Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested, per capita in Central African Republic
Central African Republic: Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0827 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested, per capita in Central African Republic, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
Central African Republic recorded 0.0827 ha per person for oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested, per capita in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.5% on the previous year and up 40.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested, per capita in Central African Republic peaked at 0.1437 ha per person in 1974 and was at its lowest, 0.056 ha per person, in 2013.
That places Central African Republic 26th out of 165 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested, per capita in Central African Republic, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1376 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.14 ha per person | +1.8% |
| 1963 | 0.1324 ha per person | -5.5% |
| 1964 | 0.1239 ha per person | -6.4% |
| 1965 | 0.1163 ha per person | -6.2% |
| 1966 | 0.1238 ha per person | +6.5% |
| 1967 | 0.1353 ha per person | +9.3% |
| 1968 | 0.1431 ha per person | +5.8% |
| 1969 | 0.1373 ha per person | -4.0% |
| 1970 | 0.1392 ha per person | +1.4% |
| 1971 | 0.1417 ha per person | +1.8% |
| 1972 | 0.1433 ha per person | +1.1% |
| 1973 | 0.1431 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 0.1437 ha per person | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 0.131 ha per person | -8.8% |
| 1976 | 0.1297 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 1977 | 0.1214 ha per person | -6.4% |
| 1978 | 0.1025 ha per person | -15.6% |
| 1979 | 0.1052 ha per person | +2.6% |
| 1980 | 0.1036 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0936 ha per person | -9.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0979 ha per person | +4.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0961 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0855 ha per person | -11.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0833 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0982 ha per person | +17.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0811 ha per person | -17.4% |
| 1988 | 0.086 ha per person | +6.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0718 ha per person | -16.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0721 ha per person | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0657 ha per person | -8.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0638 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0562 ha per person | -12.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0671 ha per person | +19.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0665 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0742 ha per person | +11.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0739 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0715 ha per person | -3.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0725 ha per person | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 0.068 ha per person | -6.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0714 ha per person | +5.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0652 ha per person | -8.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0643 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0651 ha per person | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0616 ha per person | -5.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0652 ha per person | +5.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0745 ha per person | +14.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0727 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0761 ha per person | +4.7% |
| 2010 | 0.06 ha per person | -21.2% |
| 2011 | 0.062 ha per person | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0651 ha per person | +5.0% |
| 2013 | 0.056 ha per person | -14.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0591 ha per person | +5.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0609 ha per person | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0615 ha per person | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0651 ha per person | +5.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0672 ha per person | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0697 ha per person | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 0.1168 ha per person | +67.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0949 ha per person | -18.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0869 ha per person | -8.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0884 ha per person | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 0.0827 ha per person | -6.5% |
Central African Republic compared with similar countries
- Central African Republic's 0.0827 ha per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0246 ha per person, 3.4× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Central African Republic's 0.0827 ha per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0238 ha per person, 3.5× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested, per capita 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 | +67.5% | 0.0697 ha per person | 0.1168 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1322 ha per person | 0.1163 ha per person | 0.1431 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1301 ha per person | 0.1025 ha per person | 0.1437 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0897 ha per person | 0.0718 ha per person | 0.1036 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0684 ha per person | 0.0562 ha per person | 0.0742 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0684 ha per person | 0.0616 ha per person | 0.0761 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0627 ha per person | 0.056 ha per person | 0.0697 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0939 ha per person | 0.0827 ha per person | 0.1168 ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Central African Republic
- 23 Burkina Faso 0.0855 ha per person compare
- 24 Solomon Islands 0.0829 ha per person compare
- 25 South Sudan 0.0828 ha per person compare
- 27 French Polynesia 0.0816 ha per person compare
- 28 Turkmenistan 0.0774 ha per person compare
- 29 Serbia 0.0771 ha per person 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 oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested, per capita in Central African Republic?
- Oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested, per capita in Central African Republic was 0.0827 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested, per capita recorded in Central African Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1437 ha per person in 1974.
- What is the lowest oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested, per capita recorded in Central African Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.056 ha per person in 2013.
- How does Central African Republic rank for oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested, per capita?
- Central African Republic ranks 26th out of 165 countries with data for 2024.
- Is oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Central African Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Central African Republic data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.