Primary Forest — Area in Central African Republic
Central African Republic: Primary Forest — Area was 3,898 1000 ha in 2025. ▬ Flat
Primary Forest — Area in Central African Republic, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2025, primary forest — area in Central African Republic stood at 3,898 1000 ha.
That represents a change of down 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary forest — area in Central African Republic peaked at 3,900 1000 ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 3,898 1000 ha, in 2020.
Central African Republic ranks 24th of 35 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3,900 1000 ha | 3,900 1000 ha | 3,900 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,900 1000 ha | 3,900 1000 ha | 3,900 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,899 1000 ha | 3,898 1000 ha | 3,899 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,898 1000 ha | 3,898 1000 ha | 3,898 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Central African Republic
- 21 French Guiana 7,587 1000 ha compare
- 22 Madagascar 7,373 1000 ha compare
- 23 Cameroon 3,557 1000 ha compare
- 24 Myanmar 3,192 1000 ha compare
- 25 Japan 2,974 1000 ha compare
- 26 Sweden 2,096 1000 ha compare
- 27 New Zealand 2,000 1000 ha compare
More environment data for Central African Republic
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 0 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 0.1 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 4.8 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 51.38 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 2,990 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 17.69 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 1,030 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 30.93 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 1,800 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.53 ha/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary forest — area in Central African Republic?
- Primary forest — area in Central African Republic was 3,898 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest primary forest — area recorded in Central African Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 3,900 1000 ha in 1990.
- What is the lowest primary forest — area recorded in Central African Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,898 1000 ha in 2020.
- How does Central African Republic rank for primary forest — area?
- Central African Republic ranks 24th out of 35 groups with data for 2025.
- Is primary forest — area rising or falling in Central African Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.0%. 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 Primary Forest — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.