15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: Tree-covered in Central African Republic
Central African Republic: 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: Tree-covered was 5,520 km2 in 2021. ▬ Flat
15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: Tree-covered in Central African Republic, 2000–2021
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in km2.
Analysis
Central African Republic recorded 5,520 km2 for 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: tree-covered in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and down 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: tree-covered in Central African Republic peaked at 5,655 km2 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 5,520 km2, in 2021.
Central African Republic ranks 81st of 170 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: Tree-covered in Central African Republic, year by year
| Year | km2 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5,640 km2 | — |
| 2005 | 5,655 km2 | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 5,654 km2 | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 5,596 km2 | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 5,550 km2 | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 5,520 km2 | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5,647 km2 | 5,640 km2 | 5,655 km2 | 2 |
| 2010s | 5,600 km2 | 5,550 km2 | 5,654 km2 | 3 |
| 2020s | 5,520 km2 | 5,520 km2 | 5,520 km2 | 1 |
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- 78 New Caledonia 7,363 km2 compare
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- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -17.69 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -17.75 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.218 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.3 °C (2025)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Production, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Production, per capita 0.0113 m3 per person (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Import quantity, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: tree-covered in Central African Republic?
- 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: tree-covered in Central African Republic was 5,520 km2 in 2021, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: tree-covered recorded in Central African Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 5,655 km2 in 2005.
- What is the lowest 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: tree-covered recorded in Central African Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,520 km2 in 2021.
- How does Central African Republic rank for 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: tree-covered?
- Central African Republic ranks 81st out of 170 countries with data for 2021.
- Is 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: tree-covered rising or falling in Central African Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Central African Republic data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: Tree-covered areas — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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