Caribbean vs South Africa: Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land

Caribbean
88.71 %
in 2025
South Africa
89.41 %
in 2025
Caribbean rank
154th
South Africa rank
152nd

Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land over time

  • Caribbean
  • South Africa
020406080100199020072025

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 89.41 % against 88.71 % in Caribbean, a difference of 0.7 %.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Caribbean ahead.

Caribbean ranks 154th and South Africa ranks 152nd of 240 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Caribbean averaged higher in 3 and South Africa in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Caribbean South Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 93.17 % 90.2 % 2.97 % Caribbean
2000s 92.26 % 89.92 % 2.34 % Caribbean
2010s 89.73 % 89.66 % 0.068 % Caribbean
2020s 88.84 % 89.47 % 0.6267 % South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land, Caribbean or South Africa?
South Africa, at 89.41 % against 88.71 % in Caribbean as of 2025.
What is the difference in naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land between Caribbean and South Africa?
0.7 %, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Caribbean and South Africa?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Caribbean and South Africa rank globally for naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land?
Caribbean ranks 154th and South Africa ranks 152nd of 240 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
272 places, 9,468 data points, 1990–2025
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The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.