Eastern Africa vs South Africa: Carbon stock change in forests — Area, annual growth rate
Eastern Africa
-0.5538 % change on previous year
in 2025
South Africa
0.3839 % change on previous year
in 2025
Eastern Africa rank
29th
South Africa rank
29th
Carbon stock change in forests — Area, annual growth rate over time
- Eastern Africa
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 0.3839 % change on previous year against -0.5538 % change on previous year in Eastern Africa, a difference of 0.9377 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was South Africa ahead.
Eastern Africa ranks 29th and South Africa ranks 29th of 32 groups.
South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eastern Africa | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.5304 % change on previous year | 0.4343 % change on previous year | 0.9646 % change on previous year | South Africa |
| 2000s | -0.5455 % change on previous year | 0.4171 % change on previous year | 0.9626 % change on previous year | South Africa |
| 2010s | -0.2824 % change on previous year | 0.4003 % change on previous year | 0.6827 % change on previous year | South Africa |
| 2020s | -0.5591 % change on previous year | 0.3879 % change on previous year | 0.947 % change on previous year | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher carbon stock change in forests — area, annual growth rate, Eastern Africa or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 0.3839 % change on previous year against -0.5538 % change on previous year in Eastern Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in carbon stock change in forests — area, annual growth rate between Eastern Africa and South Africa?
- 0.9377 % change on previous year, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eastern Africa and South Africa?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Eastern Africa and South Africa rank globally for carbon stock change in forests — area, annual growth rate?
- Eastern Africa ranks 29th and South Africa ranks 29th of 32 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Carbon stock change in forests — Area, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Carbon stock change in forests — Area. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.