South Africa vs World: Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate
South Africa
2.23 % change on previous year
in 2025
World
0.075 % change on previous year
in 2025
South Africa rank
16th
World rank
13th
Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate over time
- South Africa
- World
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 2.23 % change on previous year against 0.075 % change on previous year in World, a difference of 2.15 % change on previous year.
That makes South Africa's figure about 29.7 times World's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was South Africa ahead.
South Africa ranks 16th and World ranks 13th of 249 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, South Africa averaged higher in 3 and World in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Africa | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4692 % change on previous year | -0.1019 % change on previous year | 0.571 % change on previous year | South Africa |
| 2000s | 0.4517 % change on previous year | 0.047 % change on previous year | 0.4047 % change on previous year | South Africa |
| 2010s | -0.3199 % change on previous year | 0.1033 % change on previous year | 0.4231 % change on previous year | World |
| 2020s | 1.7 % change on previous year | 0.0772 % change on previous year | 1.62 % change on previous year | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate, South Africa or World?
- South Africa, at 2.23 % change on previous year against 0.075 % change on previous year in World as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate between South Africa and World?
- 2.15 % change on previous year, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and World?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do South Africa and World rank globally for forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate?
- South Africa ranks 16th and World ranks 13th of 249 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass, 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 Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.