The most widespread agricultural activity of the Cape Verde islands is gardening for domestic consumption. Garden crops include corn, cassava, sweet potatoes, and bananas. Only about 11.2 percent of the land area is suitable for crop production. Frequent droughts often exacerbate an ongoing water shortage.
Agriculture employed about 21% of the active population and contributed 15 percent to GDP in 2003. Estimated 2004 production figures were sugarcane, 14,000 tons; corn, 14,000 tons; bananas, 6,000 tons; coconuts, 5,000 tons; mangoes, 4,500 tons; cassava, 3,000 tons; and potatoes, 3,500 tons.
Only the islands of São Tiago, São Vicente, São Nicolau, Fogo and Santo Antão have conditions suitable for raising cash crops. Bananas, almost the only agricultural export, are grown on irrigated land.
| Potato Yield in 2014 : | 154379.00 | hg/ha | Calculated data | ℹ |
| Potato Production in 2014 : | 8182.00 | tonnes | Unofficial figure | ℹ |
| Potato Area Harvested in 2014 : | 530.00 | ha | FAO data based on imputation methodology | ℹ |
| Potato Yield in 2013 : | 146035.00 | Hg/Ha | Calculated data | ℹ |
| Potato Yield in 2013 : | 146035.00 | hg/ha | Calculated data | ℹ |
| Potato Production in 2013 : | 8324.00 | tonnes | Official data | ℹ |
| Potato Production in 2013 : | 8324.00 | tonnes | Official data | ℹ |
| Potatoes (Fresh and Processed) , Consumption (Crop Equivalent) in 2011: | 26.15 | kg/capita/year | ℹ | Potatoes (Fresh and Processed) |
| Sweet Potatoes , Consumption (Crop Equivalent) in 2011: | 9.53 | kg/capita/year | ℹ | Sweet Potatoes |
| Potatoes (Fresh and Processed) , Consumption (Crop Equivalent) in 2010: | 27.13 | kg/capita/year | ℹ | Potatoes (Fresh and Processed) |
| Sweet Potatoes , Consumption (Crop Equivalent) in 2010: | 9.41 | kg/capita/year | ℹ | Sweet Potatoes |
| Potatoes (Fresh and Processed) , Consumption (Crop Equivalent) in 2009: | 29.38 | kg/capita/year | ℹ | Potatoes (Fresh and Processed) |
| Sweet Potatoes , Consumption (Crop Equivalent) in 2009: | 9.09 | kg/capita/year | ℹ | Sweet Potatoes |
| Potatoes (Fresh and Processed) , Consumption (Crop Equivalent) in 2008: | 28.76 | kg/capita/year | ℹ | Potatoes (Fresh and Processed) |
