Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland in Central African Republic
Central African Republic: Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland was 1,264 Square kilometres in 2022. ▲ Rising
Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland in Central African Republic, 2005–2022
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland in Central African Republic is 1,264 Square kilometres, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 9.5% on the previous year and up 105.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland in Central African Republic peaked at 1,264 Square kilometres in 2022 and was at its lowest, 262.28 Square kilometres, in 2005.
That places Central African Republic 96th out of 169 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland in Central African Republic, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 262.28 Square kilometres | — |
| 2010 | 616.46 Square kilometres | +135.0% |
| 2015 | 961.38 Square kilometres | +56.0% |
| 2020 | 1,155 Square kilometres | +20.1% |
| 2022 | 1,264 Square kilometres | +9.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 262.28 Square kilometres | 262.28 Square kilometres | 262.28 Square kilometres | 1 |
| 2010s | 788.92 Square kilometres | 616.46 Square kilometres | 961.38 Square kilometres | 2 |
| 2020s | 1,210 Square kilometres | 1,155 Square kilometres | 1,264 Square kilometres | 2 |
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More environment data for Central African Republic
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -17.69 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -17.75 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.218 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.3 °C (2025)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$, 2015 16.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$, 2015 0 million USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$, 2015 0.0002 million USD per person (2024)
- Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — Import value -24.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — Import value, per 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland in Central African Republic?
- Land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland in Central African Republic was 1,264 Square kilometres in 2022, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland recorded in Central African Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 1,264 Square kilometres in 2022.
- What is the lowest land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland recorded in Central African Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 262.28 Square kilometres in 2005.
- How does Central African Republic rank for land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland?
- Central African Republic ranks 96th out of 169 countries with data for 2022.
- Is land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland rising or falling in Central African Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 105.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Central African Republic data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The land cover dataset provides a global assessment of land cover and land cover change to monitor pressures on ecosystems and biodiversity. By using geospatial data with high spatio-temporal resolution, it develops a set of internationally comparable indicators with a long time series and a five-year interval from 2000 to 2022 for the Climate Change Initiative Land Cover dataset, and from 1975 to 2030 for the Global Human Settlement Layer dataset. Please see the working paper for a more complete description of the methods. The dataset has a global coverage on the national level, while on the sub-national TL2 level (i.e. large subnational regions) results are reported for all OECD countries as well as for Argentina, Brazil, China, India, Indonesia and South Africa. The following country aggregates are included: Euro area, European Union, Advanced economies, Emerging market economies, G7, G20, OECD, OECD Europe, OECD Asia Oceania, OECD Americas, the LAC region and the World. Data source(s): Climate Change Initiative land cover data and Global Human Settlement Layer built-up area data. Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Database documentation