Change of cereal yield vs land used in Central African Republic
Central African Republic: Change of cereal yield vs land used was 0.7884 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.7884
Change on year
down 10.2%
World rank
174th
of 186 countries
All-time high
1.19
in 1986
All-time low
0.443
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Change of cereal yield vs land used in Central African Republic, 1961–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, change of cereal yield vs land used in Central African Republic stood at 0.7884.
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 vs land used in Central African Republic peaked at 1.19 in 1986 and was at its lowest, 0.443, 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 vs land used in Central African Republic, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.443 | — |
| 1962 | 0.5409 | +22.1% |
| 1963 | 0.5439 | +0.6% |
| 1964 | 0.6616 | +21.6% |
| 1965 | 0.7902 | +19.4% |
| 1966 | 0.8066 | +2.1% |
| 1967 | 0.7285 | -9.7% |
| 1968 | 0.814 | +11.7% |
| 1969 | 0.7833 | -3.8% |
| 1970 | 0.7124 | -9.1% |
| 1971 | 0.7179 | +0.8% |
| 1972 | 0.6962 | -3.0% |
| 1973 | 0.6828 | -1.9% |
| 1974 | 0.5026 | -26.4% |
| 1975 | 0.5335 | +6.1% |
| 1976 | 0.526 | -1.4% |
| 1977 | 0.5225 | -0.7% |
| 1978 | 0.5954 | +14.0% |
| 1979 | 0.4972 | -16.5% |
| 1980 | 0.521 | +4.8% |
| 1981 | 0.5696 | +9.3% |
| 1982 | 0.5593 | -1.8% |
| 1983 | 0.6746 | +20.6% |
| 1984 | 0.7721 | +14.5% |
| 1985 | 1.08 | +39.5% |
| 1986 | 1.19 | +10.4% |
| 1987 | 0.9584 | -19.4% |
| 1988 | 1.11 | +16.1% |
| 1989 | 1.08 | -3.0% |
| 1990 | 0.8099 | -24.9% |
| 1991 | 0.8934 | +10.3% |
| 1992 | 1.01 | +12.6% |
| 1993 | 0.9897 | -1.6% |
| 1994 | 0.8764 | -11.4% |
| 1995 | 0.8692 | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 0.8827 | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 0.9479 | +7.4% |
| 1998 | 0.9892 | +4.4% |
| 1999 | 1.01 | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 0.9933 | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 1.03 | +4.0% |
| 2002 | 1.05 | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 1.01 | -3.7% |
| 2004 | 1.01 | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 1.02 | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 0.9897 | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 0.9512 | -3.9% |
| 2008 | 0.9468 | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.9484 | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.9077 | -4.3% |
| 2011 | 0.9657 | +6.4% |
| 2012 | 0.942 | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 0.9109 | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 0.896 | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 0.8841 | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 0.8751 | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.8715 | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.8638 | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.8593 | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.713 | -17.0% |
| 2021 | 0.8072 | +13.2% |
| 2022 | 0.83 | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 0.8781 | +5.8% |
| 2024 | 0.7884 | -10.2% |
Central African Republic compared with similar countries
- Central African Republic's 0.7884 is below the median for low income countries, which is 1.16, 68% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Central African Republic's 0.7884 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.34, 59% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Change of cereal yield vs land used 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | +39.5% | 0.7721 | 1.08 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6791 | 0.443 | 0.814 | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.5987 | 0.4972 | 0.7179 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8512 | 0.521 | 1.19 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9271 | 0.8099 | 1.01 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9946 | 0.9468 | 1.05 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8976 | 0.8593 | 0.9657 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8033 | 0.713 | 0.8781 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Central African Republic
- 171 Congo 0.8737 compare
- 172 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.8718 compare
- 173 Chad 0.8269 compare
- 175 Mozambique 0.7764 compare
- 176 Yemen 0.7687 compare
- 177 Saint Lucia 0.7 compare
More agriculture & rural data for Central African Republic
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 3.58 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.001 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.5488 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 1.77 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.002 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 1.09 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is change of cereal yield vs land used in Central African Republic?
- Change of cereal yield vs land used in Central African Republic was 0.7884 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest change of cereal yield vs land used recorded in Central African Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 1.19 in 1986.
- What is the lowest change of cereal yield vs land used recorded in Central African Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.443 in 1961.
- How does Central African Republic rank for change of cereal yield vs land used?
- Central African Republic ranks 174th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is change of cereal yield vs land used 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Change of cereal yield vs land used. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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