Share of the daily calorie supply that comes from animal protein in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Share of the daily calorie supply that comes from animal protein was 4.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
4.8%
Change on year
down 2.6%
World rank
122nd
of 192 countries
All-time high
5.2%
in 2017
All-time low
0.9%
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Share of the daily calorie supply that comes from animal protein in Cape Verde, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, share of the daily calorie supply that comes from animal protein in Cape Verde stood at 4.8%.
The figure is down 2.6% on the previous year and up 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the daily calorie supply that comes from animal protein in Cape Verde peaked at 5.2% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 1961.
Cape Verde ranks 122nd of 192 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Share of the daily calorie supply that comes from animal protein in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.9% | — |
| 1962 | 1.0% | +7.9% |
| 1963 | 1.1% | +12.2% |
| 1964 | 1.1% | -4.1% |
| 1965 | 1.1% | +3.8% |
| 1966 | 1.2% | +8.8% |
| 1967 | 1.4% | +18.4% |
| 1968 | 1.5% | +1.6% |
| 1969 | 1.3% | -12.8% |
| 1970 | 1.6% | +28.3% |
| 1971 | 1.8% | +11.2% |
| 1972 | 1.7% | -8.9% |
| 1973 | 1.6% | -6.0% |
| 1974 | 1.3% | -17.1% |
| 1975 | 2.1% | +59.4% |
| 1976 | 2.0% | -5.1% |
| 1977 | 3.0% | +51.2% |
| 1978 | 4.1% | +38.6% |
| 1979 | 2.3% | -44.2% |
| 1980 | 2.5% | +9.1% |
| 1981 | 4.2% | +67.8% |
| 1982 | 4.0% | -5.2% |
| 1983 | 3.5% | -12.2% |
| 1984 | 3.3% | -5.2% |
| 1985 | 2.9% | -13.1% |
| 1986 | 2.6% | -8.4% |
| 1987 | 2.2% | -15.8% |
| 1988 | 2.6% | +16.1% |
| 1989 | 2.5% | -1.5% |
| 1990 | 2.8% | +10.8% |
| 1991 | 3.3% | +16.8% |
| 1992 | 3.9% | +18.7% |
| 1993 | 3.6% | -6.9% |
| 1994 | 3.3% | -8.2% |
| 1995 | 4.0% | +21.2% |
| 1996 | 3.9% | -4.3% |
| 1997 | 3.6% | -6.0% |
| 1998 | 3.9% | +6.8% |
| 1999 | 4.0% | +3.4% |
| 2000 | 4.2% | +5.2% |
| 2001 | 4.1% | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 4.1% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 4.0% | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 4.2% | +4.8% |
| 2005 | 4.1% | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 4.1% | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 4.2% | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 4.3% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 4.4% | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 4.6% | +4.5% |
| 2011 | 4.5% | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 4.4% | -3.6% |
| 2013 | 4.3% | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 4.7% | +7.8% |
| 2015 | 4.8% | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 5.0% | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 5.2% | +4.8% |
| 2018 | 5.1% | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 5.0% | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 4.7% | -5.6% |
| 2021 | 4.5% | -4.1% |
| 2022 | 4.9% | +10.1% |
| 2023 | 4.8% | -2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.2% | 0.9% | 1.5% | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.1% | 1.3% | 4.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.0% | 2.2% | 4.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.6% | 2.8% | 4.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.2% | 4.0% | 4.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.8% | 4.3% | 5.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.7% | 4.5% | 4.9% | 4 |
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- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0737 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0443 (2050)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.1352 °C (2026)
- Spring temperature anomalies -0.56 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month -0.3107 °C (2026)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0967 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Enteric Fermentation 2.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Crop Residues 1.45 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 3.29 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the daily calorie supply that comes from animal protein in Cape Verde?
- Share of the daily calorie supply that comes from animal protein in Cape Verde was 4.8% 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 share of the daily calorie supply that comes from animal protein recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 5.2% in 2017.
- What is the lowest share of the daily calorie supply that comes from animal protein recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 1961.
- How does Cape Verde rank for share of the daily calorie supply that comes from animal protein?
- Cape Verde ranks 122nd out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of the daily calorie supply that comes from animal protein rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.6%. 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 Share of the daily calorie supply that comes from animal protein. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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