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
Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Central African Republic, 1961–2023
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.
Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Central African Republic, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1 | — |
| 1962 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.9697 | -3.1% |
| 1964 | 1.01 | +4.1% |
| 1965 | 0.9426 | -6.6% |
| 1966 | 0.9669 | +2.6% |
| 1967 | 0.8985 | -7.1% |
| 1968 | 0.8688 | -3.3% |
| 1969 | 0.8321 | -4.2% |
| 1970 | 0.8435 | +1.4% |
| 1971 | 0.8618 | +2.2% |
| 1972 | 0.8182 | -5.1% |
| 1973 | 0.7993 | -2.3% |
| 1974 | 0.7378 | -7.7% |
| 1975 | 0.7413 | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 0.7364 | -0.7% |
| 1977 | 0.742 | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 0.7783 | +4.9% |
| 1979 | 0.7323 | -5.9% |
| 1980 | 0.7398 | +1.0% |
| 1981 | 0.7363 | -0.5% |
| 1982 | 0.7162 | -2.7% |
| 1983 | 0.7535 | +5.2% |
| 1984 | 0.7831 | +3.9% |
| 1985 | 0.8193 | +4.6% |
| 1986 | 0.7251 | -11.5% |
| 1987 | 0.7916 | +9.2% |
| 1988 | 0.7438 | -6.0% |
| 1989 | 0.7476 | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 0.7607 | +1.7% |
| 1991 | 0.7916 | +4.1% |
| 1992 | 0.8197 | +3.5% |
| 1993 | 0.8273 | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 0.7809 | -5.6% |
| 1995 | 0.7794 | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.7089 | -9.0% |
| 1997 | 0.6885 | -2.9% |
| 1998 | 0.6895 | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 0.703 | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 0.6928 | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 0.659 | -4.9% |
| 2002 | 0.6719 | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 0.6967 | +3.7% |
| 2004 | 0.6867 | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 0.6842 | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.6759 | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.6457 | -4.5% |
| 2008 | 0.6358 | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 0.6147 | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 0.345 | -43.9% |
| 2011 | 0.3353 | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 0.3274 | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 0.4367 | +33.4% |
| 2014 | 0.3754 | -14.0% |
| 2015 | 0.3602 | -4.0% |
| 2016 | 0.3062 | -15.0% |
| 2017 | 0.3036 | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.2566 | -15.5% |
| 2019 | 0.2118 | -17.5% |
| 2020 | 0.1972 | -6.9% |
| 2021 | 0.1903 | -3.5% |
| 2022 | 0.1854 | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 0.1806 | -2.6% |
Central African Republic compared with similar countries
- Central African Republic's 0.1806 is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.4868, 37% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Central African Republic's 0.1806 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3874, 47% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | -43.9% | 0.6147 | 0.345 |
| 2013 | +33.4% | 0.3274 | 0.4367 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
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- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1476 (2050)
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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Index of arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops (where values in 1961 are equal to 1.0).