Mountain Green Cover Index in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Mountain Green Cover Index was 96.0% in 2021. ▬ Flat
Latest (2021)
96.0%
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
78th
of 185 countries
All-time high
96.3%
in 2000
All-time low
95.9%
in 2015
Years of data
6
2000–2021
Mountain Green Cover Index in Cape Verde, 2000–2021
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Cape Verde recorded 96.0% for mountain green cover index in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mountain green cover index in Cape Verde peaked at 96.3% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 95.9%, in 2015.
That places Cape Verde 78th out of 185 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
Mountain Green Cover Index in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 96.3% | — |
| 2005 | 96.1% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 96.0% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 95.9% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 96.0% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 96.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 95.8%, 1.0× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 96.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 96.4%, 100% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 96.2% | 96.1% | 96.3% | 2 |
| 2010s | 96.0% | 95.9% | 96.0% | 3 |
| 2020s | 96.0% | 96.0% | 96.0% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
- 75 French Polynesia 96.3% compare
- 76 Kazakhstan 96.1% compare
- 77 Bosnia and Herzegovina 96.0% compare
- 78 Luxembourg 96.0% compare
- 80 Slovenia 95.9% compare
- 81 North Macedonia 95.8% compare
More reference data data for Cape Verde
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0737 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure left on Pasture 33.15 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure left on 33.15 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure Management 53.16 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure applied 39.35 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure applied to Soils 39.35 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 127.77 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Burning - Crop 2.69 (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mountain green cover index in Cape Verde?
- Mountain green cover index in Cape Verde was 96.0% in 2021, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest mountain green cover index recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 96.3% in 2000.
- What is the lowest mountain green cover index recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 95.9% in 2015.
- How does Cape Verde rank for mountain green cover index?
- Cape Verde ranks 78th out of 185 countries with data for 2021.
- Is mountain green cover index rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Mountain Green Cover Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Mountain Green Cover Index.