Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita in Central African Republic
Central African Republic: Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita was 0.4535 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita in Central African Republic, 1990–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
In 2024, forest fires — burned area, per capita in Central African Republic stood at 0.4535 ha per person.
That represents a change of down 3.9% on the previous year and down 21.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest fires — burned area, per capita in Central African Republic peaked at 0.9931 ha per person in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.0557 ha per person, in 1996.
Central African Republic ranks 1st of 186 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita in Central African Republic, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.9633 ha per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.9337 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 1992 | 0.9045 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 1993 | 0.8761 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 1994 | 0.8492 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 1995 | 0.8263 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0557 ha per person | -93.3% |
| 1997 | 0.1251 ha per person | +124.8% |
| 1998 | 0.1921 ha per person | +53.5% |
| 1999 | 0.1566 ha per person | -18.5% |
| 2000 | 0.1158 ha per person | -26.1% |
| 2001 | 0.7791 ha per person | +572.9% |
| 2002 | 0.6258 ha per person | -19.7% |
| 2003 | 0.9931 ha per person | +58.7% |
| 2004 | 0.6839 ha per person | -31.1% |
| 2005 | 0.9271 ha per person | +35.6% |
| 2006 | 0.7975 ha per person | -14.0% |
| 2007 | 0.9099 ha per person | +14.1% |
| 2008 | 0.7836 ha per person | -13.9% |
| 2009 | 0.5151 ha per person | -34.3% |
| 2010 | 0.7606 ha per person | +47.7% |
| 2011 | 0.8323 ha per person | +9.4% |
| 2012 | 0.7955 ha per person | -4.4% |
| 2013 | 0.6799 ha per person | -14.5% |
| 2014 | 0.5793 ha per person | -14.8% |
| 2015 | 0.5886 ha per person | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 0.8265 ha per person | +40.4% |
| 2017 | 0.6893 ha per person | -16.6% |
| 2018 | 0.6919 ha per person | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.6709 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 0.6281 ha per person | -6.4% |
| 2021 | 0.6378 ha per person | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 0.6541 ha per person | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 0.4719 ha per person | -27.9% |
| 2024 | 0.4535 ha per person | -3.9% |
Central African Republic compared with similar countries
- Central African Republic's 0.4535 ha per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0 ha per person, 11435.6× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Central African Republic's 0.4535 ha per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0003 ha per person, 1668.7× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Forest fires — Burned Area, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +572.9% | 0.1158 ha per person | 0.7791 ha per person |
| 1997 | +124.8% | 0.0557 ha per person | 0.1251 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5883 ha per person | 0.0557 ha per person | 0.9633 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7131 ha per person | 0.1158 ha per person | 0.9931 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7115 ha per person | 0.5793 ha per person | 0.8323 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5691 ha per person | 0.4535 ha per person | 0.6541 ha per person | 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 forest fires — burned area, per capita in Central African Republic?
- Forest fires — burned area, per capita in Central African Republic was 0.4535 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forest fires — burned area, per capita recorded in Central African Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9931 ha per person in 2003.
- What is the lowest forest fires — burned area, per capita recorded in Central African Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0557 ha per person in 1996.
- How does Central African Republic rank for forest fires — burned area, per capita?
- Central African Republic ranks 1st out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is forest fires — burned area, per capita rising or falling in Central African Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.7%. 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 Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Forest fires — Burned Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Forest fires — Burned Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Forest fires — Burned Area 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
Forest fires — Burned Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.