Woody savanna — Burned Area, per capita in Central African Republic
Central African Republic: Woody savanna — Burned Area, per capita was 0.0165 ha per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Woody savanna — Burned Area, per capita in Central African Republic, 1990–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
Central African Republic recorded 0.0165 ha per person for woody savanna — burned area, per capita in 2024.
The figure is up 28.7% on the previous year and down 63.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, woody savanna — burned area, per capita in Central African Republic peaked at 3.77 ha per person in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.0128 ha per person, in 2023.
That places Central African Republic 13th out of 187 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Woody savanna — Burned Area, per capita in Central African Republic, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.7149 ha per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.6929 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 1992 | 0.6713 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 1993 | 0.6502 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 1994 | 0.6302 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 1995 | 0.6133 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1996 | 3.77 ha per person | +514.7% |
| 1997 | 3.29 ha per person | -12.7% |
| 1998 | 2.65 ha per person | -19.5% |
| 1999 | 2.28 ha per person | -14.0% |
| 2000 | 3.04 ha per person | +33.6% |
| 2001 | 0.1048 ha per person | -96.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0521 ha per person | -50.3% |
| 2003 | 0.122 ha per person | +134.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0579 ha per person | -52.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0693 ha per person | +19.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0692 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0473 ha per person | -31.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0461 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0306 ha per person | -33.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0445 ha per person | +45.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0433 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0255 ha per person | -41.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0418 ha per person | +63.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0448 ha per person | +7.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0395 ha per person | -11.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0729 ha per person | +84.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0342 ha per person | -53.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0469 ha per person | +36.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0431 ha per person | -8.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0372 ha per person | -13.6% |
| 2021 | 0.026 ha per person | -30.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0297 ha per person | +14.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0128 ha per person | -56.9% |
| 2024 | 0.0165 ha per person | +28.7% |
Central African Republic compared with similar countries
- Central African Republic's 0.0165 ha per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0 ha per person, 10912.0× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Central African Republic's 0.0165 ha per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0001 ha per person, 178.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Woody savanna — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | +514.7% | 0.6133 ha per person | 3.77 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.6 ha per person | 0.6133 ha per person | 3.77 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3644 ha per person | 0.0306 ha per person | 3.04 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0436 ha per person | 0.0255 ha per person | 0.0729 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0244 ha per person | 0.0128 ha per person | 0.0372 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 woody savanna — burned area, per capita in Central African Republic?
- Woody savanna — burned area, per capita in Central African Republic was 0.0165 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest woody savanna — burned area, per capita recorded in Central African Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 3.77 ha per person in 1996.
- What is the lowest woody savanna — burned area, per capita recorded in Central African Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0128 ha per person in 2023.
- How does Central African Republic rank for woody savanna — burned area, per capita?
- Central African Republic ranks 13th out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is woody savanna — burned area, per capita rising or falling in Central African Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 63.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Central African Republic data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Woody savanna — Burned Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Woody savanna — 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.
Woody savanna — Burned Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Woody savanna — 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
Woody savanna — 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.