Grassland — Area from MODIS in Central African Republic

Central African Republic: Grassland — Area from MODIS was 4,100 1000 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
4,100 1000 ha
Change on year
down 2.2%
Rank
27th
of 29 groups
All-time high
4,585 1000 ha
in 2001
All-time low
4,004 1000 ha
in 2007
Years of data
24
2001–2024

Grassland — Area from MODIS in Central African Republic, 2001–2024

01.0k2.0k3.0k4.0k5.0k2001201220242001: 4.6k 1000 ha2002: 4.3k 1000 ha2003: 4.1k 1000 ha2004: 4.3k 1000 ha2005: 4.3k 1000 ha2006: 4.2k 1000 ha2007: 4.0k 1000 ha2008: 4.0k 1000 ha2009: 4.0k 1000 ha2010: 4.1k 1000 ha2011: 4.2k 1000 ha2012: 4.2k 1000 ha2013: 4.3k 1000 ha2014: 4.3k 1000 ha2015: 4.3k 1000 ha2016: 4.3k 1000 ha2017: 4.3k 1000 ha2018: 4.3k 1000 ha2019: 4.3k 1000 ha2020: 4.2k 1000 ha2021: 4.2k 1000 ha2022: 4.3k 1000 ha2023: 4.2k 1000 ha2024: 4.1k 1000 ha

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.

Analysis

Central African Republic recorded 4,100 1000 ha for grassland — area from modis in 2024.

The figure is down 2.2% on the previous year and down 3.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, grassland — area from modis in Central African Republic peaked at 4,585 1000 ha in 2001 and was at its lowest, 4,004 1000 ha, in 2007.

That places Central African Republic 27th out of 29 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 4,198 1000 ha 4,004 1000 ha 4,585 1000 ha 9
2010s 4,251 1000 ha 4,099 1000 ha 4,322 1000 ha 10
2020s 4,194 1000 ha 4,100 1000 ha 4,297 1000 ha 5

Countries ranked near Central African Republic

  1. 24 Peru 33,248 1000 ha compare
  2. 25 Zimbabwe 32,253 1000 ha compare
  3. 26 Botswana 30,529 1000 ha compare
  4. 27 Somalia 25,963 1000 ha compare
  5. 28 Burkina Faso 25,374 1000 ha compare
  6. 29 Niger 25,190 1000 ha compare
  7. 30 Afghanistan 23,931 1000 ha compare

See the full ranking of 269 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is grassland — area from modis in Central African Republic?
Grassland — area from modis in Central African Republic was 4,100 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest grassland — area from modis recorded in Central African Republic?
The highest recorded value was 4,585 1000 ha in 2001.
What is the lowest grassland — area from modis recorded in Central African Republic?
The lowest recorded value was 4,004 1000 ha in 2007.
How does Central African Republic rank for grassland — area from modis?
Central African Republic ranks 27th out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
Is grassland — area from modis rising or falling in Central African Republic?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.8%. 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 Grassland — Area from MODIS. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Grassland — Area from MODIS
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
269 places, 6,390 data points, 2001–2024
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT domain on Land Cover data under the Agri-Environmental Indicators section contains land cover information organized by the land cover classes of the international standard system for Environmental and Economic Accounting Central Framework (SEEA CF). The land cover information is compiled from publicly available Global Land Cover (GLC) maps: a) MODIS land cover types based on the Land Cover Classification System, LCCS; b) The European Spatial Agency (ESA) Climate Change Initiative (CCI) annual land cover maps produced by the Université catholique de Louvain (UCL)-Geomatics and now under the European Copernicus Program; c) The annual land cover maps which were produced under the European Copernicus Global Land Service (CGLS) (CGLS land cover, containing discrete land cover categorization), with spatial resolution 100m; and d) the WorldCover maps of the European Space Agency, produced at 10m resolution.