Central African Republic

Forest area in Central African Republic

Forest area in Central African Republic: 74.5% in 1990 and 72.5% in 2024, by FAO estimates.

Latest, 2024
72.5%
Since 1990
−2.1 percentage points
Rank, 2024
15 of 209
counting from the highest
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% of land · FAO

Forest area in Central African RepublicForest area in Central African Republic: 74.5% in 1990 and 72.5% in 2024, by FAO estimates. In 2024, Central African Republic ranked 15 of 209 countries, counting from the highest.
Estimates, FAOWorld

Every year

% of land · FAO

YearCentral African RepublicWorld
202472.5–
202372.531.1
202272.631.1
202172.731.2
202072.831.2
201972.831.2
201872.931.3
20177331.3
201673.131.3
201573.131.4
201473.231.4
201373.231.4
201273.331.5
201173.431.9
201073.432
200973.532
200873.532
200773.632.1
200673.632.1
200573.732.1
200473.832.2
200373.832.3
200273.932.3
200173.932.3
20007432.4
19997432.5
199874.132.5
199774.132.6
199674.232.7
199574.332.7
199474.332.8
199374.432.8
199274.433
199174.5–
199074.5–

Good to know

  • The share of land under trees at least 5 metres tall, natural or planted, leaving out orchards and city parks.
  • Source: FAO, via the World Bank.
  • Ranks count the 209 countries with a value in 2024, highest first.
  • The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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