Forest area in South Sudan
South Sudan: Forest area was 11.3% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Forest area in South Sudan, 2012–2023
Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in % of land area.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest area in South Sudan is 11.3%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area in South Sudan peaked at 11.3% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 11.3%, in 2012.
That places South Sudan 157th out of 214 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Forest area in South Sudan, year by year
| Year | % of land area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 11.3% | — |
| 2013 | 11.3% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 11.3% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 11.3% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 11.3% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 11.3% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 11.3% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 11.3% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 11.3% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 11.3% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 11.3% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 11.3% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 11.3% | 11.3% | 11.3% | 8 |
| 2020s | 11.3% | 11.3% | 11.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near South Sudan
- 154 Armenia 11.6% compare
- 155 Cape Verde 11.6% compare
- 156 Ireland 11.5% compare
- 158 Rwanda 11.3% compare
- 159 Turks and Caicos Islands 11.1% compare
- 160 Netherlands 11.1% compare
More agriculture & rural data for South Sudan
- Rural population, per capita 0.7832 units per person (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0008 units per US$ of GDP (2015)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.66 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 111.85 current US$ per person (2015)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1036 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2015)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 17.13 % change on previous year (2015)
- Rural population 9.55 million (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 10.4% (2015)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.24 billion current US$ (2015)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 10.4% (2015)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area in South Sudan?
- Forest area in South Sudan was 11.3% in 2023, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest forest area recorded in South Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 11.3% in 2012.
- What is the lowest forest area recorded in South Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.3% in 2012.
- How does South Sudan rank for forest area?
- South Sudan ranks 157th out of 214 countries with data for 2023.
- Is forest area rising or falling in South Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this South Sudan data come from?
- The figures come from FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Forest area (% of land area). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 12 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Forest area (% of land area) is the share of total land area that is under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems (for example, in fruit plantations and agroforestry systems) and trees in urban parks and gardens.