Land use in Central African Republic
Central African Republic: Land use was 2.68 million hectares in 2023. ▲ Rising
Land use in Central African Republic, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land use in Central African Republic is 2.68 million hectares, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 40.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use in Central African Republic peaked at 2.68 million hectares in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.74 million hectares, in 1961.
That places Central African Republic 77th out of 223 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.78 million hectares | 1.74 million hectares | 1.82 million hectares | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.89 million hectares | 1.83 million hectares | 1.95 million hectares | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.95 million hectares | 1.94 million hectares | 1.97 million hectares | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.98 million hectares | 1.96 million hectares | 2.01 million hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.97 million hectares | 1.96 million hectares | 1.98 million hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.00 million hectares | 1.90 million hectares | 2.50 million hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.63 million hectares | 2.60 million hectares | 2.68 million hectares | 4 |
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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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land use in Central African Republic?
- Land use in Central African Republic was 2.68 million hectares in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest land use recorded in Central African Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 2.68 million hectares in 2023.
- What is the lowest land use recorded in Central African Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.74 million hectares in 1961.
- How does Central African Republic rank for land use?
- Central African Republic ranks 77th out of 223 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use rising or falling in Central African Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Central African Republic data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Land use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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