Cassava, fresh — Area harvested in Central African Republic
Central African Republic: Cassava, fresh — Area harvested was 179,794 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cassava, fresh — Area harvested in Central African Republic, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, cassava, fresh — area harvested in Central African Republic stood at 179,794 ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.7% on the previous year and up 25.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cassava, fresh — area harvested in Central African Republic peaked at 388,686 ha in 2020 and was at its lowest, 137,158 ha, in 2013.
That places Central African Republic 22nd out of 93 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Cassava, fresh — Area harvested in Central African Republic, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 220,000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 200,000 ha | -9.1% |
| 1963 | 200,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 200,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 200,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 236,000 ha | +18.0% |
| 1967 | 243,000 ha | +3.0% |
| 1968 | 249,000 ha | +2.5% |
| 1969 | 255,300 ha | +2.5% |
| 1970 | 261,600 ha | +2.5% |
| 1971 | 268,100 ha | +2.5% |
| 1972 | 274,800 ha | +2.5% |
| 1973 | 283,000 ha | +3.0% |
| 1974 | 302,173 ha | +6.8% |
| 1975 | 285,910 ha | -5.4% |
| 1976 | 290,000 ha | +1.4% |
| 1977 | 305,000 ha | +5.2% |
| 1978 | 315,000 ha | +3.3% |
| 1979 | 310,000 ha | -1.6% |
| 1980 | 300,000 ha | -3.2% |
| 1981 | 287,322 ha | -4.2% |
| 1982 | 240,000 ha | -16.5% |
| 1983 | 210,000 ha | -12.5% |
| 1984 | 180,000 ha | -14.3% |
| 1985 | 152,392 ha | -15.3% |
| 1986 | 162,960 ha | +6.9% |
| 1987 | 164,750 ha | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 166,516 ha | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 166,921 ha | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 192,491 ha | +15.3% |
| 1991 | 174,269 ha | -9.5% |
| 1992 | 168,249 ha | -3.5% |
| 1993 | 166,800 ha | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 167,000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 170,000 ha | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 180,000 ha | +5.9% |
| 1997 | 190,000 ha | +5.6% |
| 1998 | 200,000 ha | +5.3% |
| 1999 | 190,000 ha | -5.0% |
| 2000 | 187,991 ha | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 184,794 ha | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 183,732 ha | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 180,000 ha | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 190,000 ha | +5.6% |
| 2005 | 194,214 ha | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 191,989 ha | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 199,281 ha | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 207,252 ha | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 214,299 ha | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 215,835 ha | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 200,934 ha | -6.9% |
| 2012 | 208,550 ha | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 137,158 ha | -34.2% |
| 2014 | 143,735 ha | +4.8% |
| 2015 | 142,711 ha | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 207,528 ha | +45.4% |
| 2017 | 210,573 ha | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 218,996 ha | +4.0% |
| 2019 | 227,756 ha | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 388,686 ha | +70.7% |
| 2021 | 208,180 ha | -46.4% |
| 2022 | 157,166 ha | -24.5% |
| 2023 | 162,396 ha | +3.3% |
| 2024 | 179,794 ha | +10.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 222,589 ha | 200,000 ha | 255,300 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 289,558 ha | 261,600 ha | 315,000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 203,086 ha | 152,392 ha | 300,000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 179,881 ha | 166,800 ha | 200,000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 193,355 ha | 180,000 ha | 214,299 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 191,378 ha | 137,158 ha | 227,756 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 219,244 ha | 157,166 ha | 388,686 ha | 5 |
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- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 10.27 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2761 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 153.53 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 2.63 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.5545 units per person (2025)
- Agriculture share gdp 27.61 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 27.61 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 5.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cassava, fresh — area harvested in Central African Republic?
- Cassava, fresh — area harvested in Central African Republic was 179,794 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cassava, fresh — area harvested recorded in Central African Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 388,686 ha in 2020.
- What is the lowest cassava, fresh — area harvested recorded in Central African Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 137,158 ha in 2013.
- How does Central African Republic rank for cassava, fresh — area harvested?
- Central African Republic ranks 22nd out of 93 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cassava, fresh — area harvested rising or falling in Central African Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.1%. 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, published as part of Cassava, fresh — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.