What is the highest agricultural land recorded in Cape Verde?

The highest recorded value was 790 sq. km in 2011.

What is the lowest agricultural land recorded in Cape Verde?

The lowest recorded value was 650 sq. km in 1961.

How does Cape Verde rank for agricultural land?

Cape Verde ranks 168th out of 210 countries with data for 2023.

Is agricultural land rising or falling in Cape Verde?

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

Agricultural land in Cape Verde

Name: Agricultural land 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: Agricultural land was 790 sq. km in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

790 sq. km

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

168th

of 210 countries

All-time high

790 sq. km

in 2011

All-time low

650 sq. km

in 1961

Years of data

1961–2023

Agricultural land 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, agricultural land in Cape Verde stood at 790 sq. km. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, agricultural land in Cape Verde peaked at 790 sq. km in 2011 and was at its lowest, 650 sq. km, in 1961.

Cape Verde ranks 168th of 210 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	650 sq. km	650 sq. km	650 sq. km	9
1970s	650 sq. km	650 sq. km	650 sq. km	10
1980s	654 sq. km	650 sq. km	670 sq. km	10
1990s	699 sq. km	680 sq. km	720 sq. km	10
2000s	756 sq. km	720 sq. km	780 sq. km	10
2010s	789 sq. km	780 sq. km	790 sq. km	10
2020s	790 sq. km	790 sq. km	790 sq. km	4

Countries ranked near Cape Verde

165 Equatorial Guinea 1,047 sq. km compare
166 Faroe Islands 960.7 sq. km compare
167 Mauritius 859.57 sq. km compare
169 Qatar 740 sq. km compare
170 Suriname 714.32 sq. km compare
171 Trinidad and Tobago 540 sq. km compare

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More agriculture & rural data for Cape Verde

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 5.0% (2025)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 153.97 million current US$ (2025)
Land under cereal production 124 hectares (2024)
Cereal yield 40.3 kg per hectare (2024)
Cereal production 5 metric tons (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is agricultural land in Cape Verde?: Agricultural land in Cape Verde was 790 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 agricultural land recorded in Cape Verde?: The highest recorded value was 790 sq. km in 2011.
What is the lowest agricultural land recorded in Cape Verde?: The lowest recorded value was 650 sq. km in 1961.
How does Cape Verde rank for agricultural land?: Cape Verde ranks 168th out of 210 countries with data for 2023.
Is agricultural land 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 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 Agricultural land (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Agricultural land (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: 257 places, 15,984 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Agricultural land refers to the land area that is arable, under permanent crops, and under permanent pastures. Arable land includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded. Land under permanent crops is land cultivated with crops that occupy the land for long periods and need not be replanted after each harvest, such as cocoa, coffee, and rubber. This category includes land under flowering shrubs, fruit trees, nut trees, and vines, but excludes land under trees grown for wood or timber. Permanent pasture is land used for five or more years for forage, including natural and cultivated crops.