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Forest fires — Burned Area, per unit of GDP in Central African Republic

Central African Republic: Forest fires — Burned Area, per unit of GDP was 0.0009 ha per US$ of GDP in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
0.0009 ha per US$ of GDP
Change on year
down 7.7%
World rank
1st
of 183 countries
All-time high
0.0036 ha per US$ of GDP
in 2003
All-time low
0.0002 ha per US$ of GDP
in 1996
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Forest fires — Burned Area, per unit of GDP in Central African Republic, 1990–2024

00.0010.0020.0030.0041990200720241990: 0.002 ha per US$ of GDP1991: 0.002 ha per US$ of GDP1992: 0.002 ha per US$ of GDP1993: 0.002 ha per US$ of GDP1994: 0.003 ha per US$ of GDP1995: 0.002 ha per US$ of GDP1996: 0 ha per US$ of GDP1997: 0 ha per US$ of GDP1998: 0.001 ha per US$ of GDP1999: 0.001 ha per US$ of GDP2000: 0 ha per US$ of GDP2001: 0.003 ha per US$ of GDP2002: 0.003 ha per US$ of GDP2003: 0.004 ha per US$ of GDP2004: 0.002 ha per US$ of GDP2005: 0.003 ha per US$ of GDP2006: 0.002 ha per US$ of GDP2007: 0.002 ha per US$ of GDP2008: 0.002 ha per US$ of GDP2009: 0.001 ha per US$ of GDP2010: 0.002 ha per US$ of GDP2011: 0.002 ha per US$ of GDP2012: 0.001 ha per US$ of GDP2013: 0.002 ha per US$ of GDP2014: 0.001 ha per US$ of GDP2015: 0.002 ha per US$ of GDP2016: 0.002 ha per US$ of GDP2017: 0.002 ha per US$ of GDP2018: 0.002 ha per US$ of GDP2019: 0.001 ha per US$ of GDP2020: 0.001 ha per US$ of GDP2021: 0.001 ha per US$ of GDP2022: 0.001 ha per US$ of GDP2023: 0.001 ha per US$ of GDP2024: 0.001 ha per US$ of GDP

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

Central African Republic recorded 0.0009 ha per US$ of GDP for forest fires — burned area, per unit of gdp in 2024.

That represents a change of down 7.7% on the previous year and down 37.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, forest fires — burned area, per unit of gdp in Central African Republic peaked at 0.0036 ha per US$ of GDP in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.0002 ha per US$ of GDP, in 1996.

Central African Republic ranks 1st of 183 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 unit of GDP in Central African Republic, year by year

Year ha per US$ of GDP Change
1990 0.0019 ha per US$ of GDP —
1991 0.002 ha per US$ of GDP +4.6%
1992 0.002 ha per US$ of GDP -2.4%
1993 0.0022 ha per US$ of GDP +10.4%
1994 0.0033 ha per US$ of GDP +50.2%
1995 0.0025 ha per US$ of GDP -23.7%
1996 0.0002 ha per US$ of GDP -92.3%
1997 0.0005 ha per US$ of GDP +148.3%
1998 0.0007 ha per US$ of GDP +52.9%
1999 0.0006 ha per US$ of GDP -18.9%
2000 0.0005 ha per US$ of GDP -17.1%
2001 0.0033 ha per US$ of GDP +576.3%
2002 0.0025 ha per US$ of GDP -23.1%
2003 0.0036 ha per US$ of GDP +41.7%
2004 0.0023 ha per US$ of GDP -36.8%
2005 0.003 ha per US$ of GDP +31.9%
2006 0.0024 ha per US$ of GDP -19.6%
2007 0.0024 ha per US$ of GDP +0.0%
2008 0.0018 ha per US$ of GDP -25.0%
2009 0.0011 ha per US$ of GDP -37.0%
2010 0.0016 ha per US$ of GDP +41.3%
2011 0.0016 ha per US$ of GDP -2.3%
2012 0.0015 ha per US$ of GDP -6.2%
2013 0.0019 ha per US$ of GDP +27.7%
2014 0.0014 ha per US$ of GDP -24.3%
2015 0.0016 ha per US$ of GDP +13.7%
2016 0.0021 ha per US$ of GDP +32.9%
2017 0.0016 ha per US$ of GDP -25.3%
2018 0.0015 ha per US$ of GDP -4.7%
2019 0.0015 ha per US$ of GDP -1.7%
2020 0.0014 ha per US$ of GDP -9.1%
2021 0.0013 ha per US$ of GDP -4.5%
2022 0.0014 ha per US$ of GDP +8.0%
2023 0.001 ha per US$ of GDP -32.0%
2024 0.0009 ha per US$ of GDP -7.7%

Central African Republic compared with similar countries

  • Central African Republic's 0.0009 ha per US$ of GDP is above the median for low income countries, which is 0 ha per US$ of GDP, 41624.6× the median. (21 countries reporting)
  • Central African Republic's 0.0009 ha per US$ of GDP is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0 ha per US$ of GDP, 6615.5× the median. (43 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Forest fires — Burned Area, per unit of GDP 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.

YearChange FromTo
2001 +576.3% 0.0005 ha per US$ of GDP 0.0033 ha per US$ of GDP

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.0016 ha per US$ of GDP 0.0002 ha per US$ of GDP 0.0033 ha per US$ of GDP 10
2000s 0.0023 ha per US$ of GDP 0.0005 ha per US$ of GDP 0.0036 ha per US$ of GDP 10
2010s 0.0016 ha per US$ of GDP 0.0014 ha per US$ of GDP 0.0021 ha per US$ of GDP 10
2020s 0.0012 ha per US$ of GDP 0.0009 ha per US$ of GDP 0.0014 ha per US$ of GDP 5

Countries ranked near Central African Republic

  1. 2 Zambia 0.0001 ha per US$ of GDP compare
  2. 3 Mozambique 0.0001 ha per US$ of GDP compare
  3. 4 Angola 0 ha per US$ of GDP compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is forest fires — burned area, per unit of gdp in Central African Republic?
Forest fires — burned area, per unit of gdp in Central African Republic was 0.0009 ha per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest forest fires — burned area, per unit of gdp recorded in Central African Republic?
The highest recorded value was 0.0036 ha per US$ of GDP in 2003.
What is the lowest forest fires — burned area, per unit of gdp recorded in Central African Republic?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0002 ha per US$ of GDP in 1996.
How does Central African Republic rank for forest fires — burned area, per unit of gdp?
Central African Republic ranks 1st out of 183 countries with data for 2024.
Is forest fires — burned area, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Central African Republic?
Over the last ten years it is down 37.8%. 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 unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Forest fires — Burned Area, per unit of GDP
Unit
ha per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
185 places, 6,212 data points, 1990–2024
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Forest fires — Burned Area divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.