15.1.1 Forest area as a proportion of total land area — Value in South Sudan
South Sudan: 15.1.1 Forest area as a proportion of total land area — Value was 11.33 % in 2025. ▬ Flat
15.1.1 Forest area as a proportion of total land area — Value in South Sudan, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for 15.1.1 forest area as a proportion of total land area — value in South Sudan is 11.33 %, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, 15.1.1 forest area as a proportion of total land area — value in South Sudan peaked at 11.33 % in 2015 and was at its lowest, 11.24 %, in 1990.
South Sudan ranks 163rd of 220 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
15.1.1 Forest area as a proportion of total land area — Value in South Sudan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 11.24 % | — |
| 2000 | 11.26 % | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 11.29 % | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 11.33 % | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 11.32 % | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 11.33 % | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.24 % | 11.24 % | 11.24 % | 1 |
| 2000s | 11.26 % | 11.26 % | 11.26 % | 1 |
| 2010s | 11.31 % | 11.29 % | 11.33 % | 2 |
| 2020s | 11.32 % | 11.32 % | 11.33 % | 2 |
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More environment data for South Sudan
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -17.71 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -18.33 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.283 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.92 °C (2025)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Annual growth US$ -9.78 % (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value Standard 468,790 million SLC (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Annual growth US$ 70.33 % (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Annual growth -9.78 % (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Annual growth 10.41 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is 15.1.1 forest area as a proportion of total land area — value in South Sudan?
- 15.1.1 forest area as a proportion of total land area — value in South Sudan was 11.33 % in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest 15.1.1 forest area as a proportion of total land area — value recorded in South Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 11.33 % in 2015.
- What is the lowest 15.1.1 forest area as a proportion of total land area — value recorded in South Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.24 % in 1990.
- How does South Sudan rank for 15.1.1 forest area as a proportion of total land area — value?
- South Sudan ranks 163rd out of 220 countries with data for 2025.
- Is 15.1.1 forest area as a proportion of total land area — value rising or falling in South Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this South Sudan data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of 15.1.1 Forest area as a proportion of total land area — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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