Forest land — Area in Central African Republic
Central African Republic: Forest land — Area was 45,095 1000 ha in 2025. ▬ Flat
Forest land — Area in Central African Republic, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest land — area in Central African Republic is 45,095 1000 ha, measured in 2025. 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 land — area in Central African Republic peaked at 46,435 1000 ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 45,095 1000 ha, in 2025.
Central African Republic ranks 29th of 36 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 46,277 1000 ha | 46,120 1000 ha | 46,435 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 45,928 1000 ha | 45,770 1000 ha | 46,085 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 45,566 1000 ha | 45,374 1000 ha | 45,735 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 45,211 1000 ha | 45,095 1000 ha | 45,328 1000 ha | 6 |
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More environment data for Central African Republic
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 0 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 0.1 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 4.8 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 51.38 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 2,990 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 17.69 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 1,030 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 30.93 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 1,800 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.53 ha/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest land — area in Central African Republic?
- Forest land — area in Central African Republic was 45,095 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest land — area recorded in Central African Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 46,435 1000 ha in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest land — area recorded in Central African Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 45,095 1000 ha in 2025.
- How does Central African Republic rank for forest land — area?
- Central African Republic ranks 29th out of 36 groups with data for 2025.
- Is forest land — 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, published as part of Forest land — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.