Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Yield in Central African Republic
Central African Republic: Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Yield was 287.6 kg/ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Yield in Central African Republic, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
In 2024, pumpkins, squash and gourds — yield in Central African Republic stood at 287.6 kg/ha. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of down 28.1% on the previous year and down 28.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pumpkins, squash and gourds — yield in Central African Republic peaked at 8,182 kg/ha in 1976 and was at its lowest, 287.6 kg/ha, in 2024.
That places Central African Republic 120th out of 120 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.
Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Yield in Central African Republic, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 3,500 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 3,500 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 3,500 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 3,500 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 8,000 kg/ha | +128.6% |
| 1966 | 8,000 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 8,036 kg/ha | +0.4% |
| 1968 | 8,000 kg/ha | -0.4% |
| 1969 | 8,088 kg/ha | +1.1% |
| 1970 | 8,000 kg/ha | -1.1% |
| 1971 | 8,025 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 8,046 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 7,979 kg/ha | -0.8% |
| 1974 | 8,000 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 1975 | 8,095 kg/ha | +1.2% |
| 1976 | 8,182 kg/ha | +1.1% |
| 1977 | 7,917 kg/ha | -3.2% |
| 1978 | 8,000 kg/ha | +1.1% |
| 1979 | 8,077 kg/ha | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 7,971 kg/ha | -1.3% |
| 1981 | 8,042 kg/ha | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 8,000 kg/ha | -0.5% |
| 1983 | 8,064 kg/ha | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 7,976 kg/ha | -1.1% |
| 1985 | 7,941 kg/ha | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 8,000 kg/ha | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 8,056 kg/ha | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 7,979 kg/ha | -1.0% |
| 1989 | 7,990 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 8,000 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 8,049 kg/ha | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 8,095 kg/ha | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 7,954 kg/ha | -1.7% |
| 1994 | 7,826 kg/ha | -1.6% |
| 1995 | 7,917 kg/ha | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 8,000 kg/ha | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 8,077 kg/ha | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 8,000 kg/ha | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 8,070 kg/ha | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 8,000 kg/ha | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 8,064 kg/ha | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 8,000 kg/ha | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 7,941 kg/ha | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 8,000 kg/ha | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 8,056 kg/ha | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 8,000 kg/ha | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 8,007 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 8,065 kg/ha | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 8,026 kg/ha | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 364.3 kg/ha | -95.5% |
| 2011 | 369.6 kg/ha | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 363.2 kg/ha | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 336.5 kg/ha | -7.4% |
| 2014 | 400 kg/ha | +18.9% |
| 2015 | 400 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 400 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 400 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 400 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 400 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 300 kg/ha | -25.0% |
| 2021 | 400 kg/ha | +33.3% |
| 2022 | 400 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 400 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 287.6 kg/ha | -28.1% |
Central African Republic compared with similar countries
- Central African Republic's 287.6 kg/ha is below the median for low income countries, which is 14,584 kg/ha, 2% of the median. (9 countries reporting)
- Central African Republic's 287.6 kg/ha is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 14,970 kg/ha, 2% of the median. (13 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Yield 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | +128.6% | 3,500 kg/ha | 8,000 kg/ha |
| 2010 | -95.5% | 8,026 kg/ha | 364.3 kg/ha |
| 2021 | +33.3% | 300 kg/ha | 400 kg/ha |
| 2024 | -28.1% | 400 kg/ha | 287.6 kg/ha |
| 2020 | -25.0% | 400 kg/ha | 300 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6,014 kg/ha | 3,500 kg/ha | 8,088 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 8,032 kg/ha | 7,917 kg/ha | 8,182 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 8,002 kg/ha | 7,941 kg/ha | 8,064 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 7,999 kg/ha | 7,826 kg/ha | 8,095 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 8,016 kg/ha | 7,941 kg/ha | 8,065 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 383.36 kg/ha | 336.5 kg/ha | 400 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 357.52 kg/ha | 287.6 kg/ha | 400 kg/ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Central African Republic
- 117 Papua New Guinea 1,806 kg/ha compare
- 118 Mozambique 1,729 kg/ha compare
- 119 Cameroon 1,170 kg/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)
- 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 pumpkins, squash and gourds — yield in Central African Republic?
- Pumpkins, squash and gourds — yield in Central African Republic was 287.6 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pumpkins, squash and gourds — yield recorded in Central African Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 8,182 kg/ha in 1976.
- What is the lowest pumpkins, squash and gourds — yield recorded in Central African Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 287.6 kg/ha in 2024.
- How does Central African Republic rank for pumpkins, squash and gourds — yield?
- Central African Republic ranks 120th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pumpkins, squash and gourds — yield rising or falling in Central African Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.1%. 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 — Yield. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.