South Sudan - Forest area

Forest area (sq. km)

The value for Forest area (sq. km) in South Sudan was 71,570 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 20 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 71,570 in 2020 and a minimum value of 71,570 in 2000.

Definition: Forest area is land 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.

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.

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Year Value
2000 71,570
2010 71,570
2011 71,570
2012 71,570
2013 71,570
2014 71,570
2015 71,570
2016 71,570
2017 71,570
2018 71,570
2019 71,570
2020 71,570

Forest area (% of land area)

Forest area (% of land area) in South Sudan was 11.33 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 9 years was 11.33 in 2020, while its lowest value was 11.32 in 2011.

Definition: Forest area is land 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.

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.

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Year Value
2011 11.32
2012 11.32
2013 11.32
2014 11.33
2015 11.33
2016 11.33
2017 11.33
2018 11.33
2019 11.33
2020 11.33

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Land use