Forest land — Share in Land area in South Sudan
South Sudan: Forest land — Share in Land area was 11.33 % in 2024. ▬ Flat
Forest land — Share in Land area in South Sudan, 2012–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, forest land — share in land area in South Sudan stood at 11.33 %. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — share in land area in South Sudan peaked at 11.33 % in 2015 and was at its lowest, 11.31 %, in 2012.
That places South Sudan 195th out of 249 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Forest land — Share in Land area in South Sudan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 11.31 % | — |
| 2013 | 11.31 % | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 11.32 % | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 11.33 % | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 11.32 % | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 11.32 % | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 11.32 % | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 11.32 % | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 11.32 % | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 11.32 % | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 11.32 % | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 11.33 % | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 11.33 % | +0.0% |
South Sudan compared with similar countries
- South Sudan's 11.33 % is below the median for low income countries, which is 11.99 %, 94% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- South Sudan's 11.33 % is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 22 %, 52% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 11.32 % | 11.31 % | 11.33 % | 8 |
| 2020s | 11.32 % | 11.32 % | 11.33 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near South Sudan
More environment data for South Sudan
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -18.33 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -17.71 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.283 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.92 °C (2025)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 3.92 % (2024)
- Agriculture — Area 28,251 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 8.77 % (2024)
- Cropland — Area 2,478 1000 ha (2024)
- Value Added Deflator (Agriculture, forestry and fishery) — Value 77,689 SLC (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest land — share in land area in South Sudan?
- Forest land — share in land area in South Sudan was 11.33 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest land — share in land area recorded in South Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 11.33 % in 2015.
- What is the lowest forest land — share in land area recorded in South Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.31 % in 2012.
- How does South Sudan rank for forest land — share in land area?
- South Sudan ranks 195th out of 249 countries with data for 2024.
- Is forest land — share in land area rising or falling in South Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. 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 Forest land — Share in Land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.