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South Sudan vs Zimbabwe: Agriculture-driven deforestation

South Sudan
2,790 hectares
in 2024
Zimbabwe
2,532 hectares
in 2024
South Sudan rank
59th
Zimbabwe rank
61st

Agriculture-driven deforestation over time

  • South Sudan
  • Zimbabwe
02.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k12.5k200120122024

How they compare

South Sudan currently reports 2,790 hectares against 2,532 hectares in Zimbabwe, a difference of 257.48 hectares.

That makes South Sudan's figure about 1.1 times Zimbabwe's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Zimbabwe ahead.

South Sudan ranks 59th and Zimbabwe ranks 61st of 187 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Agriculture-driven deforestation
Unit
hectares
Source
Global Forest Watch (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
187 places, 4,269 data points, 2001–2024
Last refreshed

Long-term, permanent tree cover loss for small- to large-scale agriculture.