Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty was 40.3 kg per hectare in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Cape Verde, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in kg per hectare.
Analysis
Cape Verde recorded 40.3 kg per hectare for cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in 2024.
That represents a change of up 75.2% on the previous year and up 17.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Cape Verde peaked at 1,162 kg per hectare in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.1 kg per hectare, in 2017.
Cape Verde ranks 180th of 180 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | kg per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 334.6 kg per hectare | — |
| 1991 | 252.9 kg per hectare | -24.4% |
| 1992 | 302.1 kg per hectare | +19.5% |
| 1993 | 359.1 kg per hectare | +18.9% |
| 1994 | 250.3 kg per hectare | -30.3% |
| 1995 | 262.9 kg per hectare | +5.0% |
| 1996 | 317.2 kg per hectare | +20.7% |
| 1997 | 146.9 kg per hectare | -53.7% |
| 1998 | 141.5 kg per hectare | -3.7% |
| 1999 | 1,162 kg per hectare | +721.2% |
| 2000 | 794.8 kg per hectare | -31.6% |
| 2001 | 637.3 kg per hectare | -19.8% |
| 2002 | 148.5 kg per hectare | -76.7% |
| 2003 | 379.2 kg per hectare | +155.4% |
| 2004 | 385.2 kg per hectare | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 243.2 kg per hectare | -36.9% |
| 2006 | 218 kg per hectare | -10.4% |
| 2007 | 158.8 kg per hectare | -27.2% |
| 2008 | 233.8 kg per hectare | +47.2% |
| 2009 | 230.8 kg per hectare | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 220 kg per hectare | -4.7% |
| 2011 | 177.8 kg per hectare | -19.2% |
| 2012 | 196.2 kg per hectare | +10.3% |
| 2013 | 182.3 kg per hectare | -7.1% |
| 2014 | 34.3 kg per hectare | -81.2% |
| 2015 | 276.5 kg per hectare | +706.1% |
| 2016 | 178 kg per hectare | -35.6% |
| 2017 | 0.1 kg per hectare | -99.9% |
| 2018 | 22.7 kg per hectare | +22600.0% |
| 2019 | 23.2 kg per hectare | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 15.7 kg per hectare | -32.3% |
| 2021 | 16.3 kg per hectare | +3.8% |
| 2022 | 11.5 kg per hectare | -29.4% |
| 2023 | 23 kg per hectare | +100.0% |
| 2024 | 40.3 kg per hectare | +75.2% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 40.3 kg per hectare is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3,431 kg per hectare, 1% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 40.3 kg per hectare is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1,342 kg per hectare, 3% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Cape Verde changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | +22600.0% | 0.1 kg per hectare | 22.7 kg per hectare |
| 1999 | +721.2% | 141.5 kg per hectare | 1,162 kg per hectare |
| 2015 | +706.1% | 34.3 kg per hectare | 276.5 kg per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 352.95 kg per hectare | 141.5 kg per hectare | 1,162 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 342.96 kg per hectare | 148.5 kg per hectare | 794.8 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 131.11 kg per hectare | 0.1 kg per hectare | 276.5 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.36 kg per hectare | 11.5 kg per hectare | 40.3 kg per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
More poverty & inequality data for Cape Verde
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 0 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.52 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 75.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 18.84 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 18.8% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate 3.09 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Cape Verde?
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Cape Verde was 40.3 kg per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 1,162 kg per hectare in 1999.
- What is the lowest cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1 kg per hectare in 2017.
- How does Cape Verde rank for cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty?
- Cape Verde ranks 180th out of 180 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Extreme poverty is defined as living below the International Poverty Line of $3 per day. This data is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.