Agriculture & Rural in Cape Verde

30 indicators covering agriculture & rural for Cape Verde.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Agricultural raw materials exports 0.0% 2023 down 100.0% 194th
Agricultural raw materials imports 1.6% 2024 up 16.7% 50th
Rural population 22.4% 2025 down 32.4% 149th
Rural population growth -3.3% 2025 down 1.7% 199th
Rural population 117,962 2025 down 30.4% 167th
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 5.0% 2025 down 21.4% 112th
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 153.97 million current US$ 2025 up 37.3% 171st
Land under cereal production 124 hectares 2024 down 99.6% 170th
Cereal yield 40.3 kg per hectare 2024 up 17.5% 181st
Cereal production 5 metric tons 2024 down 99.5% 177th
Fertilizer consumption 3.54 kilograms per hectare of arable land 2023 up 36.2% 183rd
Land area 4,030 sq. km 2023 unchanged 169th
Agricultural land 790 sq. km 2023 unchanged 168th
Agricultural land 19.6% 2023 unchanged 154th
Arable land 50,000 hectares 2023 unchanged 160th
Permanent cropland 1.0% 2023 unchanged 121st
Arable land 12.4% 2023 unchanged 85th
Arable land 0.0957 hectares per person 2023 down 1.9% 111th
Employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) 4.9% 2025 down 40.9% 113th
Employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) 12.6% 2025 down 32.8% 107th
Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) 9.2% 2025 down 35.1% 112th
Average precipitation in depth 228 mm per year 2022 unchanged 163rd
Crop production index 66.15 2014-2016 = 100 2022 down 36.7% 192nd
Food production index 74.78 2014-2016 = 100 2022 down 25.5% 192nd
Livestock production index 88.65 2014-2016 = 100 2022 down 5.5% 178th
Forest area 11.6% 2023 up 6.9% 155th
Forest area 466.2 sq. km 2023 up 6.9% 167th
Annual freshwater withdrawals, agriculture 39.0% 2022 up 5.0% 113th
Surface area 4,030 sq. km 2023 unchanged 171st
Access to electricity, rural 97.7% 2024 up 32.4% 137th