What is the highest land use over the long-term recorded in Central African Republic?

The highest recorded value was 3.00 million hectares in 1960.

What is the lowest land use over the long-term recorded in Central African Republic?

The lowest recorded value was 479,650 hectares in 1000.

How does Central African Republic rank for land use over the long-term?

Central African Republic ranks 76th out of 202 countries with data for 2025.

Is land use over the long-term rising or falling in Central African Republic?

Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Central African Republic data come from?

The figures come from HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Land use over the long-term. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Land use over the long-term in Central African Republic

Name: Land use over the long-term in Central African Republic
Creator: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Central African Republic: Land use over the long-term was 2.99 million hectares in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

2.99 million hectares

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

76th

of 202 countries

All-time high

3.00 million hectares

in 1960

All-time low

479,650 hectares

in 1000

Years of data

108

1000–2025

Land use over the long-term in Central African Republic, 1000–2025

Source: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.

Analysis

The most recent figure for land use over the long-term in Central African Republic is 2.99 million hectares, measured in 2025.

Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, land use over the long-term in Central African Republic peaked at 3.00 million hectares in 1960 and was at its lowest, 479,650 hectares, in 1000.

Central African Republic ranks 76th of 202 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 108 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1000s	479,650 hectares	479,650 hectares	479,650 hectares	1
1100s	506,214 hectares	506,214 hectares	506,214 hectares	1
1200s	534,238 hectares	534,238 hectares	534,238 hectares	1
1300s	563,803 hectares	563,803 hectares	563,803 hectares	1
1400s	594,992 hectares	594,992 hectares	594,992 hectares	1
1500s	627,894 hectares	627,894 hectares	627,894 hectares	1
1600s	662,603 hectares	662,603 hectares	662,603 hectares	1
1700s	699,218 hectares	699,218 hectares	699,218 hectares	1
1710s	701,731 hectares	701,731 hectares	701,731 hectares	1
1720s	784,927 hectares	784,927 hectares	784,927 hectares	1
1730s	868,164 hectares	868,164 hectares	868,164 hectares	1
1740s	951,443 hectares	951,443 hectares	951,443 hectares	1
1750s	1.03 million hectares	1.03 million hectares	1.03 million hectares	1
1760s	1.12 million hectares	1.12 million hectares	1.12 million hectares	1
1770s	1.20 million hectares	1.20 million hectares	1.20 million hectares	1
1780s	1.28 million hectares	1.28 million hectares	1.28 million hectares	1
1790s	1.37 million hectares	1.37 million hectares	1.37 million hectares	1
1800s	1.45 million hectares	1.45 million hectares	1.45 million hectares	1
1810s	1.54 million hectares	1.54 million hectares	1.54 million hectares	1
1820s	1.62 million hectares	1.62 million hectares	1.62 million hectares	1
1830s	1.70 million hectares	1.70 million hectares	1.70 million hectares	1
1840s	1.79 million hectares	1.79 million hectares	1.79 million hectares	1
1850s	1.87 million hectares	1.87 million hectares	1.87 million hectares	1
1860s	1.88 million hectares	1.88 million hectares	1.88 million hectares	1
1870s	1.92 million hectares	1.92 million hectares	1.92 million hectares	1
1880s	1.99 million hectares	1.99 million hectares	1.99 million hectares	1
1890s	2.06 million hectares	2.06 million hectares	2.06 million hectares	1
1900s	1.96 million hectares	1.96 million hectares	1.96 million hectares	1
1910s	1.85 million hectares	1.85 million hectares	1.85 million hectares	1
1920s	1.76 million hectares	1.76 million hectares	1.76 million hectares	1
1930s	2.00 million hectares	2.00 million hectares	2.00 million hectares	1
1940s	2.26 million hectares	2.26 million hectares	2.26 million hectares	1
1950s	2.79 million hectares	2.65 million hectares	2.95 million hectares	10
1960s	3.00 million hectares	3.00 million hectares	3.00 million hectares	10
1970s	3.00 million hectares	3.00 million hectares	3.00 million hectares	10
1980s	3.00 million hectares	3.00 million hectares	3.00 million hectares	10
1990s	3.00 million hectares	2.99 million hectares	3.00 million hectares	10
2000s	2.99 million hectares	2.99 million hectares	2.99 million hectares	10
2010s	2.99 million hectares	2.99 million hectares	2.99 million hectares	10
2020s	2.99 million hectares	2.99 million hectares	2.99 million hectares	6

Countries ranked near Central African Republic

73 Italy 3.26 million hectares compare
74 Ecuador 3.24 million hectares compare
75 Greece 3.05 million hectares compare
77 Cuba 2.92 million hectares compare
78 Tajikistan 2.82 million hectares compare
79 Poland 2.47 million hectares compare

See the full ranking of 202 places →

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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is land use over the long-term in Central African Republic?: Land use over the long-term in Central African Republic was 2.99 million hectares in 2025, according to HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest land use over the long-term recorded in Central African Republic?: The highest recorded value was 3.00 million hectares in 1960.
What is the lowest land use over the long-term recorded in Central African Republic?: The lowest recorded value was 479,650 hectares in 1000.
How does Central African Republic rank for land use over the long-term?: Central African Republic ranks 76th out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
Is land use over the long-term rising or falling in Central African Republic?: Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Central African Republic data come from?: The figures come from HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Land use over the long-term. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Land use over the long-term
Unit: hectares
Source: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 202 places, 21,816 data points, 1000–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

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