Agricultural land in Central African Republic

Agricultural land made up 9.3% of the land area of Central African Republic in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1961.

Measure: Agricultural land as a share of land area Unit: % of land area Data: 1961 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Central African Republic, 2024 9.3% % of land area
Change from 2023 +0.2percentage points 2023: 9.1%
World, 2023 36.9% Official aggregate Not the same period as Central African Republic (2024).
Position in 2024 179th of 208 See the full ranking

Agricultural land in Central African Republic over time

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% of land area. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Agricultural land as a share of land area (% of land area), 2000 to 2024
Period Central African RepublicWorld
2024 9.3% –
2023 9.1% 36.9%
2022 9.0% 37.0%
2021 9.0% 37.0%
2020 9.0% 36.9%
2019 8.8% 36.9%
2018 8.3% 36.9%
2017 7.9% 37.0%
2016 7.9% 36.8%
2015 7.9% 36.8%
2014 7.9% 37.0%
2013 7.9% 37.0%
2012 7.9% 37.0%
2011 7.8% 36.7%
2010 7.9% 36.5%
2009 7.9% 36.5%
2008 7.9% 36.5%
2007 7.9% 36.6%
2006 7.9% 36.6%
2005 7.9% 36.6%
2004 8.0% 36.6%
2003 8.0% 37.0%
2002 8.0% 37.1%
2001 8.0% 37.2%
2000 8.0% 37.2%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +0.2 percentage points from 9.1% in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 7.9%, the figure has changed by +1.5 percentage points.
  • Among the 208 countries with data for 2024, Central African Republic has the 179th highest value.

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Source and dates

Original producer
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
AG.LND.AGRI.ZS · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1961 to 2024 for Central African Republic
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)