Agricultural land — Area in Central African Republic
Central African Republic: Agricultural land — Area was 5,820 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Agricultural land — Area in Central African Republic, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Central African Republic recorded 5,820 1000 ha for agricultural land — area in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 18.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land — area in Central African Republic peaked at 5,820 1000 ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 4,738 1000 ha, in 1961.
Central African Republic ranks 98th of 255 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Agricultural land — Area in Central African Republic, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 4,738 1000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 4,748 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1963 | 4,756 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1964 | 4,770 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 1965 | 4,780 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1966 | 4,790 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1967 | 4,800 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1968 | 4,810 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1969 | 4,820 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1970 | 4,835 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 1971 | 4,847 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 4,864 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 4,876 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 4,889 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 1975 | 4,903 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 4,914 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 4,926 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 4,937 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 4,949 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 4,961 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 4,945 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 4,963 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 4,945 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 4,950 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 4,949 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1986 | 4,953 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 4,958 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 4,958 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 4,965 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 4,955 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 5,006 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 4,979 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 4,982 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 4,978 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 4,968 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 4,973 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 4,974 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 4,969 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 4,968 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 4,971 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 4,971 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 4,972 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 4,957 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 4,954 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 4,952 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 4,947 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 4,951 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 4,951 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 4,945 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 4,920 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 4,889 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 4,892 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 4,898 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 4,908 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 4,918 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 4,917 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 4,918 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 5,172 1000 ha | +5.2% |
| 2019 | 5,494 1000 ha | +6.2% |
| 2020 | 5,587 1000 ha | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 5,610 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 5,633 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 5,669 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 5,820 1000 ha | +2.7% |
Central African Republic compared with similar countries
- Central African Republic's 5,820 1000 ha is below the median for low income countries, which is 17,121 1000 ha, 34% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Central African Republic's 5,820 1000 ha is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 12,603 1000 ha, 46% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4,779 1000 ha | 4,738 1000 ha | 4,820 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 4,894 1000 ha | 4,835 1000 ha | 4,949 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 4,955 1000 ha | 4,945 1000 ha | 4,965 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 4,975 1000 ha | 4,955 1000 ha | 5,006 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,957 1000 ha | 4,945 1000 ha | 4,972 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,992 1000 ha | 4,889 1000 ha | 5,494 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,664 1000 ha | 5,587 1000 ha | 5,820 1000 ha | 5 |
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More environment data for Central African Republic
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.001 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.5423 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 4.8 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land — area in Central African Republic?
- Agricultural land — area in Central African Republic was 5,820 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agricultural land — area recorded in Central African Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 5,820 1000 ha in 2024.
- What is the lowest agricultural land — area recorded in Central African Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,738 1000 ha in 1961.
- How does Central African Republic rank for agricultural land — area?
- Central African Republic ranks 98th out of 255 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agricultural land — area rising or falling in Central African Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Agricultural land — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.