Area burned wildfires by type in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Area burned wildfires by type was 0 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
0
World rank
146th
of 225 countries
All-time high
558.11
in 2023
All-time low
0
in 2002
Years of data
24
2002–2025
Area burned wildfires by type in Cape Verde, 2002–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, area burned wildfires by type in Cape Verde stood at 0. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
Over the whole period, area burned wildfires by type in Cape Verde peaked at 558.11 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2002.
Cape Verde ranks 146th of 225 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Area burned wildfires by type 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 | 558.11 | — |
| 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 10,669. (56 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 0 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 541,498. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 2010s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 2020s | 93.02 | 0 | 558.11 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
- 146 Aland Islands 0
- 146 American Samoa 0
- 146 Andorra 0
- 146 Antigua and Barbuda 0
- 146 Bahrain 0
- 146 Barbados 0 compare
- 146 Belgium 0 compare
- 146 Bermuda 0
- 146 Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba 0 compare
- 146 British Virgin Islands 0
- 146 Brunei 0 compare
- 146 Cayman Islands 0
- 146 Comoros 0 compare
- 146 Denmark 0 compare
- 146 Djibouti 0 compare
- 146 Dominica 0
- 146 Equatorial Guinea 0
- 146 Estonia 0 compare
- 146 Faroe Islands 0
- 146 Fiji 0 compare
- 146 Finland 0 compare
- 146 French Polynesia 0
- 146 French Southern Territories 0
- 146 Greenland 0 compare
- 146 Grenada 0 compare
- 146 Guadeloupe 0
- 146 Guam 0
- 146 Guernsey 0
- 146 Iceland 0 compare
- 146 Isle of Man 0
- 146 Jersey 0
- 146 Jordan 0 compare
- 146 Kuwait 0 compare
- 146 Latvia 0 compare
- 146 Lebanon 0 compare
- 146 Liechtenstein 0
- 146 Luxembourg 0
- 146 Macao 0
- 146 Malta 0
- 146 Martinique 0
- 146 Mauritius 0 compare
- 146 Mayotte 0
- 146 Micronesia (country) 0
- 146 Montserrat 0 compare
- 146 Nauru 0
- 146 Netherlands 0 compare
- 146 New Caledonia 0 compare
- 146 Northern Mariana Islands 0
- 146 Norway 0 compare
- 146 Oman 0 compare
- 146 Palau 0
- 146 Puerto Rico 0 compare
- 146 Qatar 0
- 146 Reunion 0 compare
- 146 Saint Helena 0
- 146 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 compare
- 146 Saint Lucia 0
- 146 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 0
- 146 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0
- 146 Samoa 0
- 146 San Marino 0
- 146 Sao Tome and Principe 0
- 146 Seychelles 0
- 146 Singapore 0
- 146 Solomon Islands 0 compare
- 146 Svalbard and Jan Mayen 0
- 146 Sweden 0 compare
- 146 Switzerland 0 compare
- 146 Taiwan 0 compare
- 146 Tokelau 0
- 146 Tonga 0
- 146 Turks and Caicos Islands 0 compare
- 146 Tuvalu 0
- 146 United Arab Emirates 0
- 146 United States Minor Outlying Islands 0
- 146 United States Virgin Islands 0
- 146 Vanuatu 0 compare
- 146 Wallis and Futuna 0
- 146 Western Sahara 0
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 area burned wildfires by type in Cape Verde?
- Area burned wildfires by type in Cape Verde was 0 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest area burned wildfires by type recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 558.11 in 2023.
- What is the lowest area burned wildfires by type recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2002.
- How does Cape Verde rank for area burned wildfires by type?
- Cape Verde ranks 146th 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 Area burned wildfires by type. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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