Central African Republic - Forest area

Forest area (sq. km)

The value for Forest area (sq. km) in Central African Republic was 223,030 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 30 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 232,030 in 1990 and a minimum value of 223,030 in 2020.

Definition: Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems (for example, in fruit plantations and agroforestry systems) and trees in urban parks and gardens.

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.

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Year Value
1990 232,030
1991 231,730
1992 231,430
1993 231,130
1994 230,830
1995 230,530
1996 230,230
1997 229,930
1998 229,630
1999 229,330
2000 229,030
2001 228,730
2002 228,430
2003 228,130
2004 227,830
2005 227,530
2006 227,230
2007 226,930
2008 226,630
2009 226,330
2010 226,030
2011 225,730
2012 225,430
2013 225,130
2014 224,830
2015 224,530
2016 224,230
2017 223,930
2018 223,630
2019 223,330
2020 223,030

Forest area (% of land area)

Forest area (% of land area) in Central African Republic was 35.80 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 30 years was 37.25 in 1990, while its lowest value was 35.80 in 2020.

Definition: Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems (for example, in fruit plantations and agroforestry systems) and trees in urban parks and gardens.

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.

See also:

Year Value
1990 37.25
1991 37.20
1992 37.15
1993 37.10
1994 37.05
1995 37.00
1996 36.96
1997 36.91
1998 36.86
1999 36.81
2000 36.76
2001 36.72
2002 36.67
2003 36.62
2004 36.57
2005 36.52
2006 36.47
2007 36.43
2008 36.38
2009 36.33
2010 36.28
2011 36.23
2012 36.19
2013 36.14
2014 36.09
2015 36.04
2016 35.99
2017 35.94
2018 35.90
2019 35.85
2020 35.80

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Land use