Industry share of total emplyoment in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Industry share of total emplyoment was 23.07 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
23.07
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
58th
of 186 countries
All-time high
23.07
in 2025
All-time low
14.3
in 1991
Years of data
35
1991–2025
Industry share of total emplyoment in Cape Verde, 1991–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, industry share of total emplyoment in Cape Verde stood at 23.07. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, industry share of total emplyoment in Cape Verde peaked at 23.07 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 14.3, in 1991.
Cape Verde ranks 58th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.72 | 14.3 | 19.16 | 9 |
| 2000s | 20.92 | 19.83 | 22.31 | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.9 | 21.76 | 22.13 | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.39 | 21.5 | 23.07 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
- 55 El Salvador 23.14 compare
- 56 Mongolia 23.09 compare
- 57 Saudi Arabia 23.07 compare
- 59 Guatemala 22.71 compare
- 60 Indonesia 22.53 compare
- 61 Sao Tome and Principe 22.52 compare
More reference data data for Cape Verde
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure Management 53.16 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.001 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0737 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Burning - Crop re 0.6589 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 127.77 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Burning - Crop residues 0.0959 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Enteric Fermentation 2.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure applied to 39.35 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 3.29 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0737 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is industry share of total emplyoment in Cape Verde?
- Industry share of total emplyoment in Cape Verde was 23.07 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest industry share of total emplyoment recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 23.07 in 2025.
- What is the lowest industry share of total emplyoment recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.3 in 1991.
- How does Cape Verde rank for industry share of total emplyoment?
- Cape Verde ranks 58th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is industry share of total emplyoment rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Industry share of total emplyoment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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