Tree-covered areas — Area from MODIS in Central African Republic

Central African Republic: Tree-covered areas — Area from MODIS was 57,865 1000 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
57,865 1000 ha
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
14th
of 223 countries
All-time high
57,865 1000 ha
in 2024
All-time low
56,680 1000 ha
in 2001
Years of data
24
2001–2024

Tree-covered areas — Area from MODIS in Central African Republic, 2001–2024

020.0k40.0k60.0k2001201220242001: 56.7k 1000 ha2002: 57.1k 1000 ha2003: 57.3k 1000 ha2004: 57.4k 1000 ha2005: 57.5k 1000 ha2006: 57.7k 1000 ha2007: 57.8k 1000 ha2008: 57.8k 1000 ha2009: 57.8k 1000 ha2010: 57.8k 1000 ha2011: 57.7k 1000 ha2012: 57.7k 1000 ha2013: 57.6k 1000 ha2014: 57.7k 1000 ha2015: 57.6k 1000 ha2016: 57.5k 1000 ha2017: 57.5k 1000 ha2018: 57.5k 1000 ha2019: 57.6k 1000 ha2020: 57.7k 1000 ha2021: 57.7k 1000 ha2022: 57.6k 1000 ha2023: 57.7k 1000 ha2024: 57.9k 1000 ha

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.

Analysis

In 2024, tree-covered areas — area from modis in Central African Republic stood at 57,865 1000 ha. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.

The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, tree-covered areas — area from modis in Central African Republic peaked at 57,865 1000 ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 56,680 1000 ha, in 2001.

Central African Republic ranks 14th of 223 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

Tree-covered areas — Area from MODIS in Central African Republic, year by year

Annual values for Tree-covered areas — Area from MODIS in Central African Republic, 2001 to 2024.
Year 1000 ha Change
2001 56,680 1000 ha —
2002 57,061 1000 ha +0.7%
2003 57,291 1000 ha +0.4%
2004 57,429 1000 ha +0.2%
2005 57,540 1000 ha +0.2%
2006 57,668 1000 ha +0.2%
2007 57,772 1000 ha +0.2%
2008 57,793 1000 ha +0.0%
2009 57,798 1000 ha +0.0%
2010 57,788 1000 ha -0.0%
2011 57,695 1000 ha -0.2%
2012 57,694 1000 ha -0.0%
2013 57,644 1000 ha -0.1%
2014 57,652 1000 ha +0.0%
2015 57,577 1000 ha -0.1%
2016 57,535 1000 ha -0.1%
2017 57,521 1000 ha -0.0%
2018 57,534 1000 ha +0.0%
2019 57,600 1000 ha +0.1%
2020 57,708 1000 ha +0.2%
2021 57,727 1000 ha +0.0%
2022 57,555 1000 ha -0.3%
2023 57,726 1000 ha +0.3%
2024 57,865 1000 ha +0.2%

Central African Republic compared with similar countries

  • Central African Republic's 57,865 1000 ha is above the median for low income countries, which is 1,595 1000 ha, 36.3× the median. (22 countries reporting)
  • Central African Republic's 57,865 1000 ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2,469 1000 ha, 23.4× the median. (44 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 57,448 1000 ha 56,680 1000 ha 57,798 1000 ha 9
2010s 57,624 1000 ha 57,521 1000 ha 57,788 1000 ha 10
2020s 57,716 1000 ha 57,555 1000 ha 57,865 1000 ha 5

Countries ranked near Central African Republic

  1. 11 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 7,856 1000 ha compare
  2. 11 Peru 78,982 1000 ha compare
  3. 12 Angola 72,958 1000 ha compare
  4. 12 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 1,991 1000 ha compare
  5. 13 Argentina 58,070 1000 ha compare
  6. 13 Timor-Leste 1,309 1000 ha compare
  7. 14 Polynesia 555.2 1000 ha compare
  8. 15 India 56,132 1000 ha compare
  9. 15 Republic of Moldova 282.03 1000 ha compare
  10. 16 Mozambique 55,386 1000 ha compare
  11. 16 Syrian Arab Republic 149.14 1000 ha compare
  12. 17 Zambia 50,061 1000 ha compare
  13. 17 Micronesia 131.33 1000 ha compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is tree-covered areas — area from modis in Central African Republic?
Tree-covered areas — area from modis in Central African Republic was 57,865 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest tree-covered areas — area from modis recorded in Central African Republic?
The highest recorded value was 57,865 1000 ha in 2024.
What is the lowest tree-covered areas — area from modis recorded in Central African Republic?
The lowest recorded value was 56,680 1000 ha in 2001.
How does Central African Republic rank for tree-covered areas — area from modis?
Central African Republic ranks 14th out of 223 countries with data for 2024.
Is tree-covered areas — area from modis rising or falling in Central African Republic?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. 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 MODIS. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Tree-covered areas — Area from MODIS
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
269 places, 6,390 data points, 2001–2024
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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.