Corn yields in Central African Republic
Central African Republic: Corn yields was 0.7407 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.7407 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
down 7.4%
World rank
162nd
of 171 countries
All-time high
1.2 tonnes per hectare
in 1986
All-time low
0.3277 tonnes per hectare
in 1979
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Corn yields in Central African Republic, 1961–2024
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) (2026); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
Central African Republic recorded 0.7407 tonnes per hectare for corn yields in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.4% on the previous year and down 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, corn yields in Central African Republic peaked at 1.2 tonnes per hectare in 1986 and was at its lowest, 0.3277 tonnes per hectare, in 1979.
That places Central African Republic 162nd out of 171 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.
Corn yields in Central African Republic, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.5333 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 0.4286 tonnes per hectare | -19.6% |
| 1963 | 0.4286 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.7 tonnes per hectare | +63.3% |
| 1965 | 0.8 tonnes per hectare | +14.3% |
| 1966 | 0.8 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.8 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +25.0% |
| 1969 | 0.773 tonnes per hectare | -22.7% |
| 1970 | 0.6729 tonnes per hectare | -12.9% |
| 1971 | 0.6888 tonnes per hectare | +2.4% |
| 1972 | 0.6343 tonnes per hectare | -7.9% |
| 1973 | 0.57 tonnes per hectare | -10.1% |
| 1974 | 0.3886 tonnes per hectare | -31.8% |
| 1975 | 0.4204 tonnes per hectare | +8.2% |
| 1976 | 0.42 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 0.33 tonnes per hectare | -21.4% |
| 1978 | 0.5029 tonnes per hectare | +52.4% |
| 1979 | 0.3277 tonnes per hectare | -34.8% |
| 1980 | 0.3786 tonnes per hectare | +15.5% |
| 1981 | 0.4098 tonnes per hectare | +8.2% |
| 1982 | 0.4023 tonnes per hectare | -1.8% |
| 1983 | 0.4176 tonnes per hectare | +3.8% |
| 1984 | 0.5263 tonnes per hectare | +26.0% |
| 1985 | 0.9639 tonnes per hectare | +83.1% |
| 1986 | 1.2 tonnes per hectare | +24.7% |
| 1987 | 1.02 tonnes per hectare | -15.1% |
| 1988 | 1.02 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 0.941 tonnes per hectare | -7.7% |
| 1990 | 0.7324 tonnes per hectare | -22.2% |
| 1991 | 0.8149 tonnes per hectare | +11.3% |
| 1992 | 0.9038 tonnes per hectare | +10.9% |
| 1993 | 0.9038 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.85 tonnes per hectare | -6.0% |
| 1995 | 0.85 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.85 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.9178 tonnes per hectare | +8.0% |
| 1998 | 0.9806 tonnes per hectare | +6.8% |
| 1999 | 1.06 tonnes per hectare | +7.6% |
| 2000 | 1.06 tonnes per hectare | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 1.07 tonnes per hectare | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.9826 tonnes per hectare | -8.2% |
| 2003 | 0.952 tonnes per hectare | -3.1% |
| 2004 | 0.9615 tonnes per hectare | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 0.9034 tonnes per hectare | -6.0% |
| 2006 | 0.8968 tonnes per hectare | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 0.85 tonnes per hectare | -5.2% |
| 2008 | 0.85 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.85 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.8267 tonnes per hectare | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 0.8275 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.8041 tonnes per hectare | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 0.7926 tonnes per hectare | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 0.8 tonnes per hectare | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.8 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.8 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.8 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.8 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.8 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.701 tonnes per hectare | -12.4% |
| 2021 | 0.8 tonnes per hectare | +14.1% |
| 2022 | 0.8 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.8 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.7407 tonnes per hectare | -7.4% |
Central African Republic compared with similar countries
- Central African Republic's 0.7407 tonnes per hectare is below the median for low income countries, which is 1.42 tonnes per hectare, 52% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Central African Republic's 0.7407 tonnes per hectare is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.27 tonnes per hectare, 58% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Corn yields 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 | +83.1% | 0.5263 tonnes per hectare | 0.9639 tonnes per hectare |
| 1964 | +63.3% | 0.4286 tonnes per hectare | 0.7 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6959 tonnes per hectare | 0.4286 tonnes per hectare | 1 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.4956 tonnes per hectare | 0.3277 tonnes per hectare | 0.6888 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.728 tonnes per hectare | 0.3786 tonnes per hectare | 1.2 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8859 tonnes per hectare | 0.7324 tonnes per hectare | 1.06 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9376 tonnes per hectare | 0.85 tonnes per hectare | 1.07 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8051 tonnes per hectare | 0.7926 tonnes per hectare | 0.8275 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7683 tonnes per hectare | 0.701 tonnes per hectare | 0.8 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Central African Republic
- 159 Mozambique 0.81 tonnes per hectare compare
- 160 Haiti 0.7694 tonnes per hectare compare
- 161 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.769 tonnes per hectare compare
- 163 Zimbabwe 0.7299 tonnes per hectare compare
- 164 Morocco 0.7224 tonnes per hectare compare
- 165 Saint Lucia 0.7 tonnes per hectare 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 corn yields in Central African Republic?
- Corn yields in Central African Republic was 0.7407 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) (2026); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest corn yields recorded in Central African Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 1.2 tonnes per hectare in 1986.
- What is the lowest corn yields recorded in Central African Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3277 tonnes per hectare in 1979.
- How does Central African Republic rank for corn yields?
- Central African Republic ranks 162nd out of 171 countries with data for 2024.
- Is corn yields rising or falling in Central African Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Central African Republic data come from?
- The figures come from USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) (2026); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Corn yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average corn yields measured in tonnes per hectare.