Forest area in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Forest area was 466.2 sq. km in 2023. ▲ Rising
Forest area in Cape Verde, 1990–2023
Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in sq. km.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest area in Cape Verde is 466.2 sq. km, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area in Cape Verde peaked at 466.2 sq. km in 2023 and was at its lowest, 153.8 sq. km, in 1990.
That places Cape Verde 167th out of 214 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 263.33 sq. km | 153.8 sq. km | 372.86 sq. km | 10 |
| 2000s | 410.7 sq. km | 397.2 sq. km | 424.2 sq. km | 10 |
| 2010s | 440.7 sq. km | 427.2 sq. km | 454.2 sq. km | 10 |
| 2020s | 461.7 sq. km | 457.2 sq. km | 466.2 sq. km | 4 |
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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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area in Cape Verde?
- Forest area in Cape Verde was 466.2 sq. km in 2023, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest forest area recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 466.2 sq. km in 2023.
- What is the lowest forest area recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 153.8 sq. km in 1990.
- How does Cape Verde rank for forest area?
- Cape Verde ranks 167th out of 214 countries with data for 2023.
- Is forest area rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
- The figures come from FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Forest area (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems (for example, in fruit plantations and agroforestry systems) and trees in urban parks and gardens.