Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested in Central African Republic
Central African Republic: Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested was 231,894 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested in Central African Republic, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for roots and tubers, total — area harvested in Central African Republic is 231,894 ha, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.1% on the previous year and up 18.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, roots and tubers, total — area harvested in Central African Republic peaked at 440,621 ha in 2020 and was at its lowest, 188,722 ha, in 2013.
That places Central African Republic 39th out of 191 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.
Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested in Central African Republic, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 256,100 ha | — |
| 1962 | 238,250 ha | -7.0% |
| 1963 | 238,300 ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 238,300 ha | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 236,200 ha | -0.9% |
| 1966 | 278,200 ha | +17.8% |
| 1967 | 283,200 ha | +1.8% |
| 1968 | 289,200 ha | +2.1% |
| 1969 | 296,500 ha | +2.5% |
| 1970 | 302,820 ha | +2.1% |
| 1971 | 309,340 ha | +2.2% |
| 1972 | 313,040 ha | +1.2% |
| 1973 | 324,250 ha | +3.6% |
| 1974 | 348,288 ha | +7.4% |
| 1975 | 326,260 ha | -6.3% |
| 1976 | 329,400 ha | +1.0% |
| 1977 | 344,450 ha | +4.6% |
| 1978 | 354,200 ha | +2.8% |
| 1979 | 349,200 ha | -1.4% |
| 1980 | 339,210 ha | -2.9% |
| 1981 | 326,532 ha | -3.7% |
| 1982 | 280,220 ha | -14.2% |
| 1983 | 252,230 ha | -10.0% |
| 1984 | 222,838 ha | -11.7% |
| 1985 | 197,252 ha | -11.5% |
| 1986 | 207,820 ha | +5.4% |
| 1987 | 211,040 ha | +1.5% |
| 1988 | 212,806 ha | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 213,221 ha | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 247,837 ha | +16.2% |
| 1991 | 224,619 ha | -9.4% |
| 1992 | 218,900 ha | -2.5% |
| 1993 | 217,461 ha | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 217,666 ha | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 220,672 ha | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 230,678 ha | +4.5% |
| 1997 | 240,685 ha | +4.3% |
| 1998 | 250,691 ha | +4.2% |
| 1999 | 240,681 ha | -4.0% |
| 2000 | 238,636 ha | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 235,423 ha | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 234,342 ha | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 230,593 ha | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 240,630 ha | +4.4% |
| 2005 | 245,154 ha | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 243,072 ha | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 250,431 ha | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 258,470 ha | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 265,590 ha | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 267,232 ha | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 252,384 ha | -5.6% |
| 2012 | 260,099 ha | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 188,722 ha | -27.4% |
| 2014 | 195,345 ha | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 194,714 ha | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 259,290 ha | +33.2% |
| 2017 | 262,364 ha | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 270,888 ha | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 279,612 ha | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 440,621 ha | +57.6% |
| 2021 | 260,166 ha | -41.0% |
| 2022 | 209,188 ha | -19.6% |
| 2023 | 214,458 ha | +2.5% |
| 2024 | 231,894 ha | +8.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 261,583 ha | 236,200 ha | 296,500 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 330,125 ha | 302,820 ha | 354,200 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 246,317 ha | 197,252 ha | 339,210 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 230,989 ha | 217,461 ha | 250,691 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 244,234 ha | 230,593 ha | 265,590 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 243,065 ha | 188,722 ha | 279,612 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 271,265 ha | 209,188 ha | 440,621 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 roots and tubers, total — area harvested in Central African Republic?
- Roots and tubers, total — area harvested in Central African Republic was 231,894 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest roots and tubers, total — area harvested recorded in Central African Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 440,621 ha in 2020.
- What is the lowest roots and tubers, total — area harvested recorded in Central African Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 188,722 ha in 2013.
- How does Central African Republic rank for roots and tubers, total — area harvested?
- Central African Republic ranks 39th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is roots and tubers, total — area harvested rising or falling in Central African Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Roots and Tubers, Total — 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.