Seed cotton, unginned — Area harvested in Central African Republic
Central African Republic: Seed cotton, unginned — Area harvested was 117,525 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Seed cotton, unginned — 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 117,525 ha for seed cotton, unginned — area harvested in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and up 193.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, seed cotton, unginned — area harvested in Central African Republic peaked at 136,278 ha in 1972 and was at its lowest, 1,300 ha, in 2003.
That places Central African Republic 24th out of 94 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Seed cotton, unginned — Area harvested in Central African Republic, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 128,900 ha | — |
| 1962 | 131,800 ha | +2.2% |
| 1963 | 124,900 ha | -5.2% |
| 1964 | 115,200 ha | -7.8% |
| 1965 | 109,500 ha | -4.9% |
| 1966 | 127,000 ha | +16.0% |
| 1967 | 125,800 ha | -0.9% |
| 1968 | 130,000 ha | +3.3% |
| 1969 | 133,076 ha | +2.4% |
| 1970 | 125,878 ha | -5.4% |
| 1971 | 133,500 ha | +6.1% |
| 1972 | 136,278 ha | +2.1% |
| 1973 | 135,948 ha | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 135,027 ha | -0.7% |
| 1975 | 134,123 ha | -0.7% |
| 1976 | 127,092 ha | -5.2% |
| 1977 | 124,901 ha | -1.7% |
| 1978 | 115,861 ha | -7.2% |
| 1979 | 90,000 ha | -22.3% |
| 1980 | 84,762 ha | -5.8% |
| 1981 | 54,000 ha | -36.3% |
| 1982 | 68,500 ha | +26.9% |
| 1983 | 72,000 ha | +5.1% |
| 1984 | 79,563 ha | +10.5% |
| 1985 | 84,188 ha | +5.8% |
| 1986 | 86,400 ha | +2.6% |
| 1987 | 58,535 ha | -32.3% |
| 1988 | 73,371 ha | +25.3% |
| 1989 | 40,190 ha | -45.2% |
| 1990 | 46,950 ha | +16.8% |
| 1991 | 42,694 ha | -9.1% |
| 1992 | 40,000 ha | -6.3% |
| 1993 | 24,264 ha | -39.3% |
| 1994 | 41,538 ha | +71.2% |
| 1995 | 42,308 ha | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 58,000 ha | +37.1% |
| 1997 | 63,397 ha | +9.3% |
| 1998 | 55,006 ha | -13.2% |
| 1999 | 55,006 ha | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 46,317 ha | -15.8% |
| 2001 | 38,869 ha | -16.1% |
| 2002 | 15,000 ha | -61.4% |
| 2003 | 1,300 ha | -91.3% |
| 2004 | 2,100 ha | +61.5% |
| 2005 | 2,100 ha | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 5,200 ha | +147.6% |
| 2007 | 13,630 ha | +162.1% |
| 2008 | 7,241 ha | -46.9% |
| 2009 | 14,029 ha | +93.7% |
| 2010 | 19,550 ha | +39.4% |
| 2011 | 25,760 ha | +31.8% |
| 2012 | 38,407 ha | +49.1% |
| 2013 | 39,000 ha | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 40,000 ha | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 40,481 ha | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 21,729 ha | -46.3% |
| 2017 | 42,796 ha | +97.0% |
| 2018 | 51,115 ha | +19.4% |
| 2019 | 59,542 ha | +16.5% |
| 2020 | 60,900 ha | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 109,359 ha | +79.6% |
| 2022 | 113,618 ha | +3.9% |
| 2023 | 118,790 ha | +4.6% |
| 2024 | 117,525 ha | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 125,131 ha | 109,500 ha | 133,076 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 125,861 ha | 90,000 ha | 136,278 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 70,151 ha | 40,190 ha | 86,400 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 46,916 ha | 24,264 ha | 63,397 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 14,579 ha | 1,300 ha | 46,317 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 37,838 ha | 19,550 ha | 59,542 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 104,038 ha | 60,900 ha | 118,790 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Central African Republic
- 21 Chad 136,000 ha compare
- 22 Tajikistan 123,037 ha compare
- 23 Mexico 118,469 ha compare
- 25 Kazakhstan 106,411 ha compare
- 26 Uganda 97,000 ha compare
- 27 Mozambique 96,523 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 seed cotton, unginned — area harvested in Central African Republic?
- Seed cotton, unginned — area harvested in Central African Republic was 117,525 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest seed cotton, unginned — area harvested recorded in Central African Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 136,278 ha in 1972.
- What is the lowest seed cotton, unginned — area harvested recorded in Central African Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,300 ha in 2003.
- How does Central African Republic rank for seed cotton, unginned — area harvested?
- Central African Republic ranks 24th out of 94 countries with data for 2024.
- Is seed cotton, unginned — area harvested rising or falling in Central African Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 193.8%. 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 Seed cotton, unginned — Area harvested. 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.