Forest area as a proportion of total land area in South Sudan
South Sudan: Forest area as a proportion of total land area was 11.3% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Forest area as a proportion of total land area in South Sudan, 1990–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest area as a proportion of total land area in South Sudan is 11.3%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area as a proportion of total land area in South Sudan peaked at 11.3% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 11.2%, in 1990.
South Sudan ranks 163rd of 219 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Forest area as a proportion of total land area in South Sudan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 11.2% | — |
| 2000 | 11.3% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 11.3% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 11.3% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 11.3% | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 11.3% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.2% | 11.2% | 11.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 11.3% | 11.3% | 11.3% | 1 |
| 2010s | 11.3% | 11.3% | 11.3% | 2 |
| 2020s | 11.3% | 11.3% | 11.3% | 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 forest area as a proportion of total land area in South Sudan?
- Forest area as a proportion of total land area in South Sudan was 11.3% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest forest area as a proportion of total land area recorded in South Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 11.3% in 2015.
- What is the lowest forest area as a proportion of total land area recorded in South Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.2% in 1990.
- How does South Sudan rank for forest area as a proportion of total land area?
- South Sudan ranks 163rd out of 219 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area as a proportion of total land area 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 United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Forest area as a proportion of total land area (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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