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Central African Republic: Forest area (% of land area)

72.46percent · 2024-1.0% since 2014

Forest area (% of land area) is the share of total land area that is 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. Annual figures for Central African Republic from 1990 to 2024.

19902024

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
202472.46
202372.535
202272.61
202172.684
202072.759
201972.834
201872.909
201772.983
201673.058
201573.133
201473.189
201373.245
201273.301
201173.357
201073.413
200973.47
200873.526
200773.582
200673.638
200573.694
200473.75
200373.807
200273.863
200173.919
200073.975
199974.031
199874.087
199774.144
199674.2
199574.256
199474.312
199374.368
199274.424
199174.481
199074.537

Source

Published by World Bank, produced by Food and Agriculture Organization. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-07.

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World Bank (2026). Forest area (% of land area). Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-forest-area-zs (accessed 2026-11-08). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.

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