Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in South Sudan
South Sudan: Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted was 715,700 hectares in 2025. ▬ Flat
Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in South Sudan, 2012–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
In 2025, forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in South Sudan stood at 715,700 hectares. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in South Sudan peaked at 715,700 hectares in 2012 and was at its lowest, 715,700 hectares, in 2012.
That places South Sudan 44th out of 185 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 715,700 hectares | 715,700 hectares | 715,700 hectares | 8 |
| 2020s | 715,700 hectares | 715,700 hectares | 715,700 hectares | 6 |
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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 as a share of forest area 0.0% (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in South Sudan?
- Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in South Sudan was 715,700 hectares 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 forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted recorded in South Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 715,700 hectares in 2012.
- What is the lowest forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted recorded in South Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 715,700 hectares in 2012.
- How does South Sudan rank for forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted?
- South Sudan ranks 44th out of 185 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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