Forest area in Central African Republic
Central African Republic: Forest area was 45.09 million hectares in 2025. ▬ Flat
Forest area in Central African Republic, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
In 2025, forest area in Central African Republic stood at 45.09 million hectares. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area in Central African Republic peaked at 46.43 million hectares in 1990 and was at its lowest, 45.09 million hectares, in 2025.
That places Central African Republic 17th out of 235 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 46.28 million hectares | 46.12 million hectares | 46.43 million hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 45.93 million hectares | 45.77 million hectares | 46.09 million hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 45.57 million hectares | 45.37 million hectares | 45.74 million hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.21 million hectares | 45.09 million hectares | 45.33 million 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 forest area in Central African Republic?
- Forest area in Central African Republic was 45.09 million 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 forest area recorded in Central African Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 46.43 million hectares in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest area recorded in Central African Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.09 million hectares in 2025.
- How does Central African Republic rank for forest area?
- Central African Republic ranks 17th out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area rising or falling in Central African Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Forest area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems.