Carbon dioxide emissions by income level, per square kilometre in Central African Republic
Central African Republic: Carbon dioxide emissions by income level, per square kilometre was 0.6335 tonnes per square kilometre in 2024. ▲ Rising
Carbon dioxide emissions by income level, per square kilometre in Central African Republic, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2024, carbon dioxide emissions by income level, per square kilometre in Central African Republic stood at 0.6335 tonnes per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and up 199.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon dioxide emissions by income level, per square kilometre in Central African Republic peaked at 0.6335 tonnes per square kilometre in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.1176 tonnes per square kilometre, in 1962.
That places Central African Republic 204th out of 204 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Carbon dioxide emissions by income level, per square kilometre in Central African Republic, year by year
| Year | tonnes per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1412 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.1176 tonnes per square kilometre | -16.7% |
| 1963 | 0.1176 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.1176 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.1412 tonnes per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 1966 | 0.1353 tonnes per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 1967 | 0.147 tonnes per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 1968 | 0.2941 tonnes per square kilometre | +100.0% |
| 1969 | 0.3 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1970 | 0.3352 tonnes per square kilometre | +11.8% |
| 1971 | 0.2941 tonnes per square kilometre | -12.3% |
| 1972 | 0.2705 tonnes per square kilometre | -8.0% |
| 1973 | 0.2588 tonnes per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 1974 | 0.1823 tonnes per square kilometre | -29.5% |
| 1975 | 0.1647 tonnes per square kilometre | -9.7% |
| 1976 | 0.2058 tonnes per square kilometre | +25.0% |
| 1977 | 0.2058 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.2353 tonnes per square kilometre | +14.3% |
| 1979 | 0.1647 tonnes per square kilometre | -30.0% |
| 1980 | 0.1706 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1981 | 0.2176 tonnes per square kilometre | +27.6% |
| 1982 | 0.2294 tonnes per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1983 | 0.2353 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1984 | 0.2411 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1985 | 0.2588 tonnes per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 1986 | 0.2588 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.4176 tonnes per square kilometre | +61.4% |
| 1988 | 0.3705 tonnes per square kilometre | -11.3% |
| 1989 | 0.3999 tonnes per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 1990 | 0.2941 tonnes per square kilometre | -26.5% |
| 1991 | 0.3058 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1992 | 0.3117 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 0.3176 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 0.3352 tonnes per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1995 | 0.3352 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.3411 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 0.347 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 0.3529 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 0.3705 tonnes per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2000 | 0.2 tonnes per square kilometre | -46.0% |
| 2001 | 0.2294 tonnes per square kilometre | +14.7% |
| 2002 | 0.1882 tonnes per square kilometre | -17.9% |
| 2003 | 0.1823 tonnes per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2004 | 0.2 tonnes per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 2005 | 0.2058 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 0.2235 tonnes per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 2007 | 0.247 tonnes per square kilometre | +10.5% |
| 2008 | 0.2411 tonnes per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 0.247 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 0.2705 tonnes per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 2011 | 0.247 tonnes per square kilometre | -8.7% |
| 2012 | 0.2941 tonnes per square kilometre | +19.0% |
| 2013 | 0.1647 tonnes per square kilometre | -44.0% |
| 2014 | 0.2117 tonnes per square kilometre | +28.6% |
| 2015 | 0.3117 tonnes per square kilometre | +47.2% |
| 2016 | 0.3823 tonnes per square kilometre | +22.6% |
| 2017 | 0.4587 tonnes per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 2018 | 0.4352 tonnes per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 2019 | 0.4999 tonnes per square kilometre | +14.9% |
| 2020 | 0.5352 tonnes per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 2021 | 0.5881 tonnes per square kilometre | +9.9% |
| 2022 | 0.6058 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 0.6249 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2024 | 0.6335 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.4% |
Central African Republic compared with similar countries
- Central African Republic's 0.6335 tonnes per square kilometre is below the median for low income countries, which is 12.17 tonnes per square kilometre, 5% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Central African Republic's 0.6335 tonnes per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 21.8 tonnes per square kilometre, 3% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Carbon dioxide emissions by income level, per square kilometre 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | +100.0% | 0.147 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.2941 tonnes per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1679 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.1176 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.3 tonnes per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.2317 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.1647 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.3352 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.28 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.1706 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.4176 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3311 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.2941 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.3705 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2164 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.1823 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.247 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3276 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.1647 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.4999 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5975 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.5352 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.6335 tonnes per square kilometre | 5 |
Countries ranked near Central African Republic
More climate change data for Central African Republic
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 1.19 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 13,396 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 4,441 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 8,956 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 16.76 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 319.84 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 167.09 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 51.6 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 115.5 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.1947 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon dioxide emissions by income level, per square kilometre in Central African Republic?
- Carbon dioxide emissions by income level, per square kilometre in Central African Republic was 0.6335 tonnes per square kilometre in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest carbon dioxide emissions by income level, per square kilometre recorded in Central African Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6335 tonnes per square kilometre in 2024.
- What is the lowest carbon dioxide emissions by income level, per square kilometre recorded in Central African Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1176 tonnes per square kilometre in 1962.
- How does Central African Republic rank for carbon dioxide emissions by income level, per square kilometre?
- Central African Republic ranks 204th out of 204 countries with data for 2024.
- Is carbon dioxide emissions by income level, per square kilometre rising or falling in Central African Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 199.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Central African Republic data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Carbon dioxide emissions by income level, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Carbon dioxide emissions by income level divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Carbon dioxide emissions by income level ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Carbon dioxide emissions by income level Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
Carbon dioxide emissions by income level divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.