Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Central African Republic

Central African Republic: Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops was 0.1806 in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.1806
Change on year
down 2.6%
World rank
142nd
of 163 countries
All-time high
1.01
in 1964
All-time low
0.1806
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Central African Republic, 1961–2023

0.20.40.60.81196119922023

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.

Analysis

Central African Republic recorded 0.1806 for arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.

The figure is down 2.6% on the previous year and down 58.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Central African Republic peaked at 1.01 in 1964 and was at its lowest, 0.1806, in 2023.

That places Central African Republic 142nd out of 163 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.9432 0.8321 1.01 9
1970s 0.7791 0.7323 0.8618 10
1980s 0.7556 0.7162 0.8193 10
1990s 0.7549 0.6885 0.8273 10
2000s 0.6663 0.6147 0.6967 10
2010s 0.3258 0.2118 0.4367 10
2020s 0.1884 0.1806 0.1972 4

Countries ranked near Central African Republic

  1. 139 Burkina Faso 0.186 compare
  2. 140 Morocco 0.1856 compare
  3. 141 Kenya 0.183 compare
  4. 143 Honduras 0.1806 compare
  5. 144 Canada 0.1804 compare
  6. 145 Malaysia 0.1788 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Central African Republic?
Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Central African Republic was 0.1806 in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops recorded in Central African Republic?
The highest recorded value was 1.01 in 1964.
What is the lowest arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops recorded in Central African Republic?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1806 in 2023.
How does Central African Republic rank for arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops?
Central African Republic ranks 142nd out of 163 countries with data for 2023.
Is arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops rising or falling in Central African Republic?
Over the last ten years it is down 58.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Central African Republic data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
163 places, 10,097 data points, 1961–2023
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Index of arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops (where values in 1961 are equal to 1.0).