Share of global forest area in South Sudan
South Sudan: Share of global forest area was 0.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of global forest area in South Sudan, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
South Sudan recorded 0.2% for share of global forest area in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global forest area in South Sudan peaked at 0.2% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 1990.
South Sudan ranks 63rd of 235 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near South Sudan
- 60 French Guiana 0.2% compare
- 61 North Korea 0.2% compare
- 62 Philippines 0.2% compare
- 64 Ghana 0.2% compare
- 65 Romania 0.2% compare
- 66 Cambodia 0.2% compare
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)
- 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)
- Emissions of air pollutants 35,475 tonnes (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of global forest area in South Sudan?
- Share of global forest area in South Sudan was 0.2% 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 share of global forest area recorded in South Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 2025.
- What is the lowest share of global forest area recorded in South Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 1990.
- How does South Sudan rank for share of global forest area?
- South Sudan ranks 63rd out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of global forest area rising or falling in South Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Share of global forest area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of global forest area represents the proportion of a country's forest area relative to the total global forest area.