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Forest cover — Cabo Verde

Forest cover in Cabo Verde in 2023 — 11.57%. Ranked 155 in the world out of 213. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 7.75 pp.

2023 11.57% +0.07 pp vs 2022
World rank 155of 213
Period maximum 11.57%2023
Period minimum 3.82%1990

Trend over time

1990–2023 · % of land area

Forest cover — Cabo Verde, 1990–20230510151990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 3.82%1991: 4.42%1992: 5.02%1993: 5.63%1994: 6.23%1995: 6.84%1996: 7.44%1997: 8.04%1998: 8.65%1999: 9.25%2000: 9.86%2001: 9.93%2002: 10%2003: 10.08%2004: 10.15%2005: 10.23%2006: 10.3%2007: 10.38%2008: 10.45%2009: 10.53%2010: 10.6%2011: 10.67%2012: 10.75%2013: 10.82%2014: 10.9%2015: 10.97%2016: 11.05%2017: 11.12%2018: 11.2%2019: 11.27%2020: 11.34%2021: 11.42%2022: 11.49%2023: 11.57%
Change over the period: +7.75 pp Annual average: 0.23 pp

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Cabo Verde

Cabo Verde 11.57%
World 31.1%
Sub-Saharan Africa 25.74%
Western Africa computed 13.65%
Lower-middle-income countries computed 26.63%
Forest cover — Cabo Verde, by year Cabo Verde All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 11.57 +0.07 pp
2022 11.49 +0.07 pp
2021 11.42 +0.07 pp
2020 11.34 +0.07 pp
2019 11.27 +0.07 pp
2018 11.2 +0.07 pp
2017 11.12 +0.07 pp
2016 11.05 +0.07 pp
2015 10.97 +0.07 pp
2014 10.9 +0.07 pp
2013 10.82 +0.07 pp
2012 10.75 +0.07 pp
2011 10.67 +0.07 pp
2010 10.6 +0.07 pp
2009 10.53 +0.07 pp
2008 10.45 +0.07 pp
2007 10.38 +0.07 pp
2006 10.3 +0.07 pp
2005 10.23 +0.07 pp
2004 10.15 +0.07 pp
2003 10.08 +0.07 pp
2002 10 +0.07 pp
2001 9.93 +0.07 pp
2000 9.86 +0.6 pp
1999 9.25 +0.6 pp
1998 8.65 +0.6 pp
1997 8.04 +0.6 pp
1996 7.44 +0.6 pp
1995 6.84 +0.6 pp
1994 6.23 +0.6 pp
1993 5.63 +0.6 pp
1992 5.02 +0.6 pp
1991 4.42 +0.6 pp
1990 3.82 —

Western Africa, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

LR Liberia 78.14 GW Guinea-Bissau 69.51 SN Senegal 41.28 GH Ghana 35.19 SL Sierra Leone 34.3 BJ Benin 26.47 GN Guinea 24.7 NG Nigeria 23.21 GM Gambia 22.28 BF Burkina Faso 22.17 TG Togo 22.07 CV Cabo Verde 11.57 ML Mali 10.9 CI Côte d'Ivoire 7.86 NE Niger 0.82 MR Mauritania 0.29
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About the indicator

The share of land under natural or planted forest in the total land area. Under the FAO definition, forest is a plot larger than 0.5 hectares with trees taller than 5 meters and a canopy cover above 10 percent; crop plantations and urban parks are not counted. The estimates are updated as part of the Global Forest Resources Assessment (FRA).

Important: The aggregate for groups of countries is weighted by land area: the forest share is calculated against land area, not against the number of residents.

Source: FAOSTAT (FAO), license CC BY 4.0.

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