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Annual area burnt by wildfires gwis in Cape Verde

Cape Verde: Annual area burnt by wildfires gwis was 0 in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)
0
World rank
159th
of 225 countries
All-time high
601.04
in 2023
All-time low
0
in 2002
Years of data
24
2002–2025

Annual area burnt by wildfires gwis in Cape Verde, 2002–2025

02004006002002201320252002: 02003: 02004: 02005: 02006: 02007: 02008: 02009: 02010: 02011: 02012: 02013: 02014: 02015: 02016: 02017: 02018: 02019: 02020: 02021: 02022: 02023: 6012024: 02025: 0

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Cape Verde recorded 0 for annual area burnt by wildfires gwis in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.

Over the whole period, annual area burnt by wildfires gwis in Cape Verde peaked at 601.04 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2002.

That places Cape Verde 159th out of 225 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Annual area burnt by wildfires gwis in Cape Verde, year by year

Year Value Change
2002 0 —
2003 0 —
2004 0 —
2005 0 —
2006 0 —
2007 0 —
2008 0 —
2009 0 —
2010 0 —
2011 0 —
2012 0 —
2013 0 —
2014 0 —
2015 0 —
2016 0 —
2017 0 —
2018 0 —
2019 0 —
2020 0 —
2021 0 —
2022 0 —
2023 601.04 —
2024 0 -100.0%
2025 0 —

Cape Verde compared with similar countries

  • Cape Verde's 0 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 23,022. (56 countries reporting)
  • Cape Verde's 0 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.23 million. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0 0 0 8
2010s 0 0 0 10
2020s 100.17 0 601.04 6

Countries ranked near Cape Verde

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  5. 159 American Samoa 0
  6. 159 Andorra 0
  7. 159 Antigua and Barbuda 0
  8. 159 Bahrain 0
  9. 159 Barbados 0 compare
  10. 159 Bermuda 0
  11. 159 Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba 0 compare
  12. 159 Cayman Islands 0 compare
  13. 159 Djibouti 0 compare
  14. 159 Dominica 0
  15. 159 Faroe Islands 0
  16. 159 Fiji 0 compare
  17. 159 French Polynesia 0
  18. 159 French Southern Territories 0
  19. 159 Greenland 0 compare
  20. 159 Grenada 0 compare
  21. 159 Guadeloupe 0 compare
  22. 159 Guam 0
  23. 159 Guernsey 0 compare
  24. 159 Iceland 0 compare
  25. 159 Isle of Man 0
  26. 159 Jersey 0
  27. 159 Kuwait 0 compare
  28. 159 Latvia 0 compare
  29. 159 Lebanon 0 compare
  30. 159 Liechtenstein 0 compare
  31. 159 Luxembourg 0
  32. 159 Macao 0
  33. 159 Malta 0
  34. 159 Martinique 0
  35. 159 Mauritius 0 compare
  36. 159 Mayotte 0 compare
  37. 159 Micronesia (country) 0
  38. 159 Montserrat 0 compare
  39. 159 Nauru 0
  40. 159 Northern Mariana Islands 0
  41. 159 Norway 0 compare
  42. 159 Oman 0 compare
  43. 159 Palau 0
  44. 159 Qatar 0
  45. 159 Reunion 0 compare
  46. 159 Saint Helena 0
  47. 159 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 compare
  48. 159 Saint Lucia 0
  49. 159 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 0
  50. 159 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0
  51. 159 Samoa 0 compare
  52. 159 San Marino 0
  53. 159 Sao Tome and Principe 0 compare
  54. 159 Seychelles 0
  55. 159 Singapore 0
  56. 159 Solomon Islands 0 compare
  57. 159 Svalbard and Jan Mayen 0
  58. 159 Sweden 0 compare
  59. 159 Switzerland 0 compare
  60. 159 Tokelau 0
  61. 159 Tonga 0
  62. 159 Turks and Caicos Islands 0 compare
  63. 159 Tuvalu 0
  64. 159 United Arab Emirates 0
  65. 159 United States Minor Outlying Islands 0
  66. 159 United States Virgin Islands 0 compare
  67. 159 Vanuatu 0 compare
  68. 159 Wallis and Futuna 0
  69. 159 Western Sahara 0

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Frequently asked questions

What is annual area burnt by wildfires gwis in Cape Verde?
Annual area burnt by wildfires gwis in Cape Verde was 0 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest annual area burnt by wildfires gwis recorded in Cape Verde?
The highest recorded value was 601.04 in 2023.
What is the lowest annual area burnt by wildfires gwis recorded in Cape Verde?
The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2002.
How does Cape Verde rank for annual area burnt by wildfires gwis?
Cape Verde ranks 159th out of 225 countries with data for 2025.
Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Annual area burnt by wildfires gwis. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Annual area burnt by wildfires gwis
Source
Our World in Data
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CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
225 places, 5,400 data points, 2002–2025
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