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.
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 |
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More poverty & inequality data for Cape Verde
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 0 surveys (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.52 live births per woman (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 18.8% (2023)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.298 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.0879 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.0879 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.116 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 30.7% (2023)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.4538 (2023)
- Population living in slums 46.4% (2022)
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.