Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Central African Republic
Central African Republic: Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre was 3.9 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Central African Republic, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre in Central African Republic stood at 3.9 ha per square kilometre.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 27.1% on the previous year and down 23.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre in Central African Republic peaked at 6.54 ha per square kilometre in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.307 ha per square kilometre, in 1996.
Central African Republic ranks 1st of 186 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Central African Republic, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 4.44 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 4.44 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 4.44 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 4.44 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 4.44 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 4.44 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.307 ha per square kilometre | -93.1% |
| 1997 | 0.7094 ha per square kilometre | +131.1% |
| 1998 | 1.12 ha per square kilometre | +57.7% |
| 1999 | 0.9374 ha per square kilometre | -16.2% |
| 2000 | 0.7124 ha per square kilometre | -24.0% |
| 2001 | 4.9 ha per square kilometre | +588.0% |
| 2002 | 4.02 ha per square kilometre | -17.9% |
| 2003 | 6.54 ha per square kilometre | +62.5% |
| 2004 | 4.6 ha per square kilometre | -29.6% |
| 2005 | 6.38 ha per square kilometre | +38.7% |
| 2006 | 5.6 ha per square kilometre | -12.2% |
| 2007 | 6.52 ha per square kilometre | +16.3% |
| 2008 | 5.73 ha per square kilometre | -12.0% |
| 2009 | 3.74 ha per square kilometre | -34.7% |
| 2010 | 5.49 ha per square kilometre | +46.5% |
| 2011 | 6.1 ha per square kilometre | +11.2% |
| 2012 | 5.89 ha per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 2013 | 5.07 ha per square kilometre | -13.9% |
| 2014 | 4.3 ha per square kilometre | -15.2% |
| 2015 | 4.37 ha per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 6.25 ha per square kilometre | +43.0% |
| 2017 | 5.3 ha per square kilometre | -15.2% |
| 2018 | 5.42 ha per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 5.32 ha per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 5.07 ha per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 2021 | 5.23 ha per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2022 | 5.35 ha per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 3.9 ha per square kilometre | -27.1% |
Central African Republic compared with similar countries
- Central African Republic's 3.9 ha per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0157 ha per square kilometre, 249.2× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Central African Republic's 3.9 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0207 ha per square kilometre, 188.8× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Forest fires — Burned Area, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +588.0% | 0.7124 ha per square kilometre | 4.9 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.97 ha per square kilometre | 0.307 ha per square kilometre | 4.44 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.88 ha per square kilometre | 0.7124 ha per square kilometre | 6.54 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.35 ha per square kilometre | 4.3 ha per square kilometre | 6.25 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.89 ha per square kilometre | 3.9 ha per square kilometre | 5.35 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
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 square kilometre in Central African Republic?
- Forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre in Central African Republic was 3.9 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre recorded in Central African Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 6.54 ha per square kilometre in 2003.
- What is the lowest forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre recorded in Central African Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.307 ha per square kilometre in 1996.
- How does Central African Republic rank for forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre?
- Central African Republic ranks 1st out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Central African Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.0%. 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 Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Forest fires — Burned Area 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.
Forest fires — Burned Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Forest fires — Burned Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- 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
Forest fires — Burned Area 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.