Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass, per unit of GDP in South Africa
South Africa: Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass, per unit of GDP was 0 million t per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▼ Falling
Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass, per unit of GDP in South Africa, 1990–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million t per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
South Africa recorded 0 million t per US$ of GDP for forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, per unit of gdp in 2025.
The figure is down 4.0% on the previous year and down 15.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, per unit of gdp in South Africa peaked at 0 million t per US$ of GDP in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0 million t per US$ of GDP, in 2011.
South Africa ranks 94th of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass, per unit of GDP in South Africa, year by year
| Year | million t per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0 million t per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1991 | 0 million t per US$ of GDP | -6.3% |
| 1992 | 0 million t per US$ of GDP | -7.6% |
| 1993 | 0 million t per US$ of GDP | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 0 million t per US$ of GDP | -3.7% |
| 1995 | 0 million t per US$ of GDP | -10.2% |
| 1996 | 0 million t per US$ of GDP | +5.7% |
| 1997 | 0 million t per US$ of GDP | -2.9% |
| 1998 | 0 million t per US$ of GDP | +11.0% |
| 1999 | 0 million t per US$ of GDP | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 0 million t per US$ of GDP | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 0 million t per US$ of GDP | +12.6% |
| 2002 | 0 million t per US$ of GDP | +5.4% |
| 2003 | 0 million t per US$ of GDP | -34.2% |
| 2004 | 0 million t per US$ of GDP | -22.6% |
| 2005 | 0 million t per US$ of GDP | -11.0% |
| 2006 | 0 million t per US$ of GDP | -4.5% |
| 2007 | 0 million t per US$ of GDP | -8.4% |
| 2008 | 0 million t per US$ of GDP | +5.8% |
| 2009 | 0 million t per US$ of GDP | -3.7% |
| 2010 | 0 million t per US$ of GDP | -20.6% |
| 2011 | 0 million t per US$ of GDP | -8.5% |
| 2012 | 0 million t per US$ of GDP | +5.9% |
| 2013 | 0 million t per US$ of GDP | +8.8% |
| 2014 | 0 million t per US$ of GDP | +5.6% |
| 2015 | 0 million t per US$ of GDP | +10.4% |
| 2016 | 0 million t per US$ of GDP | +5.6% |
| 2017 | 0 million t per US$ of GDP | -16.4% |
| 2018 | 0 million t per US$ of GDP | -7.2% |
| 2019 | 0 million t per US$ of GDP | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 0 million t per US$ of GDP | +13.5% |
| 2021 | 0 million t per US$ of GDP | -17.6% |
| 2022 | 0 million t per US$ of GDP | +5.5% |
| 2023 | 0 million t per US$ of GDP | +9.4% |
| 2024 | 0 million t per US$ of GDP | -2.7% |
| 2025 | 0 million t per US$ of GDP | -4.0% |
South Africa compared with similar countries
- South Africa's 0 million t per US$ of GDP is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0 million t per US$ of GDP, 77% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- South Africa's 0 million t per US$ of GDP is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0 million t per US$ of GDP, 30% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 million t per US$ of GDP | 0 million t per US$ of GDP | 0 million t per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 million t per US$ of GDP | 0 million t per US$ of GDP | 0 million t per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 million t per US$ of GDP | 0 million t per US$ of GDP | 0 million t per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 million t per US$ of GDP | 0 million t per US$ of GDP | 0 million t per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
- 91 Romania 0 million t per US$ of GDP compare
- 92 Cuba 0 million t per US$ of GDP compare
- 93 Saint Lucia 0 million t per US$ of GDP compare
- 95 Philippines 0 million t per US$ of GDP compare
- 96 Slovenia 0 million t per US$ of GDP compare
- 97 French Polynesia 0 million t per US$ of GDP 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 unit of gdp in South Africa?
- Forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, per unit of gdp in South Africa was 0 million t per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, per unit of gdp recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0 million t per US$ of GDP in 2002.
- What is the lowest forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, per unit of gdp recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 million t per US$ of GDP in 2011.
- How does South Africa rank for forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, per unit of gdp?
- South Africa ranks 94th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, per unit of gdp rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.3%. 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 Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass, per unit of GDP. 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 GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.