Caribbean vs South Africa: Primary Forest — Area
Primary Forest — Area over time
- Caribbean
- South Africa
How they compare
Caribbean currently reports 487.3 1000 ha against 427.55 1000 ha in South Africa, a difference of 59.75 1000 ha.
That makes Caribbean's figure about 1.1 times South Africa's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Caribbean has been ahead every year.
Caribbean ranks 48th and South Africa ranks 50th of 182 countries.
Caribbean has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Caribbean | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 634.44 1000 ha | 459.98 1000 ha | 174.46 1000 ha | Caribbean |
| 2000s | 586.83 1000 ha | 449.35 1000 ha | 137.48 1000 ha | Caribbean |
| 2010s | 538.31 1000 ha | 438.72 1000 ha | 99.59 1000 ha | Caribbean |
| 2020s | 499.39 1000 ha | 430.21 1000 ha | 69.18 1000 ha | Caribbean |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary forest — area, Caribbean or South Africa?
- Caribbean, at 487.3 1000 ha against 427.55 1000 ha in South Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary forest — area between Caribbean and South Africa?
- 59.75 1000 ha, with Caribbean 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 primary forest — area?
- Caribbean ranks 48th and South Africa ranks 50th of 182 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Primary Forest — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.