Pesticide use in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Pesticide use was 5 tonnes in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
5 tonnes
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
199th
of 211 countries
All-time high
11 tonnes
in 1999
All-time low
1 tonnes
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023
Pesticide use in Cape Verde, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
In 2023, pesticide use in Cape Verde stood at 5 tonnes.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticide use in Cape Verde peaked at 11 tonnes in 1999 and was at its lowest, 1 tonnes, in 1990.
Cape Verde ranks 199th of 211 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Pesticide use in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1 tonnes | — |
| 1991 | 1 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 1 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 1 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 2 tonnes | +100.0% |
| 1995 | 1 tonnes | -50.0% |
| 1996 | 1 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 2 tonnes | +100.0% |
| 1998 | 7 tonnes | +250.0% |
| 1999 | 11 tonnes | +57.1% |
| 2000 | 7 tonnes | -36.4% |
| 2001 | 5 tonnes | -28.6% |
| 2002 | 5 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 5 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 5 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 5 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 5 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 5 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 5 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 5 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 5 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 5 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 5 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 5 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 5 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 5 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 5 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 5 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 5 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 5 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 5 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 5 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 5 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 5 tonnes | +0.0% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 5 tonnes is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2,066 tonnes, 0% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 5 tonnes is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 747 tonnes, 1% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.8 tonnes | 1 tonnes | 11 tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.2 tonnes | 5 tonnes | 7 tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 5 tonnes | 5 tonnes | 5 tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 5 tonnes | 5 tonnes | 5 tonnes | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
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 pesticide use in Cape Verde?
- Pesticide use in Cape Verde was 5 tonnes in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest pesticide use recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 11 tonnes in 1999.
- What is the lowest pesticide use recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 tonnes in 1990.
- How does Cape Verde rank for pesticide use?
- Cape Verde ranks 199th out of 211 countries with data for 2023.
- Is pesticide use rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Pesticide use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total pesticide use measured in tonnes of pesticide consumption per year.