FAOSTAT · 2024
Agricultural production in Central African Republic
According to FAOSTAT, the Central African Republic produced 282,868 t of cereals, 108,308 t of vegetables, 176,074 t of fruit, 191,151 t of meat and 83,107 t of milk in 2024. Its largest crops by volume were cassava (1.2 million t), groundnuts (550,000 t) and green coffee (324,923 t).
- Products recorded
- 65
- World #1
- 0
- products
- World top 10
- 3
- products
- Year
- 2024
Among its twelve largest crops, the biggest ten-year change was in green coffee (+2909%), followed by rice (+312%).
Livestock numbers: 4.9 million cattle, 1.1 million pigs, 452,132 sheep and 6.2 million goats.
Totals by group
| Group | Tonnes | World rank | Share | 10-year change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All roots and tubers | 1,485,726 | 67 | 0.16% | +18% |
| All cereals | 282,868 | 129 | 0.01% | +113% |
| All meat | 191,151 | 110 | 0.05% | +9.8% |
| All fruit | 176,074 | 127 | 0.02% | +4.5% |
| All sugar crops | 124,628 | 106 | 0.01% | +1.2% |
| All vegetables | 108,308 | 133 | 0.01% | +22% |
| All milk | 83,107 | 133 | 0.01% | +7.4% |
| All pulses | 47,647 | 92 | 0.05% | +1.4% |
| All citrus fruit | 43,723 | 78 | 0.03% | +1.3% |
| All eggs | 2,645 | 138 | 0% | +4.3% |
All products by volume, 2024
| Product | Tonnes | World rank | Share | 10-year change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cassava | 1,212,522 | 33 | 0.35% | +22% |
| Groundnuts (peanuts) | 550,000 | 17 | 0.96% | +81% |
| Coffee, green | 324,923 | 9 | 2.88% | +2,909% |
| Yams | 227,415 | 13 | 0.25% | +2.7% |
| Sesame seed | 204,399 | 12 | 3.06% | +7.7% |
| Maize | 200,000 | 95 | 0.02% | +151% |
| Sugar cane | 124,628 | 75 | 0.01% | +1.2% |
| Beef (cattle meat) | 103,630 | 70 | 0.15% | +12% |
| Cow milk | 83,107 | 128 | 0.01% | +7.4% |
| Other vegetables, fresh n.e.c. | 76,541 | 84 | 0.03% | +8.4% |
| Bananas | 57,240 | 67 | 0.04% | −7.0% |
| Rice (paddy) | 52,868 | 82 | 0.01% | +312% |
| Seed cotton | 51,117 | 35 | 0.07% | +132% |
| Other pulses n.e.c. | 47,647 | 21 | 1.07% | +1.4% |
| Oil of sesame seed | 44,820 | 6 | 3.73% | +479% |
| Taro | 44,393 | 22 | 0.24% | +3.6% |
| Melonseed | 39,093 | 6 | 4.01% | +4.4% |
| Plantains | 37,783 | 34 | 0.08% | +32% |
| Oranges | 35,186 | 65 | 0.05% | −0.1% |
| Pumpkins and squash | 31,767 | 65 | 0.09% | +74% |
| Cotton seed | 29,727 | 36 | 0.07% | +150% |
| Beer | 28,000 | 127 | 0.02% | +133% |
| Groundnut oil | 28,000 | 23 | 0.44% | 0.0% |
| Game meat, fresh, chilled or frozen | 24,232 | 20 | 1.18% | +2.8% |
| Goat meat | 21,739 | 35 | 0.28% | +2.3% |
| Pork (pig meat) | 21,218 | 86 | 0.02% | +16% |
| Sorghum | 20,000 | 66 | 0.03% | −35% |
| Cotton lint | 19,986 | 36 | 0.08% | +150% |
| Other oil seeds, n.e.c. | 18,890 | 28 | 0.78% | +6.5% |
| Honey | 16,950 | 24 | 0.85% | +3.4% |
| Pineapples | 15,861 | 48 | 0.05% | −5.7% |
| Edible offal of cattle, fresh, chilled or frozen | 14,573 | 60 | 0.15% | +12% |
| Raw hides and skins of cattle | 12,792 | 59 | 0.15% | +12% |
| Mangoes and guavas | 12,491 | 60 | 0.02% | −1.6% |
| Other meat of mammals, fresh or chilled | 11,657 | 14 | 0.74% | +11% |
| Millet | 10,000 | 48 | 0.03% | 0.0% |
| Avocados | 8,976 | 44 | 0.08% | +60% |
| Oil palm fruit | 6,136 | 42 | 0% | +5.4% |
| Chicken meat | 6,062 | 148 | 0% | +2.3% |
| Grapefruit and pomelos | 5,665 | 42 | 0.06% | +7.6% |
| Raw sugar | 5,000 | 111 | 0% | −52% |
| Molasses | 3,858 | 106 | 0.01% | +32% |
| Cattle fat, unrendered | 2,915 | 60 | 0.09% | +12% |
| Lemons and limes | 2,872 | 78 | 0.01% | +7.6% |
| Hen eggs | 2,645 | 137 | 0% | +4.3% |
| Sheep meat | 2,614 | 99 | 0.02% | +14% |
| Edible offal of goat, fresh, chilled or frozen | 2,174 | 57 | 0.15% | +2.3% |
| Fat of pigs | 1,862 | 54 | 0.02% | +16% |
| Potatoes | 1,396 | 141 | 0% | +6.3% |
| Raw hides and skins of goats or kids | 1,391 | 60 | 0.09% | +2.3% |
| Natural rubber | 1,204 | 30 | 0.01% | +8.5% |
| Edible offal of pigs, fresh, chilled or frozen | 1,061 | 64 | 0.01% | +16% |
| Beeswax | 810 | 14 | 1.26% | +4.0% |
| Cottonseed oil | 763 | 51 | 0.02% | +142% |
| Palm oil | 630 | 44 | 0% | +43% |
| Goat fat, unrendered | 565 | 38 | 0.18% | +2.2% |
| Edible offal of sheep, fresh, chilled or frozen | 523 | 83 | 0.03% | +14% |
| Tobacco, unmanufactured | 480 | 93 | 0.01% | −4.2% |
| Palm kernels | 407 | 43 | 0% | −9.6% |
| Raw hides and skins of sheep or lambs | 261 | 97 | 0.01% | +15% |
| Sisal | 244 | 17 | 0.1% | −2.8% |
| Cocoa beans | 136 | 51 | 0% | +12% |
| Chillies and peppers, dry | 117 | 54 | 0% | +5.4% |
| Kenaf | 116 | 23 | 0.05% | +0.9% |
| Sheep fat, unrendered | 89 | 86 | 0.01% | +14% |
Live animals, 2024
Source: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products. Accessed on 4 November 2026. fao.org/faostat. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Charts, rankings and changes calculated by Husfarm.