Arable land pin in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Arable land pin was 0.9671 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.9671
Change on year
up 8.8%
World rank
23rd
of 163 countries
All-time high
1.84
in 1973
All-time low
0.5101
in 2000
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Arable land pin in Cape Verde, 1961–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Cape Verde recorded 0.9671 for arable land pin in 2023.
That represents a change of up 8.8% on the previous year and up 83.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land pin in Cape Verde peaked at 1.84 in 1973 and was at its lowest, 0.5101, in 2000.
Cape Verde ranks 23rd of 163 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Arable land pin in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1 | — |
| 1962 | 0.91 | -9.0% |
| 1963 | 0.8836 | -2.9% |
| 1964 | 0.8243 | -6.7% |
| 1965 | 0.7572 | -8.1% |
| 1966 | 0.7348 | -3.0% |
| 1967 | 0.7573 | +3.1% |
| 1968 | 1.12 | +47.3% |
| 1969 | 1.12 | +0.1% |
| 1970 | 1.4 | +25.3% |
| 1971 | 1.65 | +17.9% |
| 1972 | 1.77 | +7.5% |
| 1973 | 1.84 | +3.8% |
| 1974 | 1.75 | -4.8% |
| 1975 | 1.67 | -4.5% |
| 1976 | 1.42 | -15.2% |
| 1977 | 1.46 | +3.0% |
| 1978 | 1.25 | -14.2% |
| 1979 | 1.09 | -13.2% |
| 1980 | 0.7946 | -27.0% |
| 1981 | 1.29 | +62.0% |
| 1982 | 1.35 | +5.2% |
| 1983 | 1.44 | +6.5% |
| 1984 | 1.08 | -25.3% |
| 1985 | 1.21 | +12.7% |
| 1986 | 0.8376 | -31.0% |
| 1987 | 0.5203 | -37.9% |
| 1988 | 0.5859 | +12.6% |
| 1989 | 0.5913 | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 0.6912 | +16.9% |
| 1991 | 0.8566 | +23.9% |
| 1992 | 0.9331 | +8.9% |
| 1993 | 0.9316 | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 1.04 | +11.5% |
| 1995 | 1.05 | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 0.9316 | -11.4% |
| 1997 | 1.02 | +9.8% |
| 1998 | 0.9698 | -5.2% |
| 1999 | 0.6755 | -30.4% |
| 2000 | 0.5101 | -24.5% |
| 2001 | 0.5461 | +7.1% |
| 2002 | 0.6107 | +11.8% |
| 2003 | 0.5863 | -4.0% |
| 2004 | 0.608 | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 0.6309 | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 0.6216 | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 0.56 | -9.9% |
| 2008 | 0.6315 | +12.8% |
| 2009 | 0.6438 | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 0.6587 | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 0.577 | -12.4% |
| 2012 | 0.5529 | -4.2% |
| 2013 | 0.527 | -4.7% |
| 2014 | 0.5743 | +9.0% |
| 2015 | 0.5693 | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.5888 | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 0.6327 | +7.5% |
| 2018 | 0.8015 | +26.7% |
| 2019 | 0.8227 | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 0.8421 | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 0.8554 | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 0.8887 | +3.9% |
| 2023 | 0.9671 | +8.8% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 0.9671 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.3111, 3.1× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 0.9671 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3874, 2.5× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8999 | 0.7348 | 1.12 | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.53 | 1.09 | 1.84 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9703 | 0.5203 | 1.44 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9103 | 0.6755 | 1.05 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5949 | 0.5101 | 0.6438 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6305 | 0.527 | 0.8227 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8883 | 0.8421 | 0.9671 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
- 20 Puerto Rico 1.05 compare
- 21 Equatorial Guinea 1.04 compare
- 22 Japan 0.9926 compare
- 24 El Salvador 0.921 compare
- 25 Sierra Leone 0.8698 compare
- 26 Solomon Islands 0.8616 compare
More reference data data for Cape Verde
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0.0025 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 127.77 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Manure Management 15.25 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 92.15 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.2791 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1485 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure left on Pasture 33.15 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure applied to Soils 39.35 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.2006 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure applied 39.35 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land pin in Cape Verde?
- Arable land pin in Cape Verde was 0.9671 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest arable land pin recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 1.84 in 1973.
- What is the lowest arable land pin recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5101 in 2000.
- How does Cape Verde rank for arable land pin?
- Cape Verde ranks 23rd out of 163 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land pin rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 83.5%. 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 Arable land pin. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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