Potatoes — Area harvested in Central African Republic
Central African Republic: Potatoes — Area harvested was 1,294 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Potatoes — Area harvested in Central African Republic, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, potatoes — area harvested in Central African Republic stood at 1,294 ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 14.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potatoes — area harvested in Central African Republic peaked at 1,505 ha in 2015 and was at its lowest, 100 ha, in 1961.
Central African Republic ranks 123rd of 153 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Potatoes — Area harvested in Central African Republic, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 100 ha | — |
| 1962 | 250 ha | +150.0% |
| 1963 | 300 ha | +20.0% |
| 1964 | 300 ha | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 200 ha | -33.3% |
| 1966 | 200 ha | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 200 ha | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 200 ha | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 200 ha | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 220 ha | +10.0% |
| 1971 | 240 ha | +9.1% |
| 1972 | 240 ha | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 250 ha | +4.2% |
| 1974 | 300 ha | +20.0% |
| 1975 | 350 ha | +16.7% |
| 1976 | 400 ha | +14.3% |
| 1977 | 450 ha | +12.5% |
| 1978 | 200 ha | -55.6% |
| 1979 | 200 ha | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 210 ha | +5.0% |
| 1981 | 210 ha | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 220 ha | +4.8% |
| 1983 | 230 ha | +4.5% |
| 1984 | 238 ha | +3.5% |
| 1985 | 260 ha | +9.2% |
| 1986 | 260 ha | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 290 ha | +11.5% |
| 1988 | 290 ha | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 300 ha | +3.4% |
| 1990 | 346 ha | +15.3% |
| 1991 | 350 ha | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 353 ha | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 360 ha | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 362 ha | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 366 ha | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 370 ha | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 376 ha | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 380 ha | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 388 ha | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 390 ha | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 412 ha | +5.6% |
| 2002 | 431 ha | +4.6% |
| 2003 | 453 ha | +5.1% |
| 2004 | 530 ha | +17.0% |
| 2005 | 580 ha | +9.4% |
| 2006 | 714 ha | +23.1% |
| 2007 | 784 ha | +9.8% |
| 2008 | 853 ha | +8.8% |
| 2009 | 926 ha | +8.6% |
| 2010 | 1,030 ha | +11.2% |
| 2011 | 1,080 ha | +4.9% |
| 2012 | 1,100 ha | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 1,100 ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1,129 ha | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 1,505 ha | +33.3% |
| 2016 | 1,245 ha | -17.3% |
| 2017 | 1,255 ha | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 1,335 ha | +6.4% |
| 2019 | 1,278 ha | -4.3% |
| 2020 | 1,289 ha | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 1,301 ha | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 1,289 ha | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 1,293 ha | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 1,294 ha | +0.1% |
Central African Republic compared with similar countries
- Central African Republic's 1,294 ha is below the median for low income countries, which is 41,532 ha, 3% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
- Central African Republic's 1,294 ha is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 14,152 ha, 9% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Potatoes — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | +150.0% | 100 ha | 250 ha |
| 1978 | -55.6% | 450 ha | 200 ha |
| 1965 | -33.3% | 300 ha | 200 ha |
| 2015 | +33.3% | 1,129 ha | 1,505 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 216.67 ha | 100 ha | 300 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 285 ha | 200 ha | 450 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 250.8 ha | 210 ha | 300 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 365.1 ha | 346 ha | 388 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 607.3 ha | 390 ha | 926 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,206 ha | 1,030 ha | 1,505 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,293 ha | 1,289 ha | 1,301 ha | 5 |
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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 potatoes — area harvested in Central African Republic?
- Potatoes — area harvested in Central African Republic was 1,294 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest potatoes — area harvested recorded in Central African Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 1,505 ha in 2015.
- What is the lowest potatoes — area harvested recorded in Central African Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 100 ha in 1961.
- How does Central African Republic rank for potatoes — area harvested?
- Central African Republic ranks 123rd out of 153 countries with data for 2024.
- Is potatoes — area harvested rising or falling in Central African Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.6%. 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 Potatoes — 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.