Forestry, Recurrent (central government expenditure) — Value Standard in South Africa
South Africa: Forestry, Recurrent (central government expenditure) — Value Standard was 823 million SLC in 2023. ▲ Rising
Forestry, Recurrent (central government expenditure) — Value Standard in South Africa, 2001–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million SLC.
Analysis
South Africa recorded 823 million SLC for forestry, recurrent (central government expenditure) — value standard in 2023.
That represents a change of up 23.6% on the previous year and down 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forestry, recurrent (central government expenditure) — value standard in South Africa peaked at 1,137 million SLC in 2017 and was at its lowest, 94 million SLC, in 2003.
That places South Africa 18th out of 49 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Forestry, Recurrent (central government expenditure) — Value Standard in South Africa, year by year
| Year | million SLC | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 576 million SLC | — |
| 2002 | 563 million SLC | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 94 million SLC | -83.3% |
| 2004 | 620 million SLC | +559.6% |
| 2005 | 585 million SLC | -5.6% |
| 2006 | 577 million SLC | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 580 million SLC | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 686 million SLC | +18.3% |
| 2009 | 688 million SLC | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 622 million SLC | -9.6% |
| 2011 | 863 million SLC | +38.7% |
| 2012 | 863 million SLC | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 841 million SLC | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 916 million SLC | +8.9% |
| 2015 | 946 million SLC | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 947 million SLC | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 1,137 million SLC | +20.1% |
| 2018 | 946 million SLC | -16.8% |
| 2019 | 979 million SLC | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 972 million SLC | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 699 million SLC | -28.1% |
| 2022 | 666 million SLC | -4.7% |
| 2023 | 823 million SLC | +23.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 552.11 million SLC | 94 million SLC | 688 million SLC | 9 |
| 2010s | 906 million SLC | 622 million SLC | 1,137 million SLC | 10 |
| 2020s | 790 million SLC | 666 million SLC | 972 million SLC | 4 |
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More environment data for South Africa
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 5.46 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 8.52 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.275 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.05 °C (2025)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, annual growth rate 20.46 % change on previous year (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per capita 0.012 t per person (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, annual growth rate 3.25 % change on previous year (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forestry, recurrent (central government expenditure) — value standard in South Africa?
- Forestry, recurrent (central government expenditure) — value standard in South Africa was 823 million SLC in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forestry, recurrent (central government expenditure) — value standard recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 1,137 million SLC in 2017.
- What is the lowest forestry, recurrent (central government expenditure) — value standard recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 94 million SLC in 2003.
- How does South Africa rank for forestry, recurrent (central government expenditure) — value standard?
- South Africa ranks 18th out of 49 countries with data for 2023.
- Is forestry, recurrent (central government expenditure) — value standard rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Forestry, Recurrent (central government expenditure) — Value Standard Local Currency. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Statistics Division of FAO collects annually data on Government Expenditure on Agriculture through a questionnaire, which was developed in partnership with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The IMF is the responsible institution for the Government Finance Statistics (GFS) methodology and annually collects GFS data, including Expenditure by Functions of Government (COFOG). The Classification of the Functions of Government (COFOG) is an international classification developed by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and published by the United Nations Statistical Division (UNSD), with the aim of categorise governments' functions according to their purposes. The FAO questionnaire aligns with Table 7 of the IMF GFS questionnaire, replicates the relevant aggregates and drills down to request additional detail related to Agriculture. The FAO dataset consists of a time series, from 2001 onwards, of Total Government Expenditure and expenditure in: Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting, along with its three disaggregated subsectors of Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing; and Environmental Protection. In addition, expenditure in each detailed function are further disaggregated into Recurrent and Capital expenditure. Additional indicators include the Agriculture Share of Government Expenditure, and the Agriculture Orientation Index (ratio between the Agriculture Share of Government Expenditure and the Agriculture Value Added as Share of GDP). Data are reported for the highest level of government available (Consolidated general government, consolidated central government or budgetary central government) and are available for about 100 countries on a regular basis.