Pesticide use in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Pesticide use was 5 tonnes in 2023. ▲ Rising
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.
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 |
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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.