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Forest area — South Sudan

Forest area in South Sudan in 2023 — 71,570 km². Ranked 63 in the world out of 213. Since 2012, the indicator has risen by 0%.

2023 71,570 km² +0% vs 2022
World rank 63of 213
Period maximum 71,570 km²2012
Period minimum 71,570 km²2012

Trend over time

2012–2023 · km²

Forest area — South Sudan, 2012–202360,00065,00070,00075,00080,00020122014201620182020202220232012: 71,570 km²2013: 71,570 km²2014: 71,570 km²2015: 71,570 km²2016: 71,570 km²2017: 71,570 km²2018: 71,570 km²2019: 71,570 km²2020: 71,570 km²2021: 71,570 km²2022: 71,570 km²2023: 71,570 km²
Change over the period: +0 (+0%) Average annual rate: 0 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: South Sudan

South Sudan 71,570 km²
World 40.35M km²
Sub-Saharan Africa 6.15M km²
Eastern Africa computed 1.94M km²
Low-income countries computed 2.93M km²
Forest area — South Sudan, by year South Sudan All countries CSV XLSX
Year km² Change Change, %
2023 71,570 +0 +0%
2022 71,570 +0 +0%
2021 71,570 +0 +0%
2020 71,570 +0 +0%
2019 71,570 +0 +0%
2018 71,570 +0 +0%
2017 71,570 +0 +0%
2016 71,570 +0 +0%
2015 71,570 +0 +0%
2014 71,570 +0 +0%
2013 71,570 +0 +0%
2012 71,570 — —

Eastern Africa, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

TZ Tanzania 443,380 ZM Zambia 442,494 MZ Mozambique 360,265 ZW Zimbabwe 173,064 ET Ethiopia 168,495 MG Madagascar 123,902 SS South Sudan 71,570 SO Somalia 57,498 KE Kenya 36,111 UG Uganda 22,141 MW Malawi 21,157 ER Eritrea 10,458 BI Burundi 2,796 RW Rwanda 2,790 MU Mauritius 389 SC Seychelles 337 KM Comoros 316 DJ Djibouti 60
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About the indicator

Land under natural and planted forest in square kilometers, as defined by the FAO. It shows where the world's forest resources are concentrated in absolute terms: a handful of countries hold more than half of the planet's forest, while the ranking by forest cover is led by entirely different countries.

Source: FAOSTAT (FAO), license CC BY 4.0.

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