Cabo Verde - Forest area

Forest area (sq. km)

The value for Forest area (sq. km) in Cabo Verde was 457.20 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 30 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 457.20 in 2020 and a minimum value of 153.80 in 1990.

Definition: Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems (for example, in fruit plantations and agroforestry systems) and trees in urban parks and gardens.

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.

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Year Value
1990 153.80
1991 178.14
1992 202.48
1993 226.82
1994 251.16
1995 275.50
1996 299.84
1997 324.18
1998 348.52
1999 372.86
2000 397.20
2001 400.20
2002 403.20
2003 406.20
2004 409.20
2005 412.20
2006 415.20
2007 418.20
2008 421.20
2009 424.20
2010 427.20
2011 430.20
2012 433.20
2013 436.20
2014 439.20
2015 442.20
2016 445.20
2017 448.20
2018 451.20
2019 454.20
2020 457.20

Forest area (% of land area)

Forest area (% of land area) in Cabo Verde was 11.34 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 30 years was 11.34 in 2020, while its lowest value was 3.82 in 1990.

Definition: Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems (for example, in fruit plantations and agroforestry systems) and trees in urban parks and gardens.

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.

See also:

Year Value
1990 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 10.00
2003 10.08
2004 10.15
2005 10.23
2006 10.30
2007 10.38
2008 10.45
2009 10.53
2010 10.60
2011 10.67
2012 10.75
2013 10.82
2014 10.90
2015 10.97
2016 11.05
2017 11.12
2018 11.20
2019 11.27
2020 11.34

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Land use