Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in Central African Republic
Central African Republic: Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) was 24,963 kt in 2025. ▲ Rising
Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in Central African Republic, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Central African Republic recorded 24,963 kt for carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 33.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) in Central African Republic peaked at 24,963 kt in 2016 and was at its lowest, 18,773 kt, in 2011.
Central African Republic ranks 18th of 223 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in Central African Republic, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 18,777 kt | — |
| 1991 | 18,777 kt | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 18,777 kt | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 18,777 kt | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 18,777 kt | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 18,777 kt | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 18,777 kt | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 18,777 kt | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 18,777 kt | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 18,777 kt | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 18,777 kt | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 18,781 kt | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 18,781 kt | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 18,781 kt | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 18,781 kt | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 18,781 kt | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 18,781 kt | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 18,781 kt | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 18,781 kt | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 18,781 kt | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 18,781 kt | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 18,773 kt | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 18,773 kt | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 18,773 kt | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 18,773 kt | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 18,773 kt | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 24,963 kt | +33.0% |
| 2017 | 24,963 kt | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 24,963 kt | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 24,963 kt | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 24,963 kt | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 24,963 kt | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 24,963 kt | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 24,963 kt | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 24,963 kt | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 24,963 kt | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18,777 kt | 18,777 kt | 18,777 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 18,780 kt | 18,777 kt | 18,781 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 21,250 kt | 18,773 kt | 24,963 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 24,963 kt | 24,963 kt | 24,963 kt | 6 |
Countries ranked near Central African Republic
- 15 Angola 32,311 kt compare
- 15 Wallis and Futuna Islands -36.67 kt compare
- 16 Cabo Verde -7.33 kt compare
- 16 Malaysia 30,030 kt compare
- 16 Micronesia -58.67 kt compare
- 17 Paraguay 27,661 kt compare
- 17 Syrian Arab Republic -1,885 kt compare
- 18 Democratic People's Republic of Korea -1,995 kt compare
- 19 Liberia 22,829 kt compare
- 19 Viet Nam -5,412 kt compare
- 20 Mali 22,675 kt compare
- 20 Türkiye -6,908 kt compare
- 21 Chad 20,709 kt compare
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 stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) in Central African Republic?
- Carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) in Central African Republic was 24,963 kt in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) recorded in Central African Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 24,963 kt in 2016.
- What is the lowest carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) recorded in Central African Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 18,773 kt in 2011.
- How does Central African Republic rank for carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2)?
- Central African Republic ranks 18th out of 223 countries with data for 2025.
- Is carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) rising or falling in Central African Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Forests consists of CO2 emissions and removals corresponding to forest carbon stock changes (aboveground and belowground living biomass). Estimates are computed following the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (IPCC, 2006).