Carbon stock change in forests — Area, annual growth rate in South Africa
South Africa: Carbon stock change in forests — Area, annual growth rate was 0.3839 % change on previous year in 2025. ▼ Falling
Carbon stock change in forests — Area, annual growth rate in South Africa, 1991–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2025, carbon stock change in forests — area, annual growth rate in South Africa stood at 0.3839 % change on previous year. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon stock change in forests — area, annual growth rate in South Africa peaked at 0.4415 % change on previous year in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.3839 % change on previous year, in 2025.
South Africa ranks 29th of 236 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Carbon stock change in forests — Area, annual growth rate in South Africa, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.4415 % change on previous year | — |
| 1992 | 0.4401 % change on previous year | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 0.4382 % change on previous year | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 0.4358 % change on previous year | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 0.4344 % change on previous year | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 0.4325 % change on previous year | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 0.4301 % change on previous year | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 0.4288 % change on previous year | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.427 % change on previous year | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 0.4247 % change on previous year | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 0.4233 % change on previous year | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.4216 % change on previous year | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.4193 % change on previous year | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.418 % change on previous year | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.4163 % change on previous year | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.4141 % change on previous year | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.4129 % change on previous year | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.4112 % change on previous year | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.4095 % change on previous year | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.4073 % change on previous year | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.4062 % change on previous year | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.4045 % change on previous year | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.4024 % change on previous year | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.4013 % change on previous year | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.3997 % change on previous year | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.3976 % change on previous year | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.3965 % change on previous year | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.3949 % change on previous year | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.3929 % change on previous year | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.3918 % change on previous year | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.3903 % change on previous year | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.3883 % change on previous year | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.3873 % change on previous year | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 0.3858 % change on previous year | -0.4% |
| 2025 | 0.3839 % change on previous year | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4343 % change on previous year | 0.427 % change on previous year | 0.4415 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.4171 % change on previous year | 0.4095 % change on previous year | 0.4247 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4003 % change on previous year | 0.3929 % change on previous year | 0.4073 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3879 % change on previous year | 0.3839 % change on previous year | 0.3918 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
- 26 Fiji 0.409 % change on previous year compare
- 27 Kazakhstan 0.3964 % change on previous year compare
- 28 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.3859 % change on previous year compare
- 30 Ukraine 0.378 % change on previous year compare
- 31 Haiti 0.3777 % change on previous year compare
- 32 Guadeloupe 0.3584 % change on previous year compare
More climate change data for South Africa
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 717.27 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 34,365 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 11,741 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 22,624 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 44.31 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 807.99 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 5,495 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 5,119 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 376.6 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 19.32 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon stock change in forests — area, annual growth rate in South Africa?
- Carbon stock change in forests — area, annual growth rate in South Africa was 0.3839 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest carbon stock change in forests — area, annual growth rate recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4415 % change on previous year in 1991.
- What is the lowest carbon stock change in forests — area, annual growth rate recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3839 % change on previous year in 2025.
- How does South Africa rank for carbon stock change in forests — area, annual growth rate?
- South Africa ranks 29th out of 236 countries with data for 2025.
- Is carbon stock change in forests — area, annual growth rate rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Carbon stock change in forests — Area, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
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.
Computed from
- Carbon stock change in forests — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
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.