Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Area harvested in Central African Republic
Central African Republic: Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Area harvested was 184,312 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Area harvested in Central African Republic, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for groundnuts, excluding shelled — area harvested in Central African Republic is 184,312 ha, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 7.3% on the previous year and up 81.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, groundnuts, excluding shelled — area harvested in Central African Republic peaked at 363,881 ha in 2020 and was at its lowest, 68,800 ha, in 1985.
That places Central African Republic 25th out of 112 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Area harvested in Central African Republic, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 80,000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 78,000 ha | -2.5% |
| 1963 | 76,000 ha | -2.6% |
| 1964 | 76,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 73,000 ha | -3.9% |
| 1966 | 71,000 ha | -2.7% |
| 1967 | 85,900 ha | +21.0% |
| 1968 | 97,700 ha | +13.7% |
| 1969 | 90,000 ha | -7.9% |
| 1970 | 109,500 ha | +21.7% |
| 1971 | 117,300 ha | +7.1% |
| 1972 | 125,600 ha | +7.1% |
| 1973 | 134,800 ha | +7.3% |
| 1974 | 136,754 ha | +1.4% |
| 1975 | 113,916 ha | -16.7% |
| 1976 | 119,489 ha | +4.9% |
| 1977 | 103,000 ha | -13.8% |
| 1978 | 94,577 ha | -8.2% |
| 1979 | 122,369 ha | +29.4% |
| 1980 | 122,312 ha | -0.0% |
| 1981 | 131,740 ha | +7.7% |
| 1982 | 133,150 ha | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 132,900 ha | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 90,000 ha | -32.3% |
| 1985 | 68,800 ha | -23.6% |
| 1986 | 105,422 ha | +53.2% |
| 1987 | 88,570 ha | -16.0% |
| 1988 | 94,466 ha | +6.7% |
| 1989 | 88,286 ha | -6.5% |
| 1990 | 86,567 ha | -1.9% |
| 1991 | 73,572 ha | -15.0% |
| 1992 | 72,994 ha | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 73,762 ha | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 84,255 ha | +14.2% |
| 1995 | 90,996 ha | +8.0% |
| 1996 | 97,419 ha | +7.1% |
| 1997 | 100,000 ha | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 100,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 100,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 95,203 ha | -4.8% |
| 2001 | 110,000 ha | +15.5% |
| 2002 | 116,000 ha | +5.5% |
| 2003 | 130,000 ha | +12.1% |
| 2004 | 135,000 ha | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 140,000 ha | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 141,093 ha | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 156,374 ha | +10.8% |
| 2008 | 159,501 ha | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 162,691 ha | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 123,591 ha | -24.0% |
| 2011 | 126,163 ha | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 127,764 ha | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 95,852 ha | -25.0% |
| 2014 | 101,794 ha | +6.2% |
| 2015 | 96,834 ha | -4.9% |
| 2016 | 117,128 ha | +21.0% |
| 2017 | 117,357 ha | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 122,052 ha | +4.0% |
| 2019 | 126,934 ha | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 363,881 ha | +186.7% |
| 2021 | 234,248 ha | -35.6% |
| 2022 | 193,031 ha | -17.6% |
| 2023 | 198,811 ha | +3.0% |
| 2024 | 184,312 ha | -7.3% |
Central African Republic compared with similar countries
- Central African Republic's 184,312 ha is above the median for low income countries, which is 130,659 ha, 1.4× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Central African Republic's 184,312 ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 107,211 ha, 1.7× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Area harvested 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 | +186.7% | 126,934 ha | 363,881 ha |
| 1986 | +53.2% | 68,800 ha | 105,422 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 80,844 ha | 71,000 ha | 97,700 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 117,730 ha | 94,577 ha | 136,754 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 105,565 ha | 68,800 ha | 133,150 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 87,956 ha | 72,994 ha | 100,000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 134,586 ha | 95,203 ha | 162,691 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 115,547 ha | 95,852 ha | 127,764 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 234,857 ha | 184,312 ha | 363,881 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Central African Republic
- 22 South Sudan 268,466 ha compare
- 23 Benin 236,816 ha compare
- 24 Indonesia 185,439 ha compare
- 26 Pakistan 143,805 ha compare
- 27 Cabo Verde 0 ha compare
- 27 Guinea-Bissau 130,659 ha compare
- 28 Zambia 129,357 ha 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 groundnuts, excluding shelled — area harvested in Central African Republic?
- Groundnuts, excluding shelled — area harvested in Central African Republic was 184,312 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest groundnuts, excluding shelled — area harvested recorded in Central African Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 363,881 ha in 2020.
- What is the lowest groundnuts, excluding shelled — area harvested recorded in Central African Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 68,800 ha in 1985.
- How does Central African Republic rank for groundnuts, excluding shelled — area harvested?
- Central African Republic ranks 25th out of 112 countries with data for 2024.
- Is groundnuts, excluding shelled — area harvested rising or falling in Central African Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 81.1%. 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, published as part of Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.