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South Sudan — Forest area
Forest Area (% of Land Area) for South Sudan, 2012–2023.
Latest value · 2023
11.33%
Forest Area (% of Land Area) · % of land area · broadly flat since 2012
Forest area for South Sudan was 11.33% in 2023, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 12 years, from 2012 to 2023. The highest recorded value was 11.33% in 2012. The lowest was 11.33% in 2012 (about 1.0× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 0.00% per year.
South Sudan ranks 157 of 214 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 73%. The median for Sub-Saharan Africa is 22.44%, so South Sudan sits below it. It peaked in 2012 and has risen 0% since. Over the last decade (2013–2023) the figure moved up 0%.
Key figures
Latest (2023)
11.33%
First (2012)
11.33%
Change
0.0%
Highest
11.33%
in 2012
Lowest
11.33%
in 2012
Average
11.33%
Annual growth (CAGR)
0.00%
Years of data
12
Recent years
| Year | % of land area |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 11.33% |
| 2022 | 11.33% |
| 2021 | 11.33% |
| 2020 | 11.33% |
| 2019 | 11.33% |
| 2018 | 11.33% |
| 2017 | 11.33% |
| 2016 | 11.33% |
| 2015 | 11.33% |
| 2014 | 11.33% |
| 2013 | 11.33% |
| 2012 | 11.33% |
Reading this correctly. Land under naturally regenerated or planted stands of trees of at least five meters in situ, as a share of total land area. Figures are in % of land area. Comparing this series with a different measure of the same concept (for example a nominal figure against a purchasing-power-parity figure) will give misleading results.
Related data
Source. World Bank Open Data, indicator
AG.LND.FRST.ZS — Forest Area (% of Land Area). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.