Terrestrial and marine protected areas in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Terrestrial and marine protected areas was 0.2% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Terrestrial and marine protected areas in Cape Verde, 2013–2025
Source: Protected Planet: The World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) and World Database on Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures (WD-OECM), UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring. Measured in % of total territorial area.
Analysis
Cape Verde recorded 0.2% for terrestrial and marine protected areas in 2025. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
Over the whole period, terrestrial and marine protected areas in Cape Verde peaked at 0.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2013.
Cape Verde ranks 194th of 213 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Terrestrial and marine protected areas in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | % of total territorial area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 0.0% | — |
| 2014 | 0.0% | — |
| 2015 | 0.0% | — |
| 2016 | 0.0% | — |
| 2017 | 0.0% | — |
| 2018 | 0.0% | — |
| 2019 | 0.0% | — |
| 2020 | 0.0% | — |
| 2021 | 0.0% | — |
| 2022 | 0.0% | — |
| 2023 | 0.0% | — |
| 2024 | 0.2% | — |
| 2025 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
- 191 Curaçao 0.3% compare
- 191 Marshall Islands 0.3% compare
- 191 Samoa 0.3% compare
- 194 Grenada 0.2% compare
- 194 Libya 0.2% compare
- 194 Sao Tome and Principe 0.2% compare
- 194 Solomon Islands 0.2% compare
More climate change data for Cape Verde
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.0% (2100)
- Urban population 77.6% (2025)
- Urban population 409,364 (2025)
- Urban population growth 1.6% (2025)
- Population, total 527,326 (2025)
- Population growth 0.5% (2025)
- Annual Net Emissions/Removals 0.9126 (2024)
- Temperature change with respect to a baseline climatology 2.59 (2024)
- Per capita CO₂ emissions vs. per capita energy use 1.13 tonnes per person (2024)
- Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change 0.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is terrestrial and marine protected areas in Cape Verde?
- Terrestrial and marine protected areas in Cape Verde was 0.2% in 2025, according to Protected Planet: The World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) and World Database on Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures (WD-OECM), UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring.
- What is the highest terrestrial and marine protected areas recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest terrestrial and marine protected areas recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2013.
- How does Cape Verde rank for terrestrial and marine protected areas?
- Cape Verde ranks 194th out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
- The figures come from Protected Planet: The World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) and World Database on Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures (WD-OECM), UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring, published as part of Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Terrestrial protected areas are totally or partially protected areas of at least 1,000 hectares that are designated by national authorities as scientific reserves with limited public access, national parks, natural monuments, nature reserves or wildlife sanctuaries, protected landscapes, and areas managed mainly for sustainable use. Marine protected areas are areas of intertidal or subtidal terrain--and overlying water and associated flora and fauna and historical and cultural features--that have been reserved by law or other effective means to protect part or all of the enclosed environment. Sites protected under local or provincial law are excluded.