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 181st out of 231 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
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
- 178 Sudan 11.86 % compare
- 179 Armenia 11.85 % compare
- 180 Uruguay 11.46 % compare
- 182 Republic of Moldova 11.26 % compare
- 183 Turks and Caicos Islands 11.09 % compare
- 184 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 10.96 % compare
More environment data for South Sudan
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 8.77 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 83.19 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 8.48 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 2,395 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.21 ha/cap (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 3.92 % (2024)
- Agricultural land — Share in Land area 44.71 % (2024)
- Agriculture — Area 28,251 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Area 28,251 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 0.29 % (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 181st out of 231 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.