Environment in Central African Republic

1,660 indicators covering environment for Central African Republic.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Industrial water withdrawal 12.00 million cubic meters 2023 unchanged 148th
Insecticides (excl. Haz. pest.) — Import value 328.23 1000 USD 2022 up 182.2% 167th
Insecticides (excl. Haz. pest.) — Import quantity 107.29 t 2022 up 44.8% 160th
Mechanical wood pulp (1961-2016) — Import quantity 48 t 2016 unchanged 76th
Mechanical wood pulp (1961-2016) — Import value 16 1000 USD 2016 unchanged 90th
Herbicides (excl. Haz. pest.) — Import quantity 22.64 t 2021 up 223.5% 150th
Herbicides (excl. Haz. pest.) — Import value 119.52 1000 USD 2021 up 166.2% 149th
Disinfectants, etc (excl. Haz. pest.) — Import quantity 23.5 t 2024 up 62.2% 169th
Disinfectants, etc (excl. Haz. pest.) — Import value 210.84 1000 USD 2024 up 263.1% 165th
15.2.1 Forest area under an independently verified forest management 0 1000 ha 2024 80th
Total official financial flows for water supply and sanitation, by recipient 7.89 million millions of constant united states dollars 2024 up 19.9% 95th
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 23 - Ecological 5,080 Hectares 2020 down 0.7% 78th
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 23 - Ecological 1,800 Hectares 2020 down 1.9% 79th
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 23 - Ecological 1,880 Hectares 2020 down 1.8% 84th
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 23 - Ecological 22,303 Hectares 2020 down 1.3% 26th
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 23 - Ecological 62,298 Hectares 2020 unchanged 40th
Total donations received for biodiversity conservation 190,000 millions of constant united states dollars 2024 down 57.8% 138th
Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected 65.4% 2025 unchanged 60th
Protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas 50.1% 2025 unchanged 86th
Average proportion of Freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) 96.8% 2025 unchanged 19th
Average proportion of Mountain Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered 50.1% 2025 unchanged 93rd
Average proportion of Terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) 65.4% 2025 unchanged 64th
Drivers of deforestation 3,096 hectares 2023 up 269.6% 38th
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 30 - Environmental causes 178.72 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants 2019 up 11.0% 126th
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 30 - Environmental causes 1.15 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants 2019 down 34.3% 159th
Roundwood, coniferous — Import quantity 655 m3 2024 128th
Roundwood, coniferous — Import value 546 1000 USD 2024 105th
Roundwood, coniferous — Export quantity 0 m3 2024 128th
Roundwood, coniferous — Export value 0 1000 USD 2024 129th
Roundwood, non-coniferous — Import quantity 0 m3 2024 216th
Roundwood, non-coniferous — Import value 0 1000 USD 2024 213th
Roundwood, non-coniferous — Export quantity 265,392 m3 2024 down 19.1% 31st
Roundwood, non-coniferous — Export value 6,621 1000 USD 2024 down 91.1% 64th
15.1.1 Forest area — Value 45,095 1000 ha 2025 down 1.0% 14th
15.1.1 Forest area as a proportion of total land area — Value 72.39 % 2025 down 1.0% 17th
15.1.1 Land area — Value 62,298 1000 ha 2025 unchanged 37th
15.2.1 Above-ground biomass in forest — Value 251.12 t/ha 2025 unchanged 11th
15.2.1 Proportion of forest area within legally established protected 1.25 % 2025 unchanged 155th
Share of global plastic waste imports 0.0% 2022 down 55.2% 138th
Plastic waste per capita imports vs. exports 0.0002 kilograms 2022 down 86.6% 150th
Proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services, by 13.5% 2024 down 13.8% 149th
Drinking water usage in urban areas 1,337 people 2024 down 79.5% 62nd
Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water 6.2% 2024 down 8.6% 171st
Population using at least basic drinking-water services 27.4% 2024 down 16.2% 176th
Population using at least basic sanitation services 5.7% 2024 down 20.6% 172nd
Proportion of population using basic drinking water services, by 36.5% 2024 down 15.8% 245th
Proportion of population using basic sanitation services, by location 14.0% 2024 down 14.1% 244th
People using improved drinking water sources 1.78 million people 2024 up 21.4% 32nd
Others (adjustment) — Forest products (export/import) — Import Value 85 1000 USD 2018 down 89.4% 88th
Others (adjustment) — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint 24 t 2018 down 95.3% 61st
Others (adjustment) — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint 37 1000 USD 2018 down 93.9% 58th
Total FAO — Forest products (export/import) — Import Value 915 1000 USD 2018 down 25.2% 158th
Total FAO — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import 121 t 2018 down 84.2% 159th
Total FAO — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import Value 160 1000 USD 2018 down 83.6% 159th
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 29 - National wealth 3.87 US dollar 2018 down 4.1% 97th
Total FAO — Forest products (export/import) — Export Value 106,384 1000 USD 2018 up 66.3% 74th
Others (adjustment) — Forest products (export/import) — Export Value 35,366 1000 USD 2018 up 1,392.9% 28th
Drinking water services 177,880 people 2024 down 14.2% 58th
Total FAO — Plywood — Import Quantity 20 m3 2018 down 31.0% 158th
Total FAO — Plywood — Import Value 38 1000 USD 2018 up 40.7% 159th