Tree-covered areas — Area from CCI_LC in Central African Republic
Central African Republic: Tree-covered areas — Area from CCI_LC was 50,794 1000 ha in 2022. ▬ Flat
Tree-covered areas — Area from CCI_LC in Central African Republic, 1992–2022
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tree-covered areas — area from cci_lc in Central African Republic is 50,794 1000 ha, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 31 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tree-covered areas — area from cci_lc in Central African Republic peaked at 51,393 1000 ha in 2009 and was at its lowest, 50,794 1000 ha, in 2022.
Central African Republic ranks 13th of 224 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Tree-covered areas — Area from CCI_LC in Central African Republic, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 51,133 1000 ha | — |
| 1993 | 51,133 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 51,133 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 51,131 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 51,136 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 51,143 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 51,137 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 51,120 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 51,108 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 51,099 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 51,102 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 51,197 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 51,237 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 51,261 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 51,307 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 51,334 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 51,390 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 51,393 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 51,390 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 51,381 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 51,373 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 51,367 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 51,370 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 51,370 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 51,361 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 51,346 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 51,207 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 51,079 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 51,072 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 50,980 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 50,794 1000 ha | -0.4% |
Central African Republic compared with similar countries
- Central African Republic's 50,794 1000 ha is above the median for low income countries, which is 2,674 1000 ha, 19.0× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Central African Republic's 50,794 1000 ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4,570 1000 ha, 11.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 51,133 1000 ha | 51,120 1000 ha | 51,143 1000 ha | 8 |
| 2000s | 51,243 1000 ha | 51,099 1000 ha | 51,393 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 51,324 1000 ha | 51,079 1000 ha | 51,390 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 50,949 1000 ha | 50,794 1000 ha | 51,072 1000 ha | 3 |
Countries ranked near Central African Republic
- 10 Colombia 74,493 1000 ha compare
- 10 Lao People's Democratic Republic 10,787 1000 ha compare
- 11 Angola 74,245 1000 ha compare
- 11 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 7,414 1000 ha compare
- 12 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 3,127 1000 ha compare
- 12 Mexico 72,332 1000 ha compare
- 13 Timor-Leste 362.66 1000 ha compare
- 14 India 50,437 1000 ha compare
- 14 Polynesia 324.2 1000 ha compare
- 15 Republic of Moldova 301.31 1000 ha compare
- 15 Zambia 46,671 1000 ha compare
- 16 Mozambique 44,995 1000 ha compare
- 16 Syrian Arab Republic 273.67 1000 ha compare
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)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 5.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 1.2 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tree-covered areas — area from cci_lc in Central African Republic?
- Tree-covered areas — area from cci_lc in Central African Republic was 50,794 1000 ha in 2022, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest tree-covered areas — area from cci_lc recorded in Central African Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 51,393 1000 ha in 2009.
- What is the lowest tree-covered areas — area from cci_lc recorded in Central African Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 50,794 1000 ha in 2022.
- How does Central African Republic rank for tree-covered areas — area from cci_lc?
- Central African Republic ranks 13th out of 224 countries with data for 2022.
- Is tree-covered areas — area from cci_lc rising or falling in Central African Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.1%. 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 Tree-covered areas — Area from CCI_LC. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.