Economically active population in agriculture in Central African Republic
Central African Republic: Economically active population in agriculture was 1.27 million number in 2012. ▲ Rising
Economically active population in agriculture in Central African Republic, 1980–2012
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, Production Yearbook and data files. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2012, economically active population in agriculture in Central African Republic stood at 1.27 million number. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, economically active population in agriculture in Central African Republic peaked at 1.27 million number in 2012 and was at its lowest, 862,000 number, in 1980.
Central African Republic ranks 33rd of 53 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Economically active population in agriculture in Central African Republic, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 862,000 number | — |
| 1981 | 881,000 number | +2.2% |
| 1982 | 904,000 number | +2.6% |
| 1983 | 926,000 number | +2.4% |
| 1984 | 948,000 number | +2.4% |
| 1985 | 968,000 number | +2.1% |
| 1986 | 984,000 number | +1.7% |
| 1987 | 996,000 number | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 1.01 million number | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 1.02 million number | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 1.04 million number | +1.6% |
| 1991 | 1.05 million number | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 1.07 million number | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 1.09 million number | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 1.11 million number | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 1.13 million number | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 1.14 million number | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 1.16 million number | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 1.17 million number | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 1.18 million number | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 1.19 million number | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 1.19 million number | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 1.20 million number | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 1.20 million number | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 1.20 million number | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 1.21 million number | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 1.21 million number | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 1.22 million number | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 1.23 million number | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 1.24 million number | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 1.25 million number | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 1.26 million number | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 1.27 million number | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 950,000 number | 862,000 number | 1.02 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.11 million number | 1.04 million number | 1.18 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.21 million number | 1.19 million number | 1.24 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.26 million number | 1.25 million number | 1.27 million number | 3 |
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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 economically active population in agriculture in Central African Republic?
- Economically active population in agriculture in Central African Republic was 1.27 million number in 2012, according to Food and Agriculture Organization, Production Yearbook and data files.
- What is the highest economically active population in agriculture recorded in Central African Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 1.27 million number in 2012.
- What is the lowest economically active population in agriculture recorded in Central African Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 862,000 number in 1980.
- How does Central African Republic rank for economically active population in agriculture?
- Central African Republic ranks 33rd out of 53 countries with data for 2012.
- Is economically active population in agriculture rising or falling in Central African Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.4%. 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, Production Yearbook and data files, published as part of Economically active population in agriculture (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Agricultural employment shows the number of workers in the agricultural sector.