Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Area harvested in Central African Republic
Central African Republic: Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Area harvested was 110,444 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Area harvested in Central African Republic, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
Central African Republic recorded 110,444 ha for pumpkins, squash and gourds — area harvested in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 38.3% on the previous year and up 141.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pumpkins, squash and gourds — area harvested in Central African Republic peaked at 110,444 ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 500 ha, in 1965.
Central African Republic ranks 5th of 122 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Area harvested in Central African Republic, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1,000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 1,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 1,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 1,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 500 ha | -50.0% |
| 1966 | 500 ha | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 560 ha | +12.0% |
| 1968 | 650 ha | +16.1% |
| 1969 | 680 ha | +4.6% |
| 1970 | 750 ha | +10.3% |
| 1971 | 810 ha | +8.0% |
| 1972 | 870 ha | +7.4% |
| 1973 | 940 ha | +8.0% |
| 1974 | 1,000 ha | +6.4% |
| 1975 | 1,050 ha | +5.0% |
| 1976 | 1,100 ha | +4.8% |
| 1977 | 1,200 ha | +9.1% |
| 1978 | 1,250 ha | +4.2% |
| 1979 | 1,300 ha | +4.0% |
| 1980 | 1,380 ha | +6.2% |
| 1981 | 1,430 ha | +3.6% |
| 1982 | 1,500 ha | +4.9% |
| 1983 | 1,550 ha | +3.3% |
| 1984 | 1,630 ha | +5.2% |
| 1985 | 1,700 ha | +4.3% |
| 1986 | 1,750 ha | +2.9% |
| 1987 | 1,800 ha | +2.9% |
| 1988 | 1,880 ha | +4.4% |
| 1989 | 1,940 ha | +3.2% |
| 1990 | 2,000 ha | +3.1% |
| 1991 | 2,050 ha | +2.5% |
| 1992 | 2,100 ha | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 2,200 ha | +4.8% |
| 1994 | 2,300 ha | +4.5% |
| 1995 | 2,400 ha | +4.3% |
| 1996 | 2,500 ha | +4.2% |
| 1997 | 2,600 ha | +4.0% |
| 1998 | 2,750 ha | +5.8% |
| 1999 | 2,850 ha | +3.6% |
| 2000 | 3,000 ha | +5.3% |
| 2001 | 3,100 ha | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 3,250 ha | +4.8% |
| 2003 | 3,400 ha | +4.6% |
| 2004 | 3,500 ha | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 3,600 ha | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 3,750 ha | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 3,950 ha | +5.3% |
| 2008 | 4,000 ha | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 4,100 ha | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 55,745 ha | +1259.6% |
| 2011 | 52,015 ha | -6.7% |
| 2012 | 53,158 ha | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 43,601 ha | -18.0% |
| 2014 | 45,688 ha | +4.8% |
| 2015 | 47,549 ha | +4.1% |
| 2016 | 54,770 ha | +15.2% |
| 2017 | 54,792 ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 56,984 ha | +4.0% |
| 2019 | 59,263 ha | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 97,441 ha | +64.4% |
| 2021 | 75,273 ha | -22.8% |
| 2022 | 77,531 ha | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 79,857 ha | +3.0% |
| 2024 | 110,444 ha | +38.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 765.56 ha | 500 ha | 1,000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,027 ha | 750 ha | 1,300 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,656 ha | 1,380 ha | 1,940 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,375 ha | 2,000 ha | 2,850 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,565 ha | 3,000 ha | 4,100 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 52,356 ha | 43,601 ha | 59,263 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 88,109 ha | 75,273 ha | 110,444 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Central African Republic
- 2 China 414,308 ha compare
- 3 China, mainland 412,110 ha compare
- 4 Cameroon 157,269 ha compare
- 6 Egypt 64,344 ha compare
- 7 Bangladesh 61,100 ha compare
- 8 Russian Federation 53,946 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 pumpkins, squash and gourds — area harvested in Central African Republic?
- Pumpkins, squash and gourds — area harvested in Central African Republic was 110,444 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pumpkins, squash and gourds — area harvested recorded in Central African Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 110,444 ha in 2024.
- What is the lowest pumpkins, squash and gourds — area harvested recorded in Central African Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 500 ha in 1965.
- How does Central African Republic rank for pumpkins, squash and gourds — area harvested?
- Central African Republic ranks 5th out of 122 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pumpkins, squash and gourds — area harvested rising or falling in Central African Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 141.7%. 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 Pumpkins, squash and gourds — 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.