Cereals, primary — Production, per square kilometre in Central African Republic
Central African Republic: Cereals, primary — Production, per square kilometre was 0.4857 t per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cereals, primary — Production, per square kilometre in Central African Republic, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per square kilometre.
Analysis
Central African Republic recorded 0.4857 t per square kilometre for cereals, primary — production, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.9% on the previous year and up 138.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals, primary — production, per square kilometre in Central African Republic peaked at 0.4857 t per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.1092 t per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Central African Republic 135th out of 159 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Cereals, primary — Production, per square kilometre in Central African Republic, year by year
| Year | t per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1092 t per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.1337 t per square kilometre | +22.5% |
| 1963 | 0.1353 t per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1964 | 0.1397 t per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1965 | 0.1421 t per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1966 | 0.1372 t per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 1967 | 0.1438 t per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1968 | 0.149 t per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1969 | 0.1597 t per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 1970 | 0.148 t per square kilometre | -7.3% |
| 1971 | 0.1533 t per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1972 | 0.1604 t per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1973 | 0.1664 t per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1974 | 0.1627 t per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1975 | 0.152 t per square kilometre | -6.6% |
| 1976 | 0.1541 t per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1977 | 0.1493 t per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 1978 | 0.1492 t per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 0.1495 t per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 0.1603 t per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 1981 | 0.1863 t per square kilometre | +16.2% |
| 1982 | 0.1929 t per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1983 | 0.1648 t per square kilometre | -14.6% |
| 1984 | 0.1639 t per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1985 | 0.1778 t per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 1986 | 0.2855 t per square kilometre | +60.6% |
| 1987 | 0.2028 t per square kilometre | -29.0% |
| 1988 | 0.2298 t per square kilometre | +13.3% |
| 1989 | 0.1984 t per square kilometre | -13.7% |
| 1990 | 0.1431 t per square kilometre | -27.9% |
| 1991 | 0.1469 t per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1992 | 0.1508 t per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1993 | 0.1503 t per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 0.1617 t per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 1995 | 0.1811 t per square kilometre | +12.0% |
| 1996 | 0.2029 t per square kilometre | +12.0% |
| 1997 | 0.2222 t per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 1998 | 0.2368 t per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 1999 | 0.2584 t per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 2000 | 0.2658 t per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 0.2931 t per square kilometre | +10.3% |
| 2002 | 0.3103 t per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 2003 | 0.3239 t per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2004 | 0.3369 t per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 0.3708 t per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 2006 | 0.3644 t per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 0.3797 t per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2008 | 0.3781 t per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.4024 t per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 2010 | 0.2527 t per square kilometre | -37.2% |
| 2011 | 0.2513 t per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.2475 t per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 0.204 t per square kilometre | -17.6% |
| 2014 | 0.2137 t per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2015 | 0.2111 t per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 0.2357 t per square kilometre | +11.6% |
| 2017 | 0.2365 t per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.2434 t per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 0.2527 t per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2020 | 0.4459 t per square kilometre | +76.5% |
| 2021 | 0.4588 t per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 0.472 t per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 0.4857 t per square kilometre | +2.9% |
Central African Republic compared with similar countries
- Central African Republic's 0.4857 t per square kilometre is below the median for low income countries, which is 8.23 t per square kilometre, 6% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Central African Republic's 0.4857 t per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 6.62 t per square kilometre, 7% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cereals, primary — Production, per square kilometre 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +76.5% | 0.2527 t per square kilometre | 0.4459 t per square kilometre |
| 1986 | +60.6% | 0.1778 t per square kilometre | 0.2855 t per square kilometre |
| 2010 | -37.2% | 0.4024 t per square kilometre | 0.2527 t per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1388 t per square kilometre | 0.1092 t per square kilometre | 0.1597 t per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1545 t per square kilometre | 0.148 t per square kilometre | 0.1664 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1963 t per square kilometre | 0.1603 t per square kilometre | 0.2855 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1854 t per square kilometre | 0.1431 t per square kilometre | 0.2584 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3425 t per square kilometre | 0.2658 t per square kilometre | 0.4024 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2348 t per square kilometre | 0.204 t per square kilometre | 0.2527 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4656 t per square kilometre | 0.4459 t per square kilometre | 0.4857 t per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Central African Republic
- 132 Mauritania 0.5627 t per square kilometre compare
- 133 Montenegro 0.5254 t per square kilometre compare
- 134 Fiji 0.5033 t per square kilometre compare
- 136 Puerto Rico 0.4477 t per square kilometre compare
- 137 Mongolia 0.3018 t per square kilometre compare
- 138 Somalia 0.2695 t per square kilometre compare
More agriculture & rural data for Central African Republic
- 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)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 27.6% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 27.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 5.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereals, primary — production, per square kilometre in Central African Republic?
- Cereals, primary — production, per square kilometre in Central African Republic was 0.4857 t per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cereals, primary — production, per square kilometre recorded in Central African Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4857 t per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest cereals, primary — production, per square kilometre recorded in Central African Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1092 t per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Central African Republic rank for cereals, primary — production, per square kilometre?
- Central African Republic ranks 135th out of 159 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereals, primary — production, per square kilometre rising or falling in Central African Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 138.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Central African Republic data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cereals, primary — Production, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cereals, primary — Production divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cereals, primary — Production ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Cereals, primary — Production Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Cereals, primary — Production divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.