Forest land — Area in Central African Republic

Central African Republic: Forest land — Area was 45,095 1000 ha in 2025. ▬ Flat

Latest (2025)
45,095 1000 ha
Change on year
down 0.1%
Rank
29th
of 36 groups
All-time high
46,435 1000 ha
in 1990
All-time low
45,095 1000 ha
in 2025
Years of data
36
1990–2025

Forest land — Area in Central African Republic, 1990–2025

010.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k50.0k1990200720251990: 46.4k 1000 ha1991: 46.4k 1000 ha1992: 46.4k 1000 ha1993: 46.3k 1000 ha1994: 46.3k 1000 ha1995: 46.3k 1000 ha1996: 46.2k 1000 ha1997: 46.2k 1000 ha1998: 46.2k 1000 ha1999: 46.1k 1000 ha2000: 46.1k 1000 ha2001: 46.0k 1000 ha2002: 46.0k 1000 ha2003: 46.0k 1000 ha2004: 45.9k 1000 ha2005: 45.9k 1000 ha2006: 45.9k 1000 ha2007: 45.8k 1000 ha2008: 45.8k 1000 ha2009: 45.8k 1000 ha2010: 45.7k 1000 ha2011: 45.7k 1000 ha2012: 45.7k 1000 ha2013: 45.6k 1000 ha2014: 45.6k 1000 ha2015: 45.6k 1000 ha2016: 45.5k 1000 ha2017: 45.5k 1000 ha2018: 45.4k 1000 ha2019: 45.4k 1000 ha2020: 45.3k 1000 ha2021: 45.3k 1000 ha2022: 45.2k 1000 ha2023: 45.2k 1000 ha2024: 45.1k 1000 ha2025: 45.1k 1000 ha

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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

Countries ranked near Central African Republic

  1. 26 Myanmar 27,095 1000 ha compare
  2. 27 Ethiopia 26,747 1000 ha compare
  3. 28 Japan 24,908 1000 ha compare
  4. 29 Gabon 23,555 1000 ha compare
  5. 30 Türkiye 22,806 1000 ha compare
  6. 31 Finland 22,543 1000 ha compare
  7. 32 Sudan 21,980 1000 ha compare

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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

Indicator
Forest land — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
267 places, 9,311 data points, 1990–2025
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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.