What is the highest arable land use per person recorded in Central African Republic?

The highest recorded value was 0.9685 hectares per person in 1961.

What is the lowest arable land use per person recorded in Central African Republic?

The lowest recorded value was 0.3493 hectares per person in 2023.

How does Central African Republic rank for arable land use per person?

Central African Republic ranks 26th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.

Is arable land use per person rising or falling in Central African Republic?

Over the last ten years it is down 9.9%. 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 (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Arable land use per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Arable land use per person in Central African Republic

Name: Arable land use per person in Central African Republic
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Central African Republic: Arable land use per person was 0.3493 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)

0.3493 hectares per person

Change on year

down 1.1%

World rank

26th

of 206 countries

All-time high

0.9685 hectares per person

in 1961

All-time low

0.3493 hectares per person

in 2023

Years of data

1961–2023

Arable land use per person in Central African Republic, 1961–2023

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares per person.

Analysis

In 2023, arable land use per person in Central African Republic stood at 0.3493 hectares per person. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.

That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and down 9.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, arable land use per person in Central African Republic peaked at 0.9685 hectares per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.3493 hectares per person, in 2023.

Central African Republic ranks 26th of 206 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.9148 hectares per person	0.8579 hectares per person	0.9685 hectares per person	9
1970s	0.7981 hectares per person	0.7674 hectares per person	0.8439 hectares per person	10
1980s	0.7219 hectares per person	0.6717 hectares per person	0.7631 hectares per person	10
1990s	0.5709 hectares per person	0.5014 hectares per person	0.6511 hectares per person	10
2000s	0.4438 hectares per person	0.4102 hectares per person	0.4878 hectares per person	10
2010s	0.3849 hectares per person	0.364 hectares per person	0.4082 hectares per person	10
2020s	0.3532 hectares per person	0.3493 hectares per person	0.3581 hectares per person	4

Countries ranked near Central African Republic

23 Denmark 0.3977 hectares per person compare
24 Serbia 0.393 hectares per person compare
25 Mali 0.3509 hectares per person compare
27 Burkina Faso 0.3434 hectares per person compare
28 Mongolia 0.3284 hectares per person compare
29 Togo 0.3222 hectares per person compare

See the full ranking of 206 places →

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)

All data for Central African Republic →

Frequently asked questions

What is arable land use per person in Central African Republic?: Arable land use per person in Central African Republic was 0.3493 hectares per person in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest arable land use per person recorded in Central African Republic?: The highest recorded value was 0.9685 hectares per person in 1961.
What is the lowest arable land use per person recorded in Central African Republic?: The lowest recorded value was 0.3493 hectares per person in 2023.
How does Central African Republic rank for arable land use per person?: Central African Republic ranks 26th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
Is arable land use per person rising or falling in Central African Republic?: Over the last ten years it is down 9.9%. 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 (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Arable land use per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Arable land use per person
Unit: hectares per person
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 206 places, 11,842 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Arable land is defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops, temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. It is measured in hectares per person.