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Central African Republic
Forest Information and Data
According to the U.N. FAO,
36.3% or about 22,605,000 ha of Central African Republic is forested, according to FAO. Of this 10.5% ( 2,370,000 ) is classified as primary forest, the most biodiverse and carbon-dense form of forest. Central African Republic had 2,000 ha of planted forest.
Change in Forest Cover: Between 1990 and 2010, Central African Republic lost an average of 29,900 ha or 0.13% per year. In total, between 1990 and 2010, Central African Republic lost 2.6% of its forest cover, or around 598,000 ha.
Central African Republic's forests contain 2,861 million metric tons of carbon in living forest biomass.
Biodiversity and Protected Areas: Central African Rep has some 1010 known species of amphibians, birds, mammals and reptiles according to figures from the World Conservation Monitoring Centre. Of these, 1.0% are endemic, meaning they exist in no other country, and 1.5% are threatened. Central African Rep is home to at least 3602 species of vascular plants, of which 2.8% are endemic. 11.8% of Central African Rep is protected under IUCN categories I-V.
2011 Update
In May 2011, Sassan Saatchi of Caltech's Jet Propulsion Lab and colleagues published a paper in PNAS with new carbon stock estimates for global tropical forests.
| Forest definition (canopy cover %) | 10% tree cover | 25% tree cover | 30% tree cover | | Forest Area (M ha) | 53 | 42 | 34 | | Aboveground forest carbon (Mt C) | 2,517 | 2,145 | 1,841 | | Belowground forest carbon (Mt C) | 745 | 631 | 538 | | Total forest carbon (Mt C) | 3,262 | 2,776 | 2,378 | | Average Carbon Density (t C/ha) | 62 | 66 | 70 |
M=million, t=metric tons; all figures are mean carbon stock values
Central African Republic Environmental profile
The following contains data relating to forest cover in Central African Republic
Previous version of this profile (2009)
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Central African Republic: Forest Cover, 2010
| Total Land Area (1000 ha) | 62300 |
| Total Forest Area (1000 ha) | 22605 |
| Percent Forest Cover | 36 |
| Primary Forest Cover (1000 ha) | 2370 |
| Primary Forest, % total forest | 10 |
| Other wooded land (1000 ha) | 10122 |
| Percent other wooded land | 16 |
Central African Republic: Breakdown of forest types, 2010
| Primary forest (1000 ha | % of forest area) | 2370 | 10 |
| Other naturally regenerated forest (1000 ha | % of forest area) | 20233 | 90 |
| Planted Forest (1000 ha | % of forest area) | 2 | n.s. |
Central African Republic: Trends in Total (Net) Forest Cover, 1990-2010
| TOTAL FOREST COVER (1000 ha) |
| 1990 | 2000 | 2005 | 2010 |
| 23203 | 22903 | 22755 | 22605 | |
ANNUAL CHANGE RATE (1000 ha)
Negative number represents deforestation |
| 1990-2000 | 2000-2005 | 2005-2010 |
| -30 | -30 | -30 | |
ANNUAL CHANGE RATE (percent)
Negative number represents deforestation |
| 1990-2000 | 2000-2005 | 2005-2010 |
| -0.13 | -0.13 | -0.13 | |
Central African Republic: Trends in Natural Forest Cover (Deforestation), 1990-2010
| FOREST COVER (excluding planted forests) (1000 ha) |
| 1990 | 2000 | 2005 | 2010 |
| 23201 | 22901 | 22753 | 22603 | |
ANNUAL CHANGE RATE (1000 ha)
Negative number represents deforestation |
| 1990-2000 | 2000-2005 | 2005-2010 |
| -30 | -30 | -30 | |
ANNUAL CHANGE RATE (percent)
Negative number represents deforestation |
| 1990-2000 | 2000-2005 | 2005-2010 |
| -0.1 | 0 | 0
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Central African Republic: Trends in Primary or Old Growth Forest Cover, 1990-2010
| PRIMARY FOREST COVER (1000 ha) |
| 1990 | 2000 | 2005 | 2010 |
| 3900 | 3135 | 2752 | 2370 | |
ANNUAL CHANGE RATE (1000 ha)
Negative number represents deforestation |
| 1990-2000 | 2000-2005 | 2005-2010 |
| -77 | -77 | -76 | |
ANNUAL CHANGE RATE (percent)
Negative number represents deforestation |
| 1990-2000 | 2000-2005 | 2005-2010 |
| -2.16 | -2.57 | -2.94 | |
Central African Republic: Trends in Planted Forest Cover, 1990-2010
| PLANTED FOREST COVER (1000 ha) |
| 1990 | 2000 | 2005 | 2010 |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
ANNUAL CHANGE RATE (1000 ha)
Negative number represents deforestation |
| 1990-2000 | 2000-2005 | 2005-2010 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | |
ANNUAL CHANGE RATE (percent)
Negative number represents deforestation |
| 1990-2000 | 2000-2005 | 2005-2010 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Central African Republic: Primary designated function (percent)
