Forestland — Area, per capita in Central African Republic
Central African Republic: Forestland — Area, per capita was 0.0082 1000 ha per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Forestland — Area, per capita in Central African Republic, 1990–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per person.
Analysis
Central African Republic recorded 0.0082 1000 ha per person for forestland — area, per capita in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.4% on the previous year and down 16.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forestland — area, per capita in Central African Republic peaked at 0.0162 1000 ha per person in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0082 1000 ha per person, in 2025.
That places Central African Republic 5th out of 191 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Forestland — Area, per capita in Central African Republic, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0162 1000 ha per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.0157 1000 ha per person | -3.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0152 1000 ha per person | -3.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0147 1000 ha per person | -3.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0142 1000 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0138 1000 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0135 1000 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0131 1000 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0127 1000 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0124 1000 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 2000 | 0.012 1000 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0117 1000 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0115 1000 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0112 1000 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 0.011 1000 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0107 1000 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0105 1000 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0103 1000 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 0.01 1000 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0101 1000 ha per person | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0102 1000 ha per person | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.01 1000 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0099 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0098 1000 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0099 1000 ha per person | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0098 1000 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0097 1000 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0095 1000 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0093 1000 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0092 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 0.009 1000 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0089 1000 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0089 1000 ha per person | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0088 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 0.0085 1000 ha per person | -3.4% |
| 2025 | 0.0082 1000 ha per person | -3.4% |
Central African Republic compared with similar countries
- Central African Republic's 0.0082 1000 ha per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0002 1000 ha per person, 36.9× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Central African Republic's 0.0082 1000 ha per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0003 1000 ha per person, 28.2× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0141 1000 ha per person | 0.0124 1000 ha per person | 0.0162 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0109 1000 ha per person | 0.01 1000 ha per person | 0.012 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0097 1000 ha per person | 0.0092 1000 ha per person | 0.0102 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0087 1000 ha per person | 0.0082 1000 ha per person | 0.009 1000 ha per person | 6 |
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 forestland — area, per capita in Central African Republic?
- Forestland — area, per capita in Central African Republic was 0.0082 1000 ha per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forestland — area, per capita recorded in Central African Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0162 1000 ha per person in 1990.
- What is the lowest forestland — area, per capita recorded in Central African Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0082 1000 ha per person in 2025.
- How does Central African Republic rank for forestland — area, per capita?
- Central African Republic ranks 5th out of 191 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forestland — area, per capita rising or falling in Central African Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.9%. 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 Forestland — Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Forestland — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Forestland — Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Forestland — 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
Forestland — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.