Grassland — Burned Area, per capita in Central African Republic
Central African Republic: Grassland — Burned Area, per capita was 0.2664 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Grassland — Burned Area, per capita in Central African Republic, 1990–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for grassland — burned area, per capita in Central African Republic is 0.2664 ha per person, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 34.1% on the previous year and down 38.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, grassland — burned area, per capita in Central African Republic peaked at 0.7053 ha per person in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.0576 ha per person, in 1996.
Central African Republic ranks 7th of 187 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Grassland — Burned Area, per capita in Central African Republic, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.6653 ha per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.6448 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 1992 | 0.6246 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 1993 | 0.605 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 1994 | 0.5864 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 1995 | 0.5707 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0576 ha per person | -89.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0596 ha per person | +3.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0942 ha per person | +58.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0727 ha per person | -22.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0687 ha per person | -5.5% |
| 2001 | 0.6156 ha per person | +796.1% |
| 2002 | 0.6844 ha per person | +11.2% |
| 2003 | 0.6617 ha per person | -3.3% |
| 2004 | 0.7053 ha per person | +6.6% |
| 2005 | 0.6355 ha per person | -9.9% |
| 2006 | 0.6428 ha per person | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.5234 ha per person | -18.6% |
| 2008 | 0.5595 ha per person | +6.9% |
| 2009 | 0.3547 ha per person | -36.6% |
| 2010 | 0.4589 ha per person | +29.4% |
| 2011 | 0.4744 ha per person | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 0.4225 ha per person | -10.9% |
| 2013 | 0.5043 ha per person | +19.4% |
| 2014 | 0.4354 ha per person | -13.7% |
| 2015 | 0.5447 ha per person | +25.1% |
| 2016 | 0.5335 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 0.5017 ha per person | -6.0% |
| 2018 | 0.4261 ha per person | -15.1% |
| 2019 | 0.3628 ha per person | -14.9% |
| 2020 | 0.4001 ha per person | +10.3% |
| 2021 | 0.4331 ha per person | +8.3% |
| 2022 | 0.332 ha per person | -23.3% |
| 2023 | 0.4042 ha per person | +21.7% |
| 2024 | 0.2664 ha per person | -34.1% |
Central African Republic compared with similar countries
- Central African Republic's 0.2664 ha per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0092 ha per person, 29.1× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Central African Republic's 0.2664 ha per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0356 ha per person, 7.5× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Grassland — 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 | +796.1% | 0.0687 ha per person | 0.6156 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3981 ha per person | 0.0576 ha per person | 0.6653 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5452 ha per person | 0.0687 ha per person | 0.7053 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4664 ha per person | 0.3628 ha per person | 0.5447 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3672 ha per person | 0.2664 ha per person | 0.4331 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 grassland — burned area, per capita in Central African Republic?
- Grassland — burned area, per capita in Central African Republic was 0.2664 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest grassland — burned area, per capita recorded in Central African Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7053 ha per person in 2004.
- What is the lowest grassland — burned area, per capita recorded in Central African Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0576 ha per person in 1996.
- How does Central African Republic rank for grassland — burned area, per capita?
- Central African Republic ranks 7th out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is grassland — burned area, per capita rising or falling in Central African Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.8%. 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 Grassland — Burned Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Grassland — 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.
Grassland — Burned Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Grassland — 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
Grassland — 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.