Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area in Central African Republic
Central African Republic: Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area was -0.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Annual change in forest area as a share of 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 %.
Analysis
In 2025, annual change in forest area as a share of forest area in Central African Republic stood at -0.1%. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 34.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual change in forest area as a share of forest area in Central African Republic peaked at -0.1% in 1991 and was at its lowest, -0.1%, in 2025.
Central African Republic ranks 165th of 228 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.1% | -0.1% | -0.1% | 9 |
| 2000s | -0.1% | -0.1% | -0.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.1% | -0.1% | -0.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.1% | -0.1% | -0.1% | 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 as a share of forest area in Central African Republic?
- Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area in Central African Republic was -0.1% 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 as a share of forest area recorded in Central African Republic?
- The highest recorded value was -0.1% in 1991.
- What is the lowest annual change in forest area as a share of forest area recorded in Central African Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.1% in 2025.
- How does Central African Republic rank for annual change in forest area as a share of forest area?
- Central African Republic ranks 165th out of 228 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual change in forest area as a share of forest area rising or falling in Central African Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.3%. 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 as a share of forest area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.