Arable land — all countries

Arable land — Central African Republic

Arable land in the Central African Republic in 2023 — 1,800,000 ha. Ranked 86 in the world out of 206. Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 7.1%.

2023 1.8M ha +0% vs 2022
World rank 86of 206
Period maximum 1.87M ha1980
Period minimum 1.68M ha1961

Trend over time

1961–2023 · hectares

Arable land — Central African Republic, 1961–20231.65M1.7M1.75M1.8M1.85M1.9M19611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 1,680,000 ha1963: 1,700,000 ha1965: 1,720,000 ha1967: 1,740,000 ha1969: 1,760,000 ha1971: 1,780,000 ha1973: 1,800,000 ha1975: 1,820,000 ha1977: 1,840,000 ha1979: 1,860,000 ha1981: 1,870,000 ha1983: 1,870,000 ha1985: 1,870,000 ha1987: 1,870,000 ha1989: 1,870,000 ha1991: 1,870,000 ha1993: 1,870,000 ha1995: 1,870,000 ha1997: 1,870,000 ha1999: 1,870,000 ha2001: 1,870,000 ha2003: 1,870,000 ha2005: 1,870,000 ha2007: 1,870,000 ha2009: 1,866,000 ha2011: 1,800,000 ha2013: 1,800,000 ha2015: 1,800,000 ha2017: 1,800,000 ha2019: 1,800,000 ha2021: 1,800,000 ha2023: 1,800,000 ha
Change over the period: +120,000 (+7.14%) Average annual rate: 0.11 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Central African Republic

Central African Republic 1.8M ha
World computed 1.38B ha
Sub-Saharan Africa computed 240M ha
Middle Africa computed 34.51M ha
Low-income countries computed 142M ha
Arable land — Central African Republic, by year Central African Republic All countries CSV XLSX
Year ha Change Change, %
2023 1.8M +0 +0%
2022 1.8M +0 +0%
2021 1.8M +0 +0%
2020 1.8M +0 +0%
2019 1.8M +0 +0%
2018 1.8M +0 +0%
2017 1.8M +0 +0%
2016 1.8M +0 +0%
2015 1.8M +0 +0%
2014 1.8M +0 +0%
2013 1.8M +0 +0%
2012 1.8M +0 +0%
2011 1.8M −34,000 −1.85%
2010 1.83M −32,000 −1.71%
2009 1.87M −4,000 −0.21%
2008 1.87M +0 +0%
2007 1.87M +0 +0%
2006 1.87M +0 +0%
2005 1.87M +0 +0%
2004 1.87M +0 +0%
2003 1.87M +0 +0%
2002 1.87M +0 +0%
2001 1.87M +0 +0%
2000 1.87M +0 +0%
1999 1.87M +0 +0%
1998 1.87M +0 +0%
1997 1.87M +0 +0%
1996 1.87M +0 +0%
1995 1.87M +0 +0%
1994 1.87M +0 +0%
1993 1.87M +0 +0%
1992 1.87M +0 +0%
1991 1.87M +0 +0%
1990 1.87M +0 +0%
1989 1.87M +0 +0%
1988 1.87M +0 +0%
1987 1.87M +0 +0%
1986 1.87M +0 +0%
1985 1.87M +0 +0%
1984 1.87M +0 +0%
1983 1.87M +0 +0%
1982 1.87M +0 +0%
1981 1.87M +0 +0%
1980 1.87M +10,000 +0.54%
1979 1.86M +10,000 +0.54%
1978 1.85M +10,000 +0.54%
1977 1.84M +10,000 +0.55%
1976 1.83M +10,000 +0.55%
1975 1.82M +10,000 +0.55%
1974 1.81M +10,000 +0.56%
1973 1.8M +10,000 +0.56%
1972 1.79M +10,000 +0.56%
1971 1.78M +10,000 +0.56%
1970 1.77M +10,000 +0.57%
1969 1.76M +10,000 +0.57%
1968 1.75M +10,000 +0.57%
1967 1.74M +10,000 +0.58%
1966 1.73M +10,000 +0.58%
1965 1.72M +10,000 +0.58%
1964 1.71M +10,000 +0.59%
1963 1.7M +10,000 +0.59%
1962 1.69M +10,000 +0.6%
1961 1.68M

About the indicator

The area of arable land: land under annual crops, temporary meadows, kitchen gardens and land lying fallow for up to five years. It differs from agricultural land in excluding pasture and permanent crops — and since pasture makes up most of agricultural land, arable land is usually about a third the size. The world area of arable land has barely grown since the 1990s: the added output of recent decades came from yields, not from an expansion of fields.

Important: Land lying fallow for up to five years is included, abandoned land is not. Permanent crops — orchards, vineyards, plantations — do not count as arable land.

Source: FAOSTAT (FAO), license CC BY 4.0.