | 0.2302 hectares per person | 0.2406 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2105 hectares per person | 0.1999 hectares per person | 0.2268 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1828 hectares per person | 0.1689 hectares per person | 0.1989 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1614 hectares per person | 0.1562 hectares per person | 0.1668 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.149 hectares per person | 0.1417 hectares per person | 0.1554 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1385 hectares per person | 0.137 hectares per person | 0.1401 hectares per person | 6 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Cape Verde
- Rural population growth -3.3% (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 153.97 million current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 5.0% (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 117,962 (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 5.0% (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.2237 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land use per person in Cape Verde?
- Agricultural land use per person in Cape Verde was 0.137 hectares per person in 2025, according to HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest agricultural land use per person recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5414 hectares per person in 1600.
- What is the lowest agricultural land use per person recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.137 hectares per person in 2025.
- How does Cape Verde rank for agricultural land use per person?
- Cape Verde ranks 150th out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
- Is agricultural land use per person rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 land use per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total agricultural land per person for each separate country over time.