Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area in South Sudan
South Sudan: Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area was 0.0% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area in South Sudan, 1991–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for annual change in forest area as a share of forest area in South Sudan is 0.0%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 64.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual change in forest area as a share of forest area in South Sudan peaked at 0.1% in 2011 and was at its lowest, -0.0%, in 2020.
South Sudan ranks 79th of 228 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | -0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | -0.0% | 0.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near South Sudan
More environment data for South Sudan
- Aquaculture production 34 metric tons (2024)
- Capture fisheries production 55,000 metric tons (2024)
- Total fisheries production 55,034 metric tons (2024)
- Arable land use per person 0.2168 hectares per person (2023)
- Forest area 7.16 million hectares (2025)
- Share of global forest area 0.2% (2025)
- Annual change in forest area 1,500 hectares (2025)
- Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita 0.0% (2025)
- Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods 1,500 hectares (2025)
- Emissions of air pollutants 35,475 tonnes (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual change in forest area as a share of forest area in South Sudan?
- Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area in South Sudan was 0.0% in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual change in forest area as a share of forest area recorded in South Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 2011.
- What is the lowest annual change in forest area as a share of forest area recorded in South Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.0% in 2020.
- How does South Sudan rank for annual change in forest area as a share of forest area?
- South Sudan ranks 79th out of 228 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual change in forest area as a share of forest area rising or falling in South Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 64.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this South Sudan data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.