Total agricultural land use per person in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Total agricultural land use per person was 0.137 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
0.137
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
149th
of 199 countries
All-time high
0.5414
in 1600
All-time low
0.137
in 2025
Years of data
102
1600–2025
Total agricultural land use per person in Cape Verde, 1600–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total agricultural land use per person in Cape Verde is 0.137, 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, total agricultural land use per person in Cape Verde peaked at 0.5414 in 1600 and was at its lowest, 0.137, in 2025.
Cape Verde ranks 149th of 199 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.
Total agricultural land use per person in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1600 | 0.5414 | — |
| 1700 | 0.5042 | -6.9% |
| 1710 | 0.5001 | -0.8% |
| 1720 | 0.4959 | -0.8% |
| 1730 | 0.4916 | -0.9% |
| 1740 | 0.4872 | -0.9% |
| 1750 | 0.4827 | -0.9% |
| 1760 | 0.478 | -1.0% |
| 1770 | 0.4733 | -1.0% |
| 1780 | 0.4684 | -1.0% |
| 1790 | 0.4634 | -1.1% |
| 1800 | 0.4582 | -1.1% |
| 1810 | 0.4529 | -1.2% |
| 1820 | 0.4473 | -1.2% |
| 1830 | 0.4416 | -1.3% |
| 1840 | 0.4356 | -1.4% |
| 1850 | 0.4294 | -1.4% |
| 1860 | 0.4228 | -1.5% |
| 1870 | 0.416 | -1.6% |
| 1880 | 0.4088 | -1.7% |
| 1890 | 0.4011 | -1.9% |
| 1900 | 0.3929 | -2.0% |
| 1910 | 0.3841 | -2.2% |
| 1920 | 0.3745 | -2.5% |
| 1930 | 0.3639 | -2.8% |
| 1940 | 0.352 | -3.3% |
| 1950 | 0.3382 | -3.9% |
| 1951 | 0.3366 | -0.5% |
| 1952 | 0.3351 | -0.5% |
| 1953 | 0.3335 | -0.5% |
| 1954 | 0.3319 | -0.5% |
| 1955 | 0.3302 | -0.5% |
| 1956 | 0.3285 | -0.5% |
| 1957 | 0.3268 | -0.5% |
| 1958 | 0.325 | -0.5% |
| 1959 | 0.3232 | -0.6% |
| 1960 | 0.3213 | -0.6% |
| 1961 | 0.3156 | -1.8% |
| 1962 | 0.3083 | -2.3% |
| 1963 | 0.2997 | -2.8% |
| 1964 | 0.2904 | -3.1% |
| 1965 | 0.2809 | -3.3% |
| 1966 | 0.2711 | -3.5% |
| 1967 | 0.2613 | -3.6% |
| 1968 | 0.2524 | -3.4% |
| 1969 | 0.2454 | -2.8% |
| 1970 | 0.2406 | -2.0% |
| 1971 | 0.2381 | -1.0% |
| 1972 | 0.2375 | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 0.2381 | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 0.2387 | +0.3% |
| 1975 | 0.2386 | -0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.2375 | -0.4% |
| 1977 | 0.2357 | -0.8% |
| 1978 | 0.2332 | -1.1% |
| 1979 | 0.2302 | -1.3% |
| 1980 | 0.2268 | -1.5% |
| 1981 | 0.2229 | -1.7% |
| 1982 | 0.2186 | -1.9% |
| 1983 | 0.2143 | -2.0% |
| 1984 | 0.2101 | -1.9% |
| 1985 | 0.2063 | -1.8% |
| 1986 | 0.203 | -1.6% |
| 1987 | 0.2001 | -1.4% |
| 1988 | 0.2032 | +1.6% |
| 1989 | 0.1999 | -1.6% |
| 1990 | 0.1989 | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 0.1943 | -2.3% |
| 1992 | 0.1922 | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 0.187 | -2.7% |
| 1994 | 0.182 | -2.7% |
| 1995 | 0.1799 | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 0.1755 | -2.4% |
| 1997 | 0.1764 | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 0.1725 | -2.2% |
| 1999 | 0.1689 | -2.1% |
| 2000 | 0.1655 | -2.0% |
| 2001 | 0.1668 | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 0.1659 | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.163 | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 0.1625 | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.1601 | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 0.1581 | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 0.1562 | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 0.1586 | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 0.157 | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.1553 | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 0.1554 | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.1535 | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 0.1517 | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 0.1499 | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 0.1482 | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 0.1465 | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.1449 | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.1432 | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 0.1417 | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.1401 | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 0.1395 | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.1388 | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.1382 | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 0.1376 | -0.5% |
| 2025 | 0.137 | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1600s | 0.5414 | 0.5414 | 0.5414 | 1 |
| 1700s | 0.5042 | 0.5042 | 0.5042 | 1 |
| 1710s | 0.5001 | 0.5001 | 0.5001 | 1 |
| 1720s | 0.4959 | 0.4959 | 0.4959 | 1 |
| 1730s | 0.4916 | 0.4916 | 0.4916 | 1 |
| 1740s | 0.4872 | 0.4872 | 0.4872 | 1 |
| 1750s | 0.4827 | 0.4827 | 0.4827 | 1 |
| 1760s | 0.478 | 0.478 | 0.478 | 1 |
| 1770s | 0.4733 | 0.4733 | 0.4733 | 1 |
| 1780s | 0.4684 | 0.4684 | 0.4684 | 1 |
| 1790s | 0.4634 | 0.4634 | 0.4634 | 1 |
| 1800s | 0.4582 | 0.4582 | 0.4582 | 1 |
| 1810s | 0.4529 | 0.4529 | 0.4529 | 1 |
| 1820s | 0.4473 | 0.4473 | 0.4473 | 1 |
| 1830s | 0.4416 | 0.4416 | 0.4416 | 1 |
| 1840s | 0.4356 | 0.4356 | 0.4356 | 1 |
| 1850s | 0.4294 | 0.4294 | 0.4294 | 1 |
| 1860s | 0.4228 | 0.4228 | 0.4228 | 1 |
| 1870s | 0.416 | 0.416 | 0.416 | 1 |
| 1880s | 0.4088 | 0.4088 | 0.4088 | 1 |
| 1890s | 0.4011 | 0.4011 | 0.4011 | 1 |
| 1900s | 0.3929 | 0.3929 | 0.3929 | 1 |
| 1910s | 0.3841 | 0.3841 | 0.3841 | 1 |
| 1920s | 0.3745 | 0.3745 | 0.3745 | 1 |
| 1930s | 0.3639 | 0.3639 | 0.3639 | 1 |
| 1940s | 0.352 | 0.352 | 0.352 | 1 |
| 1950s | 0.3309 | 0.3232 | 0.3382 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.2846 | 0.2454 | 0.3213 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.2368 | 0.2302 | 0.2406 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2105 | 0.1999 | 0.2268 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1828 | 0.1689 | 0.1989 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1614 | 0.1562 | 0.1668 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.149 | 0.1417 | 0.1554 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1385 | 0.137 | 0.1401 | 6 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Cape Verde
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 14.7 % change on previous year (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 5.04 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.0% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.6% (2024)
- Rural population 22.4% (2025)
- Rural population growth -3.3% (2025)
- Rural population 117,962 (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 153.97 million current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture share gdp 5.04 (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total agricultural land use per person in Cape Verde?
- Total agricultural land use per person in Cape Verde was 0.137 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest total agricultural land use per person recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5414 in 1600.
- What is the lowest total agricultural land use per person recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.137 in 2025.
- How does Cape Verde rank for total agricultural land use per person?
- Cape Verde ranks 149th out of 199 countries with data for 2025.
- Is total 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Total agricultural land use per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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