Vegetables Primary — Area harvested in Central African Republic
Central African Republic: Vegetables Primary — Area harvested was 119,552 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Vegetables Primary — Area harvested in Central African Republic, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, vegetables primary — area harvested in Central African Republic stood at 119,552 ha. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 34.4% on the previous year and up 120.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vegetables primary — area harvested in Central African Republic peaked at 119,552 ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 4,990 ha, in 1961.
That places Central African Republic 51st out of 191 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Vegetables Primary — Area harvested in Central African Republic, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 4,990 ha | — |
| 1962 | 5,070 ha | +1.6% |
| 1963 | 5,200 ha | +2.6% |
| 1964 | 5,350 ha | +2.9% |
| 1965 | 5,000 ha | -6.5% |
| 1966 | 5,250 ha | +5.0% |
| 1967 | 5,360 ha | +2.1% |
| 1968 | 5,500 ha | +2.6% |
| 1969 | 5,580 ha | +1.5% |
| 1970 | 5,650 ha | +1.3% |
| 1971 | 5,710 ha | +1.1% |
| 1972 | 5,670 ha | -0.7% |
| 1973 | 5,740 ha | +1.2% |
| 1974 | 5,800 ha | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 5,850 ha | +0.9% |
| 1976 | 6,000 ha | +2.6% |
| 1977 | 6,100 ha | +1.7% |
| 1978 | 6,250 ha | +2.5% |
| 1979 | 6,400 ha | +2.4% |
| 1980 | 6,580 ha | +2.8% |
| 1981 | 6,730 ha | +2.3% |
| 1982 | 6,800 ha | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 6,850 ha | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 7,030 ha | +2.6% |
| 1985 | 7,700 ha | +9.5% |
| 1986 | 7,750 ha | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 7,800 ha | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 7,880 ha | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 7,940 ha | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 8,115 ha | +2.2% |
| 1991 | 7,941 ha | -2.1% |
| 1992 | 8,102 ha | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 8,400 ha | +3.7% |
| 1994 | 8,800 ha | +4.8% |
| 1995 | 9,200 ha | +4.5% |
| 1996 | 9,329 ha | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 9,600 ha | +2.9% |
| 1998 | 9,950 ha | +3.6% |
| 1999 | 10,100 ha | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 10,350 ha | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 10,494 ha | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 10,684 ha | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 10,901 ha | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 11,000 ha | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 11,252 ha | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 11,500 ha | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 11,831 ha | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 12,100 ha | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 12,161 ha | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 63,845 ha | +425.0% |
| 2011 | 60,184 ha | -5.7% |
| 2012 | 61,158 ha | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 51,903 ha | -15.1% |
| 2014 | 54,111 ha | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 56,108 ha | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 63,451 ha | +13.1% |
| 2017 | 63,577 ha | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 65,863 ha | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 68,231 ha | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 106,506 ha | +56.1% |
| 2021 | 84,435 ha | -20.7% |
| 2022 | 86,596 ha | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 88,954 ha | +2.7% |
| 2024 | 119,552 ha | +34.4% |
Central African Republic compared with similar countries
- Central African Republic's 119,552 ha is above the median for low income countries, which is 115,990 ha, 1.0× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Central African Republic's 119,552 ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 61,543 ha, 1.9× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Vegetables Primary — Area harvested 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +425.0% | 12,161 ha | 63,845 ha |
| 2020 | +56.1% | 68,231 ha | 106,506 ha |
| 2024 | +34.4% | 88,954 ha | 119,552 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5,256 ha | 4,990 ha | 5,580 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 5,917 ha | 5,650 ha | 6,400 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 7,306 ha | 6,580 ha | 7,940 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 8,954 ha | 7,941 ha | 10,100 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 11,227 ha | 10,350 ha | 12,161 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 60,843 ha | 51,903 ha | 68,231 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 97,209 ha | 84,435 ha | 119,552 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Central African Republic
- 48 Poland 124,000 ha compare
- 49 China, Taiwan Province of 121,100 ha compare
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- 52 Benin 119,442 ha compare
- 53 Tunisia 117,743 ha compare
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More agriculture & rural data for Central African Republic
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 3.58 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.001 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.5488 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 1.77 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.002 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 1.09 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is vegetables primary — area harvested in Central African Republic?
- Vegetables primary — area harvested in Central African Republic was 119,552 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest vegetables primary — area harvested recorded in Central African Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 119,552 ha in 2024.
- What is the lowest vegetables primary — area harvested recorded in Central African Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,990 ha in 1961.
- How does Central African Republic rank for vegetables primary — area harvested?
- Central African Republic ranks 51st out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is vegetables primary — area harvested rising or falling in Central African Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 120.9%. 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 Vegetables Primary — 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.