Share of land area that is protected in Central African Republic
Central African Republic: Share of land area that is protected was 14.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of land area that is protected in Central African Republic, 2013–2025
Source: Protected Planet WDPA and WD-OECM data, UNEP-WCMC and IUCN, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of total land area.
Analysis
In 2025, share of land area that is protected in Central African Republic stood at 14.8%. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is down 18.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of land area that is protected in Central African Republic peaked at 18.1% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 14.8%, in 2024.
Central African Republic ranks 128th of 213 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Share of land area that is protected in Central African Republic, year by year
| Year | % of total land area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 18.1% | — |
| 2014 | 18.1% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 18.1% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 18.1% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 18.1% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 18.1% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 18.1% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 18.1% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 18.1% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 18.1% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 18.1% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 14.8% | -18.2% |
| 2025 | 14.8% | +0.0% |
Central African Republic compared with similar countries
- Central African Republic's 14.8% is above the median for low income countries, which is 12.6%, 1.2× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Central African Republic's 14.8% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 16.9%, 88% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 18.1% | 18.1% | 18.1% | 7 |
| 2020s | 17.0% | 14.8% | 18.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Central African Republic
- 126 Democratic Republic of Congo 14.9% compare
- 126 Paraguay 14.9% compare
- 128 Suriname 14.8% compare
- 130 Ireland 14.2% compare
- 131 Uzbekistan 14.1% compare
More reference data data for Central African Republic
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1959 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 3.26 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0271 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 3.26 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.6569 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.7203 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 15.38 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 16.95 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1476 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of land area that is protected in Central African Republic?
- Share of land area that is protected in Central African Republic was 14.8% in 2025, according to Protected Planet WDPA and WD-OECM data, UNEP-WCMC and IUCN, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of land area that is protected recorded in Central African Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 18.1% in 2013.
- What is the lowest share of land area that is protected recorded in Central African Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.8% in 2024.
- How does Central African Republic rank for share of land area that is protected?
- Central African Republic ranks 128th out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of land area that is protected rising or falling in Central African Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Central African Republic data come from?
- The figures come from Protected Planet WDPA and WD-OECM data, UNEP-WCMC and IUCN, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of land area that is protected. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Terrestrial protected areas are areas of at least 1,000 hectares that are designated by national authorities in order to preserve their ecosystem services and cultural values.