Change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production in Central African Republic
Central African Republic: Change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production was 0.7884 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.7884 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
down 10.2%
World rank
174th
of 186 countries
All-time high
1.19 tonnes per hectare
in 1986
All-time low
0.443 tonnes per hectare
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production in Central African Republic, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
In 2024, change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production in Central African Republic stood at 0.7884 tonnes per hectare.
The figure is down 10.2% on the previous year and down 12.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production in Central African Republic peaked at 1.19 tonnes per hectare in 1986 and was at its lowest, 0.443 tonnes per hectare, in 1961.
That places Central African Republic 174th out of 186 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production in Central African Republic, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.443 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 0.5409 tonnes per hectare | +22.1% |
| 1963 | 0.5439 tonnes per hectare | +0.6% |
| 1964 | 0.6616 tonnes per hectare | +21.6% |
| 1965 | 0.7902 tonnes per hectare | +19.4% |
| 1966 | 0.8066 tonnes per hectare | +2.1% |
| 1967 | 0.7285 tonnes per hectare | -9.7% |
| 1968 | 0.814 tonnes per hectare | +11.7% |
| 1969 | 0.7833 tonnes per hectare | -3.8% |
| 1970 | 0.7124 tonnes per hectare | -9.1% |
| 1971 | 0.7179 tonnes per hectare | +0.8% |
| 1972 | 0.6962 tonnes per hectare | -3.0% |
| 1973 | 0.6828 tonnes per hectare | -1.9% |
| 1974 | 0.5026 tonnes per hectare | -26.4% |
| 1975 | 0.5335 tonnes per hectare | +6.1% |
| 1976 | 0.526 tonnes per hectare | -1.4% |
| 1977 | 0.5225 tonnes per hectare | -0.7% |
| 1978 | 0.5954 tonnes per hectare | +14.0% |
| 1979 | 0.4972 tonnes per hectare | -16.5% |
| 1980 | 0.521 tonnes per hectare | +4.8% |
| 1981 | 0.5696 tonnes per hectare | +9.3% |
| 1982 | 0.5593 tonnes per hectare | -1.8% |
| 1983 | 0.6746 tonnes per hectare | +20.6% |
| 1984 | 0.7721 tonnes per hectare | +14.5% |
| 1985 | 1.08 tonnes per hectare | +39.5% |
| 1986 | 1.19 tonnes per hectare | +10.4% |
| 1987 | 0.9584 tonnes per hectare | -19.4% |
| 1988 | 1.11 tonnes per hectare | +16.1% |
| 1989 | 1.08 tonnes per hectare | -3.0% |
| 1990 | 0.8099 tonnes per hectare | -24.9% |
| 1991 | 0.8934 tonnes per hectare | +10.3% |
| 1992 | 1.01 tonnes per hectare | +12.6% |
| 1993 | 0.9897 tonnes per hectare | -1.6% |
| 1994 | 0.8764 tonnes per hectare | -11.4% |
| 1995 | 0.8692 tonnes per hectare | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 0.8827 tonnes per hectare | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 0.9479 tonnes per hectare | +7.4% |
| 1998 | 0.9892 tonnes per hectare | +4.4% |
| 1999 | 1.01 tonnes per hectare | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 0.9933 tonnes per hectare | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 1.03 tonnes per hectare | +4.0% |
| 2002 | 1.05 tonnes per hectare | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 1.01 tonnes per hectare | -3.7% |
| 2004 | 1.01 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 1.02 tonnes per hectare | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 0.9897 tonnes per hectare | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 0.9512 tonnes per hectare | -3.9% |
| 2008 | 0.9468 tonnes per hectare | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.9484 tonnes per hectare | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.9077 tonnes per hectare | -4.3% |
| 2011 | 0.9657 tonnes per hectare | +6.4% |
| 2012 | 0.942 tonnes per hectare | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 0.9109 tonnes per hectare | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 0.896 tonnes per hectare | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 0.8841 tonnes per hectare | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 0.8751 tonnes per hectare | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.8715 tonnes per hectare | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.8638 tonnes per hectare | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.8593 tonnes per hectare | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.713 tonnes per hectare | -17.0% |
| 2021 | 0.8072 tonnes per hectare | +13.2% |
| 2022 | 0.83 tonnes per hectare | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 0.8781 tonnes per hectare | +5.8% |
| 2024 | 0.7884 tonnes per hectare | -10.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6791 tonnes per hectare | 0.443 tonnes per hectare | 0.814 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.5987 tonnes per hectare | 0.4972 tonnes per hectare | 0.7179 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8512 tonnes per hectare | 0.521 tonnes per hectare | 1.19 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9271 tonnes per hectare | 0.8099 tonnes per hectare | 1.01 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9946 tonnes per hectare | 0.9468 tonnes per hectare | 1.05 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8976 tonnes per hectare | 0.8593 tonnes per hectare | 0.9657 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8033 tonnes per hectare | 0.713 tonnes per hectare | 0.8781 tonnes per hectare | 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)
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- 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 change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production in Central African Republic?
- Change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production in Central African Republic was 0.7884 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production recorded in Central African Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 1.19 tonnes per hectare in 1986.
- What is the lowest change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production recorded in Central African Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.443 tonnes per hectare in 1961.
- How does Central African Republic rank for change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production?
- Central African Republic ranks 174th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production rising or falling in Central African Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Central African Republic data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in tonnes per hectare.