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Geography>
Central African Republic
Surface area (square km)
622,980
(2021)
[44/216countries]
Land area (sq. km)
622,980
(2021)
[43/216countries]
Agricultural land (% of land area)
7.9%
(2021)
[187/210countries]
Forest area (sq. km)
222,730
(2021)
[27/214countries]
Forest area (% of land area)
35.8%
(2021)
[86/214countries]
Coastline (km)
0
(2019)
[186/230countries]
Average yearly temperature (degrees Celsius)
24.9
(1961-1990)
[63/191countries]
Average precipitation in depth (mm per year)
1,343
(2020)
[68/182countries]
Biodiversity>
Central African Republic
Bird species, threatened
16
(2018)
[93/215countries]
Fish species, threatened
3
(2018)
[196/215countries]
Mammal species, threatened
16
(2018)
[60/215countries]
Plant species (higher), threatened
26
(2018)
[91/215countries]
Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area)
18.1%
(2018)
[87/211countries]
Animals, environment and mankind>
Central African Republic
Environment and economy>
Central African Republic
Environmental protection>
Central African Republic
Environmental Performance Index (world ranking)
135
(2024)
[134/179countries]
CO2 and climate change>
Central African Republic
CO2 emissions (kilo tonnes)
237
(2020)
[176/191countries]
CO2 emissions per capita (metric tonnes)
0.04
(2020)
[189/191countries]
CO2 emissions (kg per PPP $ of GDP)
0.049
(2020)
[178/181countries]
Energy>
Central African Republic
Nuclear and radioactivity>
Central African Republic
Environmental pollution>
Central African Republic
Waste and cleanness>
Central African Republic
Proportion of population using safely-managed sanitation services (%)
14%
(2020)
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