Australia vs South Sudan: Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area
Australia
0.0%
in 2025
South Sudan
0.0%
in 2025
Australia rank
77th
South Sudan rank
79th
Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area over time
- Australia
- South Sudan
How they compare
Australia currently reports 0.0% against 0.0% in South Sudan, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.9 times South Sudan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was South Sudan ahead.
Australia ranks 77th and South Sudan ranks 79th of 228 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 2 and South Sudan in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | South Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | South Sudan |
| 2000s | -0.1% | 0.0% | 0.2% | South Sudan |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | Australia |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in forest area as a share of forest area, Australia or South Sudan?
- Australia, at 0.0% against 0.0% in South Sudan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in forest area as a share of forest area between Australia and South Sudan?
- 0.0%, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and South Sudan?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Australia and South Sudan rank globally for annual change in forest area as a share of forest area?
- Australia ranks 77th and South Sudan ranks 79th of 228 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.