| Production | Protection of soil and water | Conservation of biodiversity | Social services | Multiple use | Other | None or unknown |
| 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 78 | 0 | 0 |
Central African Republic: Forest ownership and management rights 2005 (percent)
| OWNERSHIP PATTERN |
| Public ownership | Private ownership | Other |
| 91 | 0 | 9 |
| PRIVATE OWNERSHIP |
| Individuals | Business entities and institutions | Local, indigenous and tribal communities |
| - | - | - |
| HOLDER OF MANAGEMENT RIGHTS OF PUBLIC FORESTS |
| Public administration | Individuals | Business
entities and Institutions | Communities | Other |
| 1 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 84 |
Central African Republic: Growing stock in forest
| GROWING STOCK IN FOREST |
Total
(million m3) | Per hectare
(m3) | Coniferous
(million m3) | Broadleaved
(million m3) | % commercial species |
| 3776 | 167 | 0 | 3776 | 28 |
| GROWING STOCK IN FOREST |
| Total (million m3) | Per hectare (m3) | Coniferous (million m3) | Broadleaved (million m3) | % commercial species |
| - | - | | | |
Central African Republic: Trends in carbon stock in living forest biomass 1990-2010
CARBON STOCK IN LIVING FOREST BIOMASS
(million metric tons) |
| 1990 | 2000 | 2005 | 2010 |
| 2936 | 2898 | 2879 | 2861 |
CARBON STOCK IN LIVING FOREST BIOMASS
(per hectare in tons) |
| | | 2000 |
| | | 127 |
ANNUAL CHANGE
(1 000 t/yr) |
| 1990 | 2000 | 2005 | 2010 |
| -4 | -4 | -4 |
ANNUAL CHANGE PER HECTARE
(t/ha/yr) |
| 1990 | 2000 | 2005 | 2010 |
| n.s. | n.s. | n.s. |
Central African Republic: Area of forest affected by fire and other disturbances 2005
| FOREST FIRE |
| 1000 ha | % wild fire (not managed burn) |
| - | - |
| EXCLUDING FOREST FIRE |
| Insects | Diseases | Other biotic agents | Abiotic factors | Total (excluding fire) | % of 2005 forest area |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
Central African Republic: Trends in removals of wood products 1990-2005
INDUSTRIAL ROUNDWOOD
Total volume (1 000 m3 over bark) |
| 1990 | 2000 | 2005 | percent of which from forest 2005 |
| 496 | 1108 | 765 | 100 |
WOODFUEL
Total volume (1 000 m3 over bark) |
| 1990 | 2000 | 2005 | percent of which from forest 2005 |
| 3231 | 2300 | 2300 | - |
Central African Republic: Value of wood and NWFP removals 2005
Value of removals
(million US$) | Value per ha forest
(US$) |
| Industrial roundwood | Woodfuel | NWFP | Total | |
| 153 | - | - | - | - |
Central African Republic: Employment in forestry 1990-2005
TOTAL
(1000 full-time employees) |
| 1990 | 2000 | 2005 |
| 4 | 5 | 7 |
IN PRIMARY PRODUCTION OF GOODS-FORESTRY
(1000 full-time employees) |
| 1990 | 2000 | 2005 |
| 3 | 4 | 6 |
IN MANAGEMENT OF PROTECTED AREAS-CONSERVATION
(1000 full-time employees) |
| 1990 | 2000 | 2005 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 |
Central African Republic: Forest policy and legal framework 2008
National forest policy (year): Yes (2003)
Sub-national forest policy: No
National forest program (year) - status: Yes (1994) Temporarily suspended
National forest law (year): Specific forest law (2008)
Sub-national forest law: No
Central African Republic: Human resources within public forest institutions 2000-2008
| 2000 | 2005 | 2008 |
| # | % female | # | % female | # | % female |
| 400 | 8 | 450 | 9 | 462 | 10 |
Central African Republic: Forest revenue and public expenditure on forestry 2005
| Forest revenue | Public expenditure (1000 US$) |
| Domestic funding | External funding | Total |
| (1000 US$) | Operational expenditure | Transfer payments | Operational expenditure | Transfer payments | Operational expenditure | Transfer payments |
| 7945 | - | - | - | - | - | -
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Central African Republic: Status of ratification of international conventions and agreements as of 1 January 2010
CbD:
UNFCCC:
Kyoto Protocol:
UNCCD:
ITTA:
CITeS:
Ramsar:
World Heritage Convention:
NlbI:
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Central African Republic: Environment
| Environment - current issues | tap water is not potable; poaching has diminished the country's reputation as one of the last great wildlife refuges; desertification; deforestation | | Environment - international agreements | party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Desertification, Endangered Species, Ozone Layer Protection, Tropical Timber 94
signed, but not ratified: Law of the Sea | | Natural hazards | hot, dry, dusty harmattan winds affect northern areas; floods are common |
Central African Republic: Land use / Resources
| Land use (%) | arable land: 3.1%
permanent crops: 0.14%
other: 96.76% (2001) | | Natural resources | diamonds, uranium, timber, gold, oil, hydropower |
Central African Republic: Economy
| Economy - overview: | Subsistence agriculture, together with forestry, remains the backbone of the economy of the Central African Republic (CAR), with more than 70% of the population living in outlying areas. The agricultural sector generates half of GDP. Timber has accounted for about 16% of export earnings and the diamond industry, for 40%. Important constraints to economic development include the CAR's landlocked position, a poor transportation system, a largely unskilled work force, and a legacy of misdirected macroeconomic policies. Factional fighting between the government and its opponents remains a drag on economic revitalization, with GDP growth at only 0.5% in 2004 and 2.5% in 2005. Distribution of income is extraordinarily unequal. Grants from France and the international community can only partially meet humanitarian needs. | | GDP - per capita | $1,200 (2005 est.) | | GDP - real growth rate (%) | 2.5% (2005 est.) | | Agriculture - products | cotton, coffee, tobacco, manioc (tapioca), yams, millet, corn, bananas; timber | | GDP - composition by sector (%) | agriculture: 55%, industry: 20%, services: 25% (2001 est.) | | Industries | gold and diamond mining, logging, brewing, textiles, footwear, assembly of bicycles and motorcycles | | Economic aid - recipient | ODA $59.8 million; note - traditional budget subsidies from France (2002 est.) | | Debt - external | $1.06 billion (2002 est.) | | Population below poverty line (%) | NA |
Central African Republic: Population / Demographics
| Population (July 2005) | 3,799,897 | | Population growth rate (%) (2005) | 1.49% | | Population density (people/sq km) (2005) | 6.1 | | Percent rural (2003) | 57.3% | | Median age (years) | total: 18.12 years | | Total fertility rate (children born/woman) | 4.5 (2005 est.) | | Ethnic groups (%) | Baya 33%, Banda 27%, Mandjia 13%, Sara 10%, Mboum 7%, M'Baka 4%, Yakoma 4%, other 2% |
Largest Cities in Central African Republic
Cities and urban areas in Central African Republic with population over 100,000 All figures are estimates for 2002.
| City | Country | City Population | Urban Area Population |
| Bangui | Central African Republic | 652900 | 789400 |
Central African Republic: Infrastructure
| Telephones - main lines in use | 9,000 (2002) | | Telephones - mobile cellular | 13,000 (2003) | | Roadways (km) | total: 23,810 km (1999) |
Central African Republic: Health
| Life expectancy at birth (years) | total population: 43.39 years
male: 43.27 years
female: 43.52 years (2005 est.) | | Infant mortality rate | 91 deaths/1,000 live births | | HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate (%) | 13.5% (2003 est.) | | Major infectious diseases | degree of risk: very high
food or waterborne diseases: bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever
vectorborne disease: malaria
respiratory disease: meningococcal meningitis (2004) |
Central African Republic
: References & Data Sources
 Environment, Land use / Resources, Economy, Population / Demographics, Infrastructure, Health -- CIA World Factbook, 2005
Forest Cover, Forest types, Breakdown of forest types, Change in Forest Cover, Primary forests, Forest designation, Disturbances affecting forest land, Value of forests, Production, trade and consumption of forest products -- The FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS's Global Forest Resources Assessment (2005 & 2010) and the State of the World's Forests (2009, 2007, 2005, 2003, 2001)
Protected Areas, Plant and animal biodiversity -- United Nations Environment Programme - World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC). 2004. World Database on Protected Areas.
Biosphere reservers -- United Nations Education, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) - Man and Biosphere Program. 2004. UNESCO - MAB Biosphere Reserves Directory.
RAMSAR sites -- The Bureau of the Convention on Wetlands . 2005. The Ramsar List of Wetlands of International Importance.
World Resources Institute's EarthTrends web site
The 2004 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
Population Data -- United Nations Population Fund
With additional analysis by Rhett Butler of mongabay.com
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