Central African Republic's forest cover fell from 37.1 % in 1994 to 35.7 % in 2023.
Central African Republic · Environment
Forests, air quality, land, water and protected areas.
10 indicators · 10 with data
Land
Central African Republic's forest area fell from 230,830 km in 1994 to 222,130 km in 2023.
Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area)
% of land area
128th of 213 · 30th in Sub-Saharan Africa
Central African Republic's terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) fell from 18.1 % in 2013 to 14.8 % in 2025.
Central African Republic's agricultural land (% of land area) rose from 8.0 % in 1994 to 9.1 % in 2023.
Central African Republic's arable land (% of land area) fell from 3.0 % in 1994 to 2.9 % in 2023.
Air
Central African Republic's air pollution (pm2.5) rose from 32.0 in 1994 to 33.3 in 2023.
Water
Central African Republic's water stress rose from 0.0 % in 1993 to 0.1 % in 2022.
Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita
cubic metres per person
22nd of 181 · 4th in Sub-Saharan Africa
Central African Republic's renewable internal freshwater resources per capita fell from 44,651 in 1993 to 27,658 in 2022.
Access
Central African Republic's safe drinking water fell from 8.5 % in 2000 to 6.2 % in 2024.
Central African Republic's safe sanitation fell from 19.7 % in 2000 to 13.5 % in 2024.