How have things changed?, per square kilometre in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: How have things changed?, per square kilometre was 2.21 metric tons per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
2.21 metric tons per square kilometre
Change on year
up 4.2%
World rank
70th
of 215 countries
All-time high
10.23 metric tons per square kilometre
in 2015
All-time low
0.8506 metric tons per square kilometre
in 1974
Years of data
59
1965–2023
How have things changed?, per square kilometre in Cape Verde, 1965–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in metric tons per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for how have things changed?, per square kilometre in Cape Verde is 2.21 metric tons per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 4.2% on the previous year and down 75.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, how have things changed?, per square kilometre in Cape Verde peaked at 10.23 metric tons per square kilometre in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.8506 metric tons per square kilometre, in 1974.
That places Cape Verde 70th out of 215 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
How have things changed?, per square kilometre in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | metric tons per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 0.8685 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1966 | 0.9926 metric tons per square kilometre | +14.3% |
| 1967 | 1.46 metric tons per square kilometre | +47.5% |
| 1968 | 1.22 metric tons per square kilometre | -16.9% |
| 1969 | 0.9926 metric tons per square kilometre | -18.4% |
| 1970 | 1.29 metric tons per square kilometre | +29.5% |
| 1971 | 1.03 metric tons per square kilometre | -19.8% |
| 1972 | 1.01 metric tons per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1973 | 2.07 metric tons per square kilometre | +104.3% |
| 1974 | 0.8506 metric tons per square kilometre | -58.9% |
| 1975 | 0.9677 metric tons per square kilometre | +13.8% |
| 1976 | 0.9429 metric tons per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1977 | 1.49 metric tons per square kilometre | +57.9% |
| 1978 | 1.74 metric tons per square kilometre | +16.7% |
| 1979 | 1.86 metric tons per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 1980 | 2.19 metric tons per square kilometre | +18.2% |
| 1981 | 3.66 metric tons per square kilometre | +66.7% |
| 1982 | 3.09 metric tons per square kilometre | -15.5% |
| 1983 | 2.94 metric tons per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 1984 | 2.66 metric tons per square kilometre | -9.6% |
| 1985 | 2.53 metric tons per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 1986 | 1.82 metric tons per square kilometre | -28.0% |
| 1987 | 1.81 metric tons per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 1.58 metric tons per square kilometre | -12.7% |
| 1989 | 2.14 metric tons per square kilometre | +34.9% |
| 1990 | 1.63 metric tons per square kilometre | -23.6% |
| 1991 | 1.83 metric tons per square kilometre | +12.1% |
| 1992 | 1.63 metric tons per square kilometre | -10.9% |
| 1993 | 1.74 metric tons per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 1994 | 2.05 metric tons per square kilometre | +17.9% |
| 1995 | 2.11 metric tons per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1996 | 2.3 metric tons per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 1997 | 2.41 metric tons per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1998 | 2.34 metric tons per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 1999 | 2.57 metric tons per square kilometre | +9.9% |
| 2000 | 2.63 metric tons per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 2.15 metric tons per square kilometre | -18.0% |
| 2002 | 2.2 metric tons per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 2.02 metric tons per square kilometre | -8.1% |
| 2004 | 2.74 metric tons per square kilometre | +35.6% |
| 2005 | 5.44 metric tons per square kilometre | +98.8% |
| 2006 | 4.92 metric tons per square kilometre | -9.6% |
| 2007 | 4.99 metric tons per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 5.24 metric tons per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2009 | 4.77 metric tons per square kilometre | -9.0% |
| 2010 | 5.31 metric tons per square kilometre | +11.4% |
| 2011 | 5.73 metric tons per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 2012 | 5.2 metric tons per square kilometre | -9.2% |
| 2013 | 8.93 metric tons per square kilometre | +71.8% |
| 2014 | 8.85 metric tons per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 10.23 metric tons per square kilometre | +15.6% |
| 2016 | 7.22 metric tons per square kilometre | -29.4% |
| 2017 | 4.67 metric tons per square kilometre | -35.3% |
| 2018 | 6.73 metric tons per square kilometre | +44.0% |
| 2019 | 4.38 metric tons per square kilometre | -34.9% |
| 2020 | 4.96 metric tons per square kilometre | +13.1% |
| 2021 | 2.76 metric tons per square kilometre | -44.3% |
| 2022 | 2.12 metric tons per square kilometre | -23.4% |
| 2023 | 2.21 metric tons per square kilometre | +4.2% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 2.21 metric tons per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.8393 metric tons per square kilometre, 2.6× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 2.21 metric tons per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.4382 metric tons per square kilometre, 5.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.11 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.8685 metric tons per square kilometre | 1.46 metric tons per square kilometre | 5 |
| 1970s | 1.32 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.8506 metric tons per square kilometre | 2.07 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.44 metric tons per square kilometre | 1.58 metric tons per square kilometre | 3.66 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.06 metric tons per square kilometre | 1.63 metric tons per square kilometre | 2.57 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.71 metric tons per square kilometre | 2.02 metric tons per square kilometre | 5.44 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.73 metric tons per square kilometre | 4.38 metric tons per square kilometre | 10.23 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.01 metric tons per square kilometre | 2.12 metric tons per square kilometre | 4.96 metric tons per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
- 67 Turks and Caicos Islands 2.48 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 68 Malawi 2.31 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 69 Oman 2.3 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 71 Ghana 2.2 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 72 Barbados 2.18 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 73 Guinea-Bissau 2.12 metric tons per square kilometre compare
More reference data data for Cape Verde
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0443 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0284 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0737 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.001 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0737 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1485 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.2006 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1251 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.4822 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0055 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is how have things changed?, per square kilometre in Cape Verde?
- How have things changed?, per square kilometre in Cape Verde was 2.21 metric tons per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest how have things changed?, per square kilometre recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 10.23 metric tons per square kilometre in 2015.
- What is the lowest how have things changed?, per square kilometre recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8506 metric tons per square kilometre in 1974.
- How does Cape Verde rank for how have things changed?, per square kilometre?
- Cape Verde ranks 70th out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
- Is how have things changed?, per square kilometre rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is down 75.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of How have things changed?, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
How have things changed? divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
How have things changed? ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- How have things changed? Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
How have things changed? divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.