Cabo Verde's forest cover rose from 6.2 % in 1994 to 11.6 % in 2023.
Cabo Verde · Environment
Forests, air quality, land, water and protected areas.
10 indicators · 8 with data
Land
Cabo Verde's forest area rose from 251 km in 1994 to 466 km in 2023.
Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area)
% of land area
103rd of 213 · 23rd in Sub-Saharan Africa
Cabo Verde's terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) rose from 2.5 % in 2013 to 17.6 % in 2025.
Cabo Verde's agricultural land (% of land area) rose from 17.1 % in 1994 to 19.6 % in 2023.
Cabo Verde's arable land (% of land area) rose from 10.2 % in 1994 to 12.4 % in 2023.
Air
Cabo Verde's air pollution (pm2.5) fell from 24.2 in 1994 to 20.2 in 2023.
Water
Cabo Verde's water stress rose from 7.2 % in 2001 to 59.7 % in 2022.
Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita
cubic metres per person
152nd of 181 · 41st in Sub-Saharan Africa
Cabo Verde's renewable internal freshwater resources per capita fell from 746.3 in 1993 to 577.2 in 2022.
›No data available (2)
These indicators exist in the registry but no source reports a value for Cabo Verde.
- Safe drinking waterNo data
- Safe sanitationNo data