Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Central African Republic
Central African Republic: Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty was 878.1 kg per hectare in 2023. ▼ Falling
Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Central African Republic, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in kg per hectare.
Analysis
Central African Republic recorded 878.1 kg per hectare for cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in 2023.
The figure is up 5.8% on the previous year and down 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Central African Republic peaked at 1,048 kg per hectare in 2002 and was at its lowest, 713 kg per hectare, in 2020.
Central African Republic ranks 164th of 180 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 927.11 kg per hectare | 809.9 kg per hectare | 1,007 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 994.57 kg per hectare | 946.8 kg per hectare | 1,048 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 897.61 kg per hectare | 859.3 kg per hectare | 965.7 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 807.08 kg per hectare | 713 kg per hectare | 878.1 kg per hectare | 4 |
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More poverty & inequality data for Central African Republic
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 1 surveys (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 6.01 live births per woman (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 7.2% (2022)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 24.3% (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.2403 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.2403 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.2582 (2023)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.4547 (2023)
- Population living in slums 68.9% (2022)
- Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index 0.253 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Central African Republic?
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Central African Republic was 878.1 kg per hectare in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty recorded in Central African Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 1,048 kg per hectare in 2002.
- What is the lowest cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty recorded in Central African Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 713 kg per hectare in 2020.
- How does Central African Republic rank for cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty?
- Central African Republic ranks 164th out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty rising or falling in Central African Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Central African Republic data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Extreme poverty is defined as living below the International Poverty Line of $3 per day. This data is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.