Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass, per square kilometre in South Africa
South Africa: Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass, per square kilometre was 0.0007 million t per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass, per square kilometre in South Africa, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million t per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, per square kilometre in South Africa is 0.0007 million t per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 2.3% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, per square kilometre in South Africa peaked at 0.0007 million t per square kilometre in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.0007 million t per square kilometre, in 1990.
South Africa ranks 145th of 200 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass, per square kilometre in South Africa, year by year
| Year | million t per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0007 million t per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.0007 million t per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0007 million t per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0007 million t per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0007 million t per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0007 million t per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0007 million t per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0007 million t per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0007 million t per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0007 million t per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0007 million t per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0007 million t per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0007 million t per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0007 million t per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0007 million t per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0007 million t per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0007 million t per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0007 million t per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0007 million t per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0007 million t per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0007 million t per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0007 million t per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0007 million t per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0007 million t per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0007 million t per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0007 million t per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0007 million t per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0007 million t per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0007 million t per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0007 million t per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0007 million t per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0007 million t per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0007 million t per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0007 million t per square kilometre | +2.3% |
South Africa compared with similar countries
- South Africa's 0.0007 million t per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0026 million t per square kilometre, 28% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- South Africa's 0.0007 million t per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0012 million t per square kilometre, 60% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0007 million t per square kilometre | 0.0007 million t per square kilometre | 0.0007 million t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0007 million t per square kilometre | 0.0007 million t per square kilometre | 0.0007 million t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0007 million t per square kilometre | 0.0007 million t per square kilometre | 0.0007 million t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0007 million t per square kilometre | 0.0007 million t per square kilometre | 0.0007 million t per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
- 142 Haiti 0.0008 million t per square kilometre compare
- 143 Burundi 0.0008 million t per square kilometre compare
- 144 Moldova 0.0008 million t per square kilometre compare
- 146 Greece 0.0007 million t per square kilometre compare
- 147 Bangladesh 0.0007 million t per square kilometre compare
- 148 Comoros 0.0007 million t per square kilometre 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 forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, per square kilometre in South Africa?
- Forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, per square kilometre in South Africa was 0.0007 million t per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, per square kilometre recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0007 million t per square kilometre in 2015.
- What is the lowest forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, per square kilometre recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0007 million t per square kilometre in 1990.
- How does South Africa rank for forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, per square kilometre?
- South Africa ranks 145th out of 200 countries with data for 2023.
- Is forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, per square kilometre rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.