Rice — Area harvested, per capita in Central African Republic
Central African Republic: Rice — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0073 ha per person in 2024. ▬ Flat
Rice — Area harvested, per capita in Central African Republic, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
Central African Republic recorded 0.0073 ha per person for rice — area harvested, per capita in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and up 267.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rice — area harvested, per capita in Central African Republic peaked at 0.0108 ha per person in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0016 ha per person, in 2015.
That places Central African Republic 43rd out of 120 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Rice — Area harvested, per capita in Central African Republic, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.002 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0023 ha per person | +12.1% |
| 1963 | 0.0028 ha per person | +22.6% |
| 1964 | 0.0035 ha per person | +27.4% |
| 1965 | 0.0037 ha per person | +5.5% |
| 1966 | 0.0036 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0036 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 1968 | 0.005 ha per person | +39.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0073 ha per person | +46.6% |
| 1970 | 0.0061 ha per person | -17.2% |
| 1971 | 0.0061 ha per person | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0062 ha per person | +1.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0035 ha per person | -43.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0061 ha per person | +75.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0056 ha per person | -9.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0057 ha per person | +2.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0076 ha per person | +32.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0053 ha per person | -29.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0056 ha per person | +4.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0056 ha per person | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 0.0054 ha per person | -4.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0056 ha per person | +4.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0036 ha per person | -35.5% |
| 1984 | 0.004 ha per person | +10.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0029 ha per person | -27.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0032 ha per person | +9.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0037 ha per person | +15.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0035 ha per person | -4.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0034 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0016 ha per person | -52.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0019 ha per person | +18.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0018 ha per person | -6.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0017 ha per person | -5.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0019 ha per person | +9.8% |
| 1995 | 0.002 ha per person | +5.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0033 ha per person | +68.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0034 ha per person | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0036 ha per person | +5.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0038 ha per person | +4.8% |
| 2000 | 0.004 ha per person | +7.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0043 ha per person | +7.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0046 ha per person | +5.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0035 ha per person | -23.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0038 ha per person | +8.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0054 ha per person | +40.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0057 ha per person | +6.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0056 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0056 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0058 ha per person | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0023 ha per person | -60.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0022 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0022 ha per person | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0016 ha per person | -28.2% |
| 2014 | 0.002 ha per person | +23.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0016 ha per person | -20.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0018 ha per person | +12.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0017 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0018 ha per person | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0018 ha per person | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0108 ha per person | +494.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0089 ha per person | -17.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0073 ha per person | -18.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0074 ha per person | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 0.0073 ha per person | -1.5% |
Central African Republic compared with similar countries
- Central African Republic's 0.0073 ha per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0072 ha per person, 1.0× the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Central African Republic's 0.0073 ha per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0055 ha per person, 1.3× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Rice — 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 | +494.9% | 0.0018 ha per person | 0.0108 ha per person |
| 1974 | +75.3% | 0.0035 ha per person | 0.0061 ha per person |
| 1996 | +68.5% | 0.002 ha per person | 0.0033 ha per person |
| 2010 | -60.5% | 0.0058 ha per person | 0.0023 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0038 ha per person | 0.002 ha per person | 0.0073 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0058 ha per person | 0.0035 ha per person | 0.0076 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0041 ha per person | 0.0029 ha per person | 0.0056 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0025 ha per person | 0.0016 ha per person | 0.0038 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0048 ha per person | 0.0035 ha per person | 0.0058 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0019 ha per person | 0.0016 ha per person | 0.0023 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0083 ha per person | 0.0073 ha per person | 0.0108 ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Central African Republic
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 rice — area harvested, per capita in Central African Republic?
- Rice — area harvested, per capita in Central African Republic was 0.0073 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest rice — area harvested, per capita recorded in Central African Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0108 ha per person in 2020.
- What is the lowest rice — area harvested, per capita recorded in Central African Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0016 ha per person in 2015.
- How does Central African Republic rank for rice — area harvested, per capita?
- Central African Republic ranks 43rd out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is rice — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Central African Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 267.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Central African Republic data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Rice — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Rice — 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.
Rice — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Rice — 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
Rice — 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.