Annual change in forest area in Central African Republic
Central African Republic: Annual change in forest area was -46,523 hectares in 2025. ▼ Falling
Annual change in forest area in Central African Republic, 1991–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
In 2025, annual change in forest area in Central African Republic stood at -46,523 hectares.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 33.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual change in forest area in Central African Republic peaked at -34,992 hectares in 2001 and was at its lowest, -46,524 hectares, in 2016.
That places Central African Republic 205th out of 235 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -34,992 hectares | -34,992 hectares | -34,992 hectares | 9 |
| 2000s | -34,992 hectares | -34,992 hectares | -34,992 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | -39,605 hectares | -46,524 hectares | -34,992 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | -46,524 hectares | -46,524 hectares | -46,523 hectares | 6 |
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More environment data for Central African Republic
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 13.44 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 2.52 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 6.45 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.6842 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.6692 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0006 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 8.25 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0002 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0012 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.4427 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual change in forest area in Central African Republic?
- Annual change in forest area in Central African Republic was -46,523 hectares in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual change in forest area recorded in Central African Republic?
- The highest recorded value was -34,992 hectares in 2001.
- What is the lowest annual change in forest area recorded in Central African Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was -46,524 hectares in 2016.
- How does Central African Republic rank for annual change in forest area?
- Central African Republic ranks 205th out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual change in forest area rising or falling in Central African Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Central African Republic data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual change in forest area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.