Wood fuel — Production, per capita in Central African Republic
Central African Republic: Wood fuel — Production, per capita was 0.3752 m3 per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Wood fuel — Production, per capita in Central African Republic, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in m3 per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for wood fuel — production, per capita in Central African Republic is 0.3752 m3 per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.3% on the previous year and down 13.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wood fuel — production, per capita in Central African Republic peaked at 1.14 m3 per person in 1987 and was at its lowest, 0.3752 m3 per person, in 2024.
Central African Republic ranks 55th of 170 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Wood fuel — Production, per capita in Central African Republic, year by year
| Year | m3 per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.8936 m3 per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.8823 m3 per person | -1.3% |
| 1963 | 0.8818 m3 per person | -0.1% |
| 1964 | 0.8806 m3 per person | -0.1% |
| 1965 | 0.884 m3 per person | +0.4% |
| 1966 | 0.8811 m3 per person | -0.3% |
| 1967 | 0.8825 m3 per person | +0.2% |
| 1968 | 0.8827 m3 per person | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.9018 m3 per person | +2.2% |
| 1970 | 0.9011 m3 per person | -0.1% |
| 1971 | 0.9013 m3 per person | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.9067 m3 per person | +0.6% |
| 1973 | 0.9317 m3 per person | +2.8% |
| 1974 | 0.9571 m3 per person | +2.7% |
| 1975 | 0.9594 m3 per person | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 0.9657 m3 per person | +0.7% |
| 1977 | 0.9773 m3 per person | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 0.9888 m3 per person | +1.2% |
| 1979 | 1 m3 per person | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 1.01 m3 per person | +1.3% |
| 1981 | 1.03 m3 per person | +1.3% |
| 1982 | 1.04 m3 per person | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 1.06 m3 per person | +1.4% |
| 1984 | 1.11 m3 per person | +5.4% |
| 1985 | 1.12 m3 per person | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 1.14 m3 per person | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 1.14 m3 per person | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 1.13 m3 per person | -1.7% |
| 1989 | 1.1 m3 per person | -2.5% |
| 1990 | 1.06 m3 per person | -3.1% |
| 1991 | 1.03 m3 per person | -3.1% |
| 1992 | 1.06 m3 per person | +3.1% |
| 1993 | 1.03 m3 per person | -3.1% |
| 1994 | 0.9208 m3 per person | -10.5% |
| 1995 | 0.896 m3 per person | -2.7% |
| 1996 | 0.7584 m3 per person | -15.4% |
| 1997 | 0.7608 m3 per person | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 0.7405 m3 per person | -2.7% |
| 1999 | 0.5363 m3 per person | -27.6% |
| 2000 | 0.5217 m3 per person | -2.7% |
| 2001 | 0.5103 m3 per person | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 0.4992 m3 per person | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 0.4874 m3 per person | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 0.477 m3 per person | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 0.4663 m3 per person | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 0.4569 m3 per person | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 0.4482 m3 per person | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 0.4387 m3 per person | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 0.4416 m3 per person | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 0.4451 m3 per person | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.4381 m3 per person | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 0.4338 m3 per person | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.4308 m3 per person | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.4326 m3 per person | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.432 m3 per person | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.4243 m3 per person | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 0.4172 m3 per person | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 0.4099 m3 per person | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 0.4045 m3 per person | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 0.3979 m3 per person | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 0.3912 m3 per person | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 0.3923 m3 per person | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.3882 m3 per person | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 0.3752 m3 per person | -3.3% |
Central African Republic compared with similar countries
- Central African Republic's 0.3752 m3 per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.4272 m3 per person, 88% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Central African Republic's 0.3752 m3 per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.4386 m3 per person, 86% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wood fuel — Production, per capita in Central African Republic changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | -27.6% | 0.7405 m3 per person | 0.5363 m3 per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8856 m3 per person | 0.8806 m3 per person | 0.9018 m3 per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.949 m3 per person | 0.9011 m3 per person | 1 m3 per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.09 m3 per person | 1.01 m3 per person | 1.14 m3 per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8799 m3 per person | 0.5363 m3 per person | 1.06 m3 per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4747 m3 per person | 0.4387 m3 per person | 0.5217 m3 per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4268 m3 per person | 0.4045 m3 per person | 0.4451 m3 per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.389 m3 per person | 0.3752 m3 per person | 0.3979 m3 per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Central African Republic
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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wood fuel — production, per capita in Central African Republic?
- Wood fuel — production, per capita in Central African Republic was 0.3752 m3 per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest wood fuel — production, per capita recorded in Central African Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 1.14 m3 per person in 1987.
- What is the lowest wood fuel — production, per capita recorded in Central African Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3752 m3 per person in 2024.
- How does Central African Republic rank for wood fuel — production, per capita?
- Central African Republic ranks 55th out of 170 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wood fuel — production, per capita rising or falling in Central African Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Central African Republic data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Wood fuel — Production, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Wood fuel — Production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Wood fuel — Production ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Wood fuel — Production Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Wood fuel — Production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.