Oil palm fruit — Area harvested in Central African Republic
Central African Republic: Oil palm fruit — Area harvested was 647 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Oil palm fruit — Area harvested in Central African Republic, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, oil palm fruit — area harvested in Central African Republic stood at 647 ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, oil palm fruit — area harvested in Central African Republic peaked at 11,000 ha in 1975 and was at its lowest, 625 ha, in 2010.
That places Central African Republic 40th out of 41 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Oil palm fruit — Area harvested in Central African Republic, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2,800 ha | — |
| 1962 | 2,800 ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 2,800 ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 2,800 ha | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 2,800 ha | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 4,500 ha | +60.7% |
| 1967 | 4,500 ha | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 4,500 ha | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 6,500 ha | +44.4% |
| 1970 | 6,500 ha | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 6,500 ha | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 8,500 ha | +30.8% |
| 1973 | 8,500 ha | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 8,500 ha | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 11,000 ha | +29.4% |
| 1976 | 11,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 9,200 ha | -16.4% |
| 1978 | 8,000 ha | -13.0% |
| 1979 | 8,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 8,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 8,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 8,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 8,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 8,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 8,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 8,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 8,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 8,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 8,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 8,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 8,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 7,000 ha | -12.5% |
| 1993 | 5,700 ha | -18.6% |
| 1994 | 5,700 ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 4,500 ha | -21.1% |
| 1996 | 4,500 ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 4,500 ha | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 4,500 ha | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 4,500 ha | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 4,000 ha | -11.1% |
| 2001 | 4,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 4,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 3,700 ha | -7.5% |
| 2004 | 3,700 ha | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 3,500 ha | -5.4% |
| 2006 | 3,000 ha | -14.3% |
| 2007 | 2,500 ha | -16.7% |
| 2008 | 1,900 ha | -24.0% |
| 2009 | 1,220 ha | -35.8% |
| 2010 | 625 ha | -48.8% |
| 2011 | 630 ha | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 630 ha | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 650 ha | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 649 ha | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 650 ha | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 660 ha | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 650 ha | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 625 ha | -3.8% |
| 2019 | 645 ha | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 647 ha | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 639 ha | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 655 ha | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 647 ha | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 647 ha | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3,778 ha | 2,800 ha | 6,500 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 8,570 ha | 6,500 ha | 11,000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 8,000 ha | 8,000 ha | 8,000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 5,690 ha | 4,500 ha | 8,000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,152 ha | 1,220 ha | 4,000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 641.4 ha | 625 ha | 660 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 647 ha | 639 ha | 655 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Central African Republic
- 37 Gambia 3,513 ha compare
- 38 Sao Tome and Principe 2,130 ha compare
- 39 Madagascar 1,812 ha compare
- 41 Suriname 600 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)
- Agriculture share gdp 27.61 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 27.61 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 5.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is oil palm fruit — area harvested in Central African Republic?
- Oil palm fruit — area harvested in Central African Republic was 647 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest oil palm fruit — area harvested recorded in Central African Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 11,000 ha in 1975.
- What is the lowest oil palm fruit — area harvested recorded in Central African Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 625 ha in 2010.
- How does Central African Republic rank for oil palm fruit — area harvested?
- Central African Republic ranks 40th out of 41 countries with data for 2024.
- Is oil palm fruit — area harvested rising or falling in Central African Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 Oil palm fruit — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.