South Africa vs Sudan

South Africa vs Sudan: Forest area

Forest area in 2024: 18.8% in South Africa and 11.9% in Sudan, by FAO estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in South Africa, by 6.9 percentage points, or 1.58 times that in Sudan.

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% of land · FAO

All yearsSince 2010
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South Africa vs Sudan: Forest areaForest area in 2024: 18.8% in South Africa and 11.9% in Sudan, by FAO estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in South Africa, by 6.9 percentage points, or 1.58 times that in Sudan.
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Latest figures

% of land · FAO

CountryLatest10 years beforeRank in 2024
South Africa18.8 202418.1133 of 209
Sudan11.9 202412.8159 of 209
World31.1 202331.4

What the numbers say

  • South Africa has been higher in every year both have figures for since 2012.
  • In 2024, South Africa ranked 133 and Sudan ranked 159 of 209 countries, counting from the highest.

Every year

% of land · FAO

YearSouth AfricaSudanWorld
202418.811.9–
202318.71231.1
202218.712.131.1
202118.612.131.2
202018.512.231.2
201918.412.331.2
201818.412.431.3
201718.312.531.3
201618.212.631.3
201518.112.731.4
201418.112.831.4
20131812.931.4
201217.91331.5
201117.9–31.9
201017.8–32
200917.7–32
200817.6–32
200717.6–32.1
200617.5–32.1
200517.4–32.1
200417.4–32.2
200317.3–32.3
200217.2–32.3
200117.1–32.3
200017.1–32.4
199917–32.5
199816.9–32.5
199716.8–32.6
199616.8–32.7
199516.7–32.7
199416.6–32.8
199316.6–32.8
199216.5–33
199116.4––
199016.3––

Each country on its own

Good to know

  • The share of land under trees at least 5 metres tall, natural or planted, leaving out orchards and city parks.
  • Source: FAO, via the World Bank.
  • Ranks count the 209 countries with a value in 2024, highest first.
  • The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